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MassWildlife to consider request to stop stocking rainbow trout in upper Deerfield River
02-18-2025 9:10 AM

By CHRIS LARABEE

A decision on the longstanding practice of stocking trout in the upper Deerfield River will come before the state Division of Fisheries and Wildlife next week, following a request from local anglers.

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Division of Fisheries and Wildlife to cease stocking rainbow trout in Upper Deerfield River
03-04-2025 9:39 AM

By CHRIS LARABEE

WESTBOROUGH — The Division of Fisheries and Wildlife announced at Thursday’s Fisheries and Wildlife Board meeting it would cease stocking of rainbow trout in the five-mile stretch of the Upper Deerfield River from the Fife Brook Dam to Zoar Gap, in response to the comments of dozens of anglers in the region.


Earth Matters: From horses to martins: 15 years of the Fort River Refuge
01-15-2025 1:51 PM

By JOSHUA ROSE

Once upon a time, it was called Bri-Mar Stables and described as “a quaint equestrian facility nestled in the heart of Hadley … providing a welcoming environment for those passionate about all things equine.” The property had a barn at the top of a hill on Moody Bridge Road and a track for riding out back near the Fort River.


Speaking of Nature: Nature’s solace not hard to find
11-12-2024 9:25 AM

By BILL DANIELSON

Stress. Anxiety. Panic. Sound familiar? Well, don’t worry because it’s not just you. Everyone is feeling it. You are not alone. That being said, the feelings of stress, anxiety and even the occasional rush of panic is no less real just because others...


Speaking of Nature: The guest list, ‘bonus birds,’ and more
11-05-2024 2:19 PM

By BILL DANIELSON

September and October are months of farewell and I spend a lot of time trying to squeeze in a last visit with each species of bird before the they finally decide to pack it in and head south. Great friends that have spent the entire summer with me...


Deerfield River advocates ask MassWildlife to cease stocking rainbow trout
10-21-2024 11:50 AM

By CHRIS LARABEE

Advocates for the Deerfield River affirmed their support for a request to the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife) asking the agency to cease stocking rainbow trout in the upper Deerfield River during a public listening session last...


Dolphin mass stranding on Cape found to be the largest in US history
07-15-2024 8:16 PM

By STEVE LeBLANC

Rescuers who helped free more than a hundred dolphins from the Cape Cod shoreline say they’ve confirmed that the mass stranding that began June 28 was the largest involving dolphins in U.S. history.There were two previous events on record in Hawaii...


Saving spotted owls: Wildlife officials to deploy trained shooters on West Coast to kill 450,000 barred owls
07-05-2024 8:58 AM

By MATTHEW BROWN

To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost a half-million barred owls that are crowding out their...


South Hadley man, Granby High grad survives grizzly bear attack in Wyoming
05-28-2024 5:06 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

As South Hadley Army veteran Shayne Patrick Burke, 35, hiked along Signal Mountain in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park last week, he instinctively felt that he wasn’t alone.Burke began talking and singing to himself and breaking branches, noises...


Earth Matters: Biodiversity crisis in our backyard: The science behind saving habitat for wildlife
05-23-2024 2:36 PM

By KARI BLOOD

One of the reasons many of us love living in the Valley is being able to see wildlife around us. But those sightings will become increasingly rare if humans don’t take bold steps to slow the loss of species around the world. Scientists are sounding...


Mystery shrouds case of injured moose euthanized in Sunderland
05-22-2024 12:42 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — Police responded to the area of Bull Hill Road and Route 116 Tuesday morning for a report of a moose struck by a vehicle. Upon arrival shortly after 7 a.m., though, there were more questions than answers, as first responders found an...


Holyoke man finds bear paw in his yard
04-17-2024 12:40 PM

By JAMES PENTLAND

HOLYOKE — Armand Laramee was heading out on his morning walk around 6 a.m. Tuesday when something lying in his yard caught his eye.His first thought was perhaps his neighbor’s black cat had been hit by a car. He went to check on it.“Then I saw that...


Wildlife Spotters: Hatfield elementary students tracking animal activity as part of science project
03-11-2024 1:15 PM

By JAMES PENTLAND

HATFIELD — If deer, bobcats or foxes are passing through their neighborhood, Hatfield Elementary School students have a new way of finding out.With the help of two Amherst College students and two Smith Academy eighth-graders, John Higuera and Ted...


Family of bears causing neighborhood stir in Amherst
02-11-2022 6:26 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A mother black bear and her three cubs roaming through neighborhoods south of the University of Massachusetts campus have made themselves a constant presence for the past several weeks.The bears’ foray into a Blue Hills Road backyard in late...


Solar developer fined $1.14M for wetlands damage in Williamsburg
02-01-2021 8:13 PM

By DAN CROWLEY

WILLIAMSBURG — A Pennsylvania-based solar array developer has agreed to pay approximately $1.14 million to settle allegations that it violated federal stormwater requirements, damaging protected wetlands, and polluted the West Branch of the Mill River...


Environment: Monitoring the box turtle in Amherst
07-16-2019 3:50 PM

By ABBEY DWIGHT

AMHERST — At 4-8 inches long, box turtles aren’t easy to spot, yet Julie Miller and her son, August, found two such turtles earlier this month during hikes in the Plum Brook Conservation Area. Then last week, August spotted a tiny turtle hatchling...


A lost macaw, a fretful owner: The search for Munah
06-15-2017 11:01 PM

By JACK SUNTRUP

NORTHAMPTON — Sonia Wilk was polite but frazzled. She hadn’t slept well in days. On Wednesday afternoon, she walked her bike down Conz Street, gripping a weathered stack of leaflets.She rolled her bicycle into the Fairfield Inn & Suites parking lot,...


Invasion of the gypsy moths: Invasive caterpillar pest plagues New England
06-13-2017 5:21 PM

By JACK SUNTRUP

The gypsy moth caterpillar’s on-again, off-again reign of destruction over Massachusetts forests starts in 1868 or 1869 in Medford.Leopold Trouvelot was an amateur entomologist who, in 1852, left France as Napoleon III was fastening his grip on power....


“Champ,” an injured squirrel, fought until the last, says Northampton woman who tried to save him
04-20-2017 9:42 AM

By DERRICK PERKINS

NORTHAMPTON — “Champ” the squirrel didn’t go down without a fight.Estimated at several weeks old, Champ was found Sunday by a friend of Jordana Starr, 32, who co-owns Beerology on Pleasant Street with her husband. The critter was in the mouth of the...


Sick fox roaming Amherst more a danger to wildlife than people
09-14-2016 11:03 AM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST – A fox suffering from an illness that has caused it to lose much of its fur, and which may pose dangers to other wildlife, is continuing to roam neighborhoods in North Amherst. But Carol Hepburn, the town’s animal welfare officer, said the...

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