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Stephen Braun’s New Book Offers an Eclectic Tour of Pioneer Valley Natural History
Readers who have enjoyed Steve Braun’s Almanac columns in the Indy over the past four...
Indy Rewind: Almanac – Black Squirrels
Editor’s note: The Almanac column ‘Black Squirrels” first appeared in the Indy on March 12,...
Almanac: Final Flowers
On a hike up the western side of Mt. Toby this week I saw many...
Almanac: Celestial Visitor
The comet was not cooperating. At all. I had walked up Mt. Pollux this past...
Almanac: Strange Carnivores
“Feed me Seymour.” The other day I was reminded of this iconic line from the...
Almanac: Gentle Giants
I was at the base of some cliffs on the western flank of Mt. Toby...
Almanac: Woody Fruit
For about two months now I’ve been puzzling about how to make pine cones interesting....
Almanac: Winter Colors
Viewed at a macro scale our local landscape looks pretty drab this time of year,...
Almanac: Strange Pearls
The woods, fields, and waterways of the Pioneer Valley are rich with wildlife. Over the...
Almanac: A Porcupine, By Jove
The moon is surpassingly lovely, but it’s often so bright that it makes stargazing a...
Almanac: Anopheles As Mephistopheles
I don’t know about you, but I have been unusually beset by mosquitos this summer....