Almanac: Hammerhead
The other day I came across a dead tree riddled with holes, some quite large...
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Almanac: Invisible Multitude
You might think that the most abundant vertebrate in this area, a creature so numerous...
Ticks Are Active In Western Massachusetts
Sources: Mass Audobon and mass.gov Several local residents have reported acquiring tick bites after walking...
Almanac: Warm Blood In A Cold Swamp
I’ve been out and about lately poking around for two kinds of salamanders, about which...
Almanac: Mind Of A Squirrel
As those who read my piece on black squirrels know, I have something of a love/hate relationship...
Almanac: Blue
It’s been a perfectly wretched winter for cross-country skiing here in the Valley (although last...
Almanac: The Sweet Sign Of Spring
Editor’s note: This column first appeared in the Indy on February 26, 2021. Because sugaring...
Photo Of The Week: Stream Ice Studies 2022 by John Root
Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local...
Almanac: Diamonds and Pearls
When I was a boy, my father would bring cool things home from his chemistry...
Almanac: Zero
Before dawn last Saturday the temperature hovered near zero and a stiff north wind made...
Almanac: An Ode To Ice
Ice has had a tough time forming on local bodies of water this so-called winter....
Almanac: Happy Solstice!
The summer solstice always comes too early for me. It always feels wrong somehow that...