Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Naturalist Marcia Wilson with one of seven live owls she and her husband, photographer Mark Wilson, brought to the Harris Center for Conservation Education in Hancock on April 28. The Eyes on Owls event was a members-only program …
Monday, May 6, 2013
ANTRIM — The state’s Site Evaluation Committee issued its final written order on Antrim Wind Energy’s proposed 10-turbine, 30-megawatt wind project, detailing the reasons for denial, Thursday. The SEC denied Antrim Wind Energy’s application based on negative visual impacts the wind farm — proposed for the ridgeline of …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
NEW IPSWICH — Two weeks ago, New Ipswich Baseball League President Mark Krook got the Select Board’s OK to put some finishing touches on the ball field that occupies town-owned conservation property. But the state has since stepped …
Monday, April 29, 2013
If you want to know how, when and where to find some cool birds, then check out the new book, Birdwatching in New Hampshire, by Eric Masterson of Hancock. It’s not a guide to identifying birds – there …
Monday, April 29, 2013
Dr. Frank Hubacz, Jr., an environmental chemistry professor at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, embarked on a 12-day joint fisheries and oceanographic research cruise in the Gulf of Alaska to assist scientists on Monday. Dr. Hubacz is participating in this study through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s …
Monday, April 29, 2013
The ice is gone and it is time to plan for summer. If you live on the water, you may be thinking of putting in a seasonal dock. But, you may not know that the state requires certain permits and notices for most new docks. There are some …
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
A birding-by-ear workshop, offered by Monadnock Ledger-Transcript Backyard Birder columnist Francie Von Mertens, begins next Monday, April 22, 7 p.m. at the Peterborough Library. Three consecutive Monday evening indoor sessions will be followed by weekend field trips to area conservation lands as well as a few backyards. As …
Monday, April 15, 2013
I was out in the garden this morning to take pictures for this column. As I surveyed the wet ground, still sporting patches of snow, I reflected on how spring is really taking her time getting here this …
Monday, April 15, 2013
I never thought I would be a writer. I also never thought I would be a farmer. But if you keep up with this monthly column, you’ll see that I am actually doing both. I have no background in either. I didn’t grow up on a farm and, …
Monday, April 15, 2013
Peterborough’s annual Earth Day roadside litter pick-up is Friday through Monday this year. Families, neighbors, school, church and company teams typically adopt a section of road. About 80 of Peterborough’s 90 miles of roads have been officially adopted by volunteers committed to the annual spring pick-up. For a …
