–> One night in December, my family was awakened twice by a pack of howling coyotes. They were loud — it sounded like they were right outside our door. The […]
Fish, Floods, and Dam Removal
–> Tack Factory Dam in Hanover. Photo courtesy of NSRWA. The South Shore has a rich industrial history. In centuries past, there were water-powered mills on nearly every river and […]
Blue Hills Reservation
The author at Blue Hills Reservation. For years I’ve been aware of the Blue Hill Reservation, which spans parts of Quincy, Braintree, Milton, Randolph, Canton and Dedham. I’ve written about […]
Boys in the Woods
–> The Teeple, Morey, Beal and Bernstein children prepare for a walk at Willow Brook Farm Preserve in Pembroke. Anyone who reads this column regularly knows that I enjoy a […]
Whale Watch!
–> Summer vacation is short this year – only eight weeks. At the end of June, I make a list of the things I want to do with my son […]
A Nature Pledge To My 7-Year-Old Son
–> Abel explores the banks of the Cut River in Green Harbor. My son, Abel, just finished first grade at South River Elementary School in Marshfield, the place where […]
Camp Wing Conservation Area (Duxbury)
A view of the marsh at Camp Wing. –> I continued my exploration of Duxbury’s open space parcels this month with a trip to Camp Wing Conservation Area on Franklin […]
Duxbury’s Lansing Bennett Forest
The Lansing Bennett Forest is one of many local conservation areas with significant tree damage. But don’t let it stop you from visiting! –> February’s blizzard, and the several springtime […]
What is Forest Bathing?
Whitney and Thayer Woods in Cohasset is one of the South Shore’s many serenity-inducing forests. –> You’ve heard of sunbathing, but what about Forest Bathing? Neither involves water: just like […]
Winter Sports Adventures
Readers may recall that last year, at age 40, I decided to try snowboarding for the first time. My son, who is six, enrolled in lessons through the Mountain Munchkin […]