Category: Nature by Kezia Bacon

NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent What are your favorite signs of spring? Do you love to hear wood frogs peeping? Or to see colorful tendrils of skunk cabbage emerging from […]

NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent Cohasset is a gorgeous town, with its hardwood forests, granite ledges, and numerous coastal views. It’s home to two properties managed by The Trustees, as […]

NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent The Massachuseuk tribe of indigenous people inhabited our region for thousands of years before European contact. Their territory extended along the coast from the North […]

NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent At NSRWA, we have been working steadily behind the scenes, expanding the Get Outdoors section of our website. It now features 300 detailed listings of […]

NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent As beautiful as the woods may be, forest trails are not everyone’s preference. The terrain can be challenging and unpredictable. For many, pavement has more […]

NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent This month we’re shining a spotlight on the Jones River watershed — a next-door neighbor to the North and South Rivers, and the Jones River […]

NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent Some trails are well marked. There are signs, and often maps, and large parking lots to direct your attention to an otherwise unassuming path into […]

NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent Not every nature walk has to last an hour, or require special footwear. Sometimes all you need — or have time for — is a […]

NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent August is the perfect month for watching sunsets. The days are long, and — most of the time, at least — the temperature outdoors at […]

NATURE by Kezia Bacon, Correspondent A century ago, the landscape of the South Shore was predominantly agricultural. Farmland was the norm, with commercial areas scattered here and there among the […]