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NATURE’S TURN: North America’s native turkey rebounds from near extinction...
Among the largest, most impressive birds in the world, our native wild turkey was rescued from near extinction as recently as about 50 years ago. Please read the prologue to this story, “North...
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EYES TO THE SKY: Venus and Jupiter dance in the west—joyous revel at dusk
Be dazzled by the crystalline light of planet Venus, the Evening Star, moving in relationship to bright planet Jupiter close above the western skyline. Like dancers positioned at a distance from each...
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CONNECTIONS: The first Dutch settlers, the stocks, a bond, and the founding...
Connections: Love it or hate it, history is a map. Those who hate history think it irrelevant; many who love history think it escapism. In truth, history is the clearest road map to how we got here:...
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NATURE’S TURN: Enchantment
Mount Everett, the highest peak in the South Taconic Mountains and second only to Mount Greylock, lures hikers to its trails lined with vibrant woodlands; fanciful wildflowers; edible berries; and, at...
View ArticleThe Body Scientific: The Hartford witch hysteria
Every year, on the weekend before Labor Day, the Norfolk Library holds its book sale. On Sunday, after 12,000 books have been picked over, oddities appear. “Early Connecticut Probate Court Records,...
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EYES TO THE SKY: Celestial spring—Arcturus, Leo the Lion all night
Spring Equinox, the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere, arrives on Monday, March 20. Our star, the Sun, rises due east along the horizon and the setting Sun marks due west. A new balance...
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NATURE’S TURN: Coyote, elusive Song Dog
“Not only did western Indians select the coyote, among all the animals available to them, as a deity responsible for the creation of the world, he also functioned as an avatar—a stand-in for humans in...
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EYES TO THE SKY: International Dark Sky Week meets Earth Week
“Earth Week Live” began Friday, April 14, and programs conclude on Earth Day, April 22. Celebrate Earth Day everyday by joining educational, arts, and activist events either in person or virtually....
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NATURE’S TURN: Showy native shrubs through the seasons–food for our senses,...
Landscaping our home environments with native, flowering shrubs and small trees introduces wild beauty and vitality through the seasons. A diversity of pollinator moths, bees, butterflies, and...
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EYES TO THE SKY: Summer stars rising, east. Planet Venus reigns, west. Public...
In the western sky, during evening twilight, brilliant planet Venus and dimmer, red Mars highlight setting winter constellations and their bright stars. The season’s brightest star, radiant orange...
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NATURE’S TURN: Flowering Berkshires — Enchanting native plants in the wild...
Deep beneath the flowing forest canopy of these Berkshire hills, a succession of spring-flowering shrubs blooms in the understory, and ephemeral spring wildflowers flourish on the forest floor. A...
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EYES TO THE SKY: Summer night life with Swan, Scorpion, Eagle, Luna and...
Celestial wildlife unique to summer skies are in full view in the east to southeast as evening twilight deepens at summer solstice time. Two avian constellations appear in the Summer Triangle, which...
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NATURE’S TURN: Meadow in a garden bed, border
When plants self-sow, we may look at their offspring as weeds or as gifts. Recently, while appreciating robust stems of perennial pollinator plants emerging in a well-established border, my gaze...
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EYES TO THE SKY: Venus—at greatest brilliance—and Lion set tonight
Planet Venus, at peak brilliance in its current evening apparition, reached magnitude -4.47 on July 7. (The lower the magnitude number, the brighter the celestial body.) Begin to seek out the singular,...
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EYES TO THE SKY: Summer night life with Swan, Scorpion, Eagle, Luna and...
Celestial wildlife unique to summer skies are in full view in the east to southeast as evening twilight deepens at summer solstice time. Two avian constellations appear in the Summer Triangle, which...
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EYES TO THE SKY: Summer night life with Swan, Scorpion, Eagle, Luna and...
Celestial wildlife unique to summer skies are in full view in the east to southeast as evening twilight deepens at summer solstice time. Two avian constellations appear in the Summer Triangle, which...
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NATURE’S TURN: Explore new world plants—A Berkshire ramble on the Appalachian...
Hiking the Appalachian Trail (A.T.), the first National Scenic Trail, is pivotal in the lives of people who have experienced walking almost 2,200 miles in the Appalachian Mountains from Georgia to...
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EYES TO THE SKY: Celestial spring—Arcturus, Leo the Lion all night
Spring Equinox, the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere, arrives on Monday, March 20. Our star, the Sun, rises due east along the horizon and the setting Sun marks due west. A new balance...
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NATURE’S TURN: Coyote, elusive Song Dog
“Not only did western Indians select the coyote, among all the animals available to them, as a deity responsible for the creation of the world, he also functioned as an avatar—a stand-in for humans in...
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NATURE’S TURN: Showy native shrubs through the seasons–food for our senses,...
Landscaping our home environments with native, flowering shrubs and small trees introduces wild beauty and vitality through the seasons. A diversity of pollinator moths, bees, butterflies, and...
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