The great migration is on. Each spring, frogs and salamanders come out from their over-wintering retreats and migrate to their breeding pools. The big night is usually in late March or early April, and is typically on a rainy and…
Spring is near, and its time for fairy shrimp and for wood frog and salamander migrations. Many of our amphibians and invertebrates depend on small, often temporary pools called vernal pools. Some aren't much bigger than large puddles - others…
Dr. David Carpenter of the University at Albany, who has extensively researched the health effects of PCBs, spoke to an audience in Great Barrington on the evening of March 1. Dr. Carpenter focused on the threat of airborne PCBs and…
At the invitation of Housatonic River Initiative, representatives from two companies presented their technologies for cleaning PCBs from the Housatonic River. One company, Genesis Solutions, has developed a system for precision dredging that also quickly dewaters sediment. They claim to…
EPA is currently accepting comments regarding the cleanup of the Housatonic River south of the confluence of the West Branch and the East Branch in Pittsfield. In 2008, GE submitted its suggestions to EPA in the form of a document…
Despite some rough weather for traveling to Vermont, a new group of Berkshire Wildlife Trackers started their training with Sue Morse and Keeping Track© in December. Pictured are Alison, Kent, Irmgard, Amanda, Heather, Leslie, Linda, and Sue. Jim took the…
General Electric has proposed a number of approaches for cleaning PCBs from the river. Their solutions are based on old technologies and are lacking in imagination. On Wednesday, January 19, the Housatonic River Initiative (HRI) will be hosting a presentation…
On December 1 Tim Gray of the Housatonic River Initiative (HRI) organized a meeting of concerned citizens to discuss a GE proposal to locate PCB dumps in the southern Berkshires. The six proposed sites include the property of the Lane…
Bobcats, Mountain Lions, Moose, and More: Wildlife Slide Show with Susan Morse of Keeping Track® photographer, naturalist, & habitat identification specialist with more than 30 years of tracking experience See amazing photos of mammals in the wild Hear mammal calls…