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By Mike Roche

By HANNAH MORIN

PETERSHAM – On Thursday, May 8, at 7 p.m., the Harvard Forest Fisher Museum will premiere “Views from a Woodlot,” a documentary by independent filmmaker Chris Hardee.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Motorists driving between Winchendon and Royalston inevitably pass a small, inconspicuous sign letting them know they’re near the Eagle Reserve Conservation Area.

By Mike Roche

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Dave Small, best known as president of the Athol Bird & Nature Club, has been chosen as the new director of conservation for the Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust.

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Between releasing its annual “Birds and Nature of the North Quabbin 2025” calendar and preparing for the yearly bird count, the Athol Bird & Nature Club has had a busy December.The cover of the calendar features a striking image of a barred...

A group of hooded mergansers float on Silver Lake in Athol, occasionally diving for fish, on Thursday. The males, with their distinct black and white crested head feathers, stand out from the females who have cinnamon-colored crests. They can be found...

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — Toting buckets and nets, roughly 30 volunteers made the trek down into the muddy pit that is the drained power canal to rescue sea lampreys on Monday. This yearly rescue, conducted when the power canal is drained for yearly...

By Mike RocheAt the September meeting of the Massachusetts Fisheries and Wildlife Board, held at Field Headquarters in Westborough, the agenda included a review of the management of the black bear population.Dave Wattles, who serves as Black Bear and...

By Mike RocheHuman beings are generally not big fans of change.That trait plays itself out countless times in our personal lives and in the things that make up our society. Walk into a retail store and you are faced with a choice to follow the...

By EMILEE KLEIN

SOUTH HADLEY — On a woody hillside in a 100-plus-acre private parcel, Phoebe Weinberg, her face blocked by a shield attached to her hard helmet, begins dismantling an autumn olive growing over a red oak sapling. The roar of the chainsaw covers the...

By ADA DENENFELD KELLY

ATHOL — In an effort to promote awareness of native plants, the Athol Bird and Nature Club [ABNC] has installed artwork identifying native plants to enhance the existing Join Up Trail at the New England Equestrian Center of Athol (NEECA).“Lifelong...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – People from North Quabbin, Boston and around New England gathered at the Pleasant Street home of David Small for the annual Moth Ball Saturday night.The event was sponsored by the Athol Bird & Nature Club (ABNC). Small, who is president of the...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – For some, moths are merely pesky critters that flit around your head as you try to enjoy a summer night on the deck.To others, they are a creature deserving of admiration, respect – and an entire week to celebrate their place in nature.David...