In addition to the family-oriented program this weekend, the Nashua River Watershed Association is offering a free, more in depth tracking workshop Feb. 7.
“NRWA Basic Animal Tracking Workshop”
            Animal tracking is a popular tool for understanding wildlife.  We can open a window into their world by examining both obvious and subtle clues that animals have [...]

Destruction by natural forces is seldom all that bad for the environment. The new growth that follows a forest fire, for instance, can be a boon for many grazing and bird species.
(Human acts of desecration, on the other hand, are often irrevocably catastrophic… as witness the Tennessee Valley Authority’s recent coal ash tsunami. Similarly, natural forces [...]

I got acquainted with the Dunstable Rural Land Trust property by mountain bike this past summer. No surprise, it’s also a great place to ski. 
The most popular parking spot and access point off Main Dunstable Road isn’t open in the winter; they don’t plow the shoulder there. There is, however, a small parking area along Main Street in Dunstable [...]

Moonlit nights are romantic, but running in the dark can get scary. When you work days and live in New England, though, it’s about all you’ve got this time of year.

I get out by day on the weekends, but during the week my only choice is to run at night, or rest. Mornings seldom work for [...]