Tricia De Souza’s North Adams podcast continues with an in-depth look at the life, history and future of the Hoosic River.
Listen to podcastNatural history in the Berkshires is diverse, where in the marble valleys between the Taconics and the Green Mountains shelter many plants and animals.
October touches Sheep Hill with brilliant color
Halfway up the slope, young maple saplings are turning vivid red and deep orange in the meadow. They’re hip high, no taller than the purple asters and the last of the golden rod ...
Read articleHike to the Elder trees on the Mohican trail
In the sun, a warm huge being gives me a place to rest, and I’m leaning back against a giant’s ankle. How many years has a white pine lived to grow broader than I can span even halfway?
Read articleBeginners plunge into white-water rafting
The raft is a blue rubber tub, and I’m sitting on one round inflated side at the bow. We’ve just pushed off into our first standing wave …
Read articleSunny fall days comfort us with apples (#Berkshireweekend)
Some of us picked up bags of apples from Lakeview Orchard — Macouns, Honeycrisps, Cortlands — and some were setting up in a friend’s kitchen …
Read articleFinding waterfalls along the Appalachian Trail
I came to the waterfall almost by accident. I didn’t know I was close — I just wanted to get into the woods on a sunny morning …
Read articleWhat if we thought about what we want to feel in a garden? — #berkshireweekend
This is the transforming time, every year. We come to a day or two in May when every bare budding twig seems to open all at once ...
Read articleWhen all the world’s a prism — #berkshireweekend
Look southwest, toward the sun, and the whole hillside gleams with light. We’re not likely to see many days like this one — after an ice storm …
Read articleComfort food (for thought) in stormy weather
Mountain Meadow opens out in a long arc. It’s a warm day after these weeks of single digits, and the snow is soft underfoot, like wet sand on the tideline.
Read articleIn the life of winter … #berkshireweekend
Ice skimmed down the trees, touching them here and there. When the sun came out, it caught and glinted. It was five degrees that afternoon …
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