Massachusetts

With apologies to the poet who wrote "Ode to October" , I give you a poetic prose spin on a similar subject...months that meld.

Why is October weather sometimes seen in November? Welcome to "Noctober" ...

If you were around Eastern Massachusetts during the Civil War, you wouldn't have known what a Mallard Duck was. But you'd have known about Wood Ducks...

Mycologists beware: the fungus is out to entertain your entrails with omelets and steak.

England has for years made it easier for small animals - reptiles and amphibians in particular - to cross asphalt roads. Why not here? Read about how hard a turtle has it in the world.

Thermal summers in the northern hemisphere do more than prove that global warming is a relative thing: it also provides a chance for enjoying a bug-free, pleasant walking and camping summer.

Thoreau was more than some "American Híndu". He was the living embodiment of America's spiritual-intellectual inheritance. We need more like him.

Spring thoughts on Thoreau's legacy at the edge of Thoreau country.

How spring seems to emerge one bud at a time in April on Massachusetts' North Shore

A ramp through extinct literature, maps, poetry - and feminist thought - all with Massachusetts natural history in the background. But believe it or not, it's true!