conservation

Results Positive For First Massachusetts Bald Eagle Nesting Survey

Lucas Willard — Wed, 08 May 2013 22:25:00 +0000

Officials from the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game have released their results of the first statewide bald eagle nesting survey, conducted earlier this spring.

The Department of Fish and Game has announced that 30 active bald eagle nets have been verified in Massachusetts, from the Berkshires to Cape Cod. The eagles were spotted as part of the state’s first bald eagle nesting survey, which was coordinated by the department’s Division of Fisheries and Wildlife and involved agency staff and volunteers.

EarthAction and 2020 Action

Joe Donahue — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:12:00 +0000

EarthAction is a global network of over 2,000 organizations in 161 countries, along with legislators, individuals, and journalists, taking action together to create the political will for a more just, peaceful, and sustainable world.

"Stand Up That Mountain"

Joe Donahue — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 13:45:40 +0000

We welcome Jay Erskine Leutze and speak with him about Stand Up That Mountain: The Battle to Save One Small Community in the Wilderness Along the Appalachian Trail .

Conservation Restriction Placed on Forested, Western MA Mountain

Paul Tuthill — Wed, 30 May 2012 11:57:02 +0000

Officials have placed a conservation restriction on a forest covered mountain in western Massachusetts marking the largest private land conservation deal in the state in nearly a century. WAMC’s Paul Tuthill reports…

The conservation restriction on 3,500 acres of Brushy Mountain in the towns of Leverett and Shutesbury allows forestry operations to continue, but conserves wildlife habitat and will provide recreational access to the public on what was previously private land.