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In April Urban Nature Walk went to Ponkapoag Pond. Some folks stayed for four or five hours, finally making it to the bog. Alas, I had to leave after 2 hours. Friends of mine (locals I call the "nature friends") found out I'd never been to the bog and were horrified. Finally enough things came together and I planned for the July walk to approach ( Read more... )

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The theme of New England this week is snow. There's some on the ground, a little in the sky, and a lot in people's anxieties. Just before the snow came (December first), I found a sudden burst of fungal activity.

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