Draft concepts of a planned replacement of the Pfc. Ralph T. Basiliere Bridge are expected to be shown during a third public meeting in mid-May. Massachusetts Department of Transportation officials the early designs are a result of a public workshop earlier this month at Haverhill Public Library. The workshops “seek community input on the new […]
A workshop, focusing on the appearance of a future Pfc. Ralph T. Basiliere Bridge over the Merrimack River, is set to take place the first week of April. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is having its second public meeting on the three-year bridge replacement project Monday, April 3, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Haverhill Public […]
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The American Bittern is listed as endangered by the state of Massachusetts. Because of that, special steps will have to be taken next year in Hinsdale when a long-awaited project to repair 2 miles of the Skyline Trail begins. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
HINSDALE â Every April, the endangered American Bittern flies north from its winter range and takes up residence in the marsh known as the Hinsdale Flats, one of the region s high places feeding the East Branch of the Housatonic River.
If you havenât seen one, itâs not you. The American Bittern is a master of disguise. When it stands stock still, this ground-dwelling heron fades in among brown stalks of marsh grasses, its bill raised high, eyes darting.