In partnership with the conservation commission, The 300 Committee Land Trust is in the process of acquiring a 57-acre wooded parcel for its latest conservation project. If the organization can
A loon surfaced intermittently a few feet off the southern shore of Santuit Pond as several ospreysârecently returned from an intercontinental migrationâcircled overhead or perched in still-leafless trees.
To a voice memo app on his phone, Jim Carroll noted the date (March 31, 2021), the time (a little past 5:30 PM), the weather (80 percent clouds) and air temperature (11 degrees Celsius, or 51 degrees Fahrenheit).
Mr. Carroll dipped a thermometer over the edge of the Santuit fish ladder, where a few dozen alewife herring gathered in pools. After a moment, he retrieved the thermometer.
âTwelve degrees,â he said. âThe water is warmer than the air.â