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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.
Time Past
I am past president and present honorary member of the Stockbridge Bowl Association.
The SBA was founded in 1947 by Anson Phelps Stokes. Its mission statement was and has remained âto preserve and protect the Stockbridge Bowl.â Now 73 years later, the SBA board and its 350 members strive to fulfill this mission.
A Stockbridge selectman once said: âThe commonwealth of Massachusetts owns Stockbridge Bowl, and the town owns its problems.â For decades, the SBA has worked with the town to solve the lakeâs âproblems.â It is our hope to continue working with the town.
I literally grew up at the lake and well remember when we could paddle kayaks under the causeway into Lily Brook holding pond. The pond was filled with fish, and the beavers also ventured there to the dismay of the fishermen. It is now partially filled with sediment and becoming a vegetation wetland. As such, it is beyond the townâs control to remediate. The remainder of th