Jaclyn Lopez, Center for Biological Diversity, (727) 490-9190, jlopez@biologicaldiversity.org
Emily Deanne, National Resources Defense Council, (860) 318-6636, edeanne@nrdc.org
Hike, Rally to Save Everglades’ Big Cypress Set for Saturday
National Preserve Threatened by Oil Drilling
BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE,
Fla. At 9 a.m. on Saturday conservation advocates Betty Osceola and the Rev. Houston Cypress will lead environmental leaders and the media on a socially distanced hike in Big Cypress National Preserve along the route of a proposed oil well pad access road.
A press conference and socially distanced rally will follow the hike. Supporters can follow the event live online.
Wampanoag voices on Harvardâs Peabody Museum collection
By Lauren Daley Globe Correspondent,Updated December 25, 2020, 7:00 p.m.
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Herring is a symbol of spring, and our peopleâs New Year, says Phillip Wynne.Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology Harvard University
Need something to occupy those stir-crazy kids other than TikTok? Try exploring some eye-opening virtual exhibits via the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University.
The museum currently has some 30 free online exhibits including âListening to Wampanoag Voices: Beyond 1620.â With this year marking 400 years since the Wampanoag Nation first encountered English immigrants on the shores of Patuxet â now called Plymouth â the Museum asked members of the tribe to reflect on objects in its collection spanning four centuries.