>An Amanita ocreata spotted in Easthampton on a walk with mycology educator Dianna Smith on July 27. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING >Mycology educator Dianna Smith of Northampton photographs a pair of Amanita crenulata mushrooms found on a walk in Easthampton on on July 27. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING >This Amanita flavoconia mushroom was found on a walk with mycology expert Dianna Smith during a walk in Easthampton on on July 27. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING >Mycology enthusiast Dianna Smith talks about a Russula mushroom found on a walk in Easthampton on July 27. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING >Mycology enthusiast and educator Dianna Smith of Northampton talks about several kinds of mushrooms found on a walk in Easthampton on July 27. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING
Emergency crews rescue injured cross-country skier in Northampton NORTHAMPTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
Published: 2/25/2021 2:29:52 PM
NORTHAMPTON – Emergency workers carry an injured cross-country skier out of the Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area in Northampton early Monday evening. Northampton firefighters and police hiked into the woods to treat and stabilize the skier, and with the assistance of an all-terrain vehicle, transported her from the woods to a waiting ambulance where she was taken to a hospital, the Northampton Police Department reported on its Facebook page. Police said the skier had been located about 1.5 miles inside the conservation area. By SCOTT MERZBACH - Today AMHERST Warning signs cautioning people against swimming at Puffer’s Pond and in the Fort River off Stanley Street have been posted by town.
A Look Back in the Gazette archives
Published: 1/18/2021 2:43:29 PM
50 Years Ago
■Miss Gloria Bisaillon has retired from the Northampton school system after 30 years, 29 as head of the Girls’ Physical Education Department at Northampton High School. A 1931 graduate of NHS, she was the leading girls’ basketball player in western Mass. and captained the Devilettes during her senior year.
■Private David Elliott has recently completed advanced training at Fort Dix, New Jersey, and will take up new duties when he leaves for Germany in February. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Elliott, 63 Jackson St., Northampton.
25 Years Ago
■Before a group of downtown businesspeople, architects and contractors, Northampton Film Associates Inc. launched an effort yesterday to save the Calvin Theater as a space for movies and live entertainment. By using a $18,000 donation, the group will attempt to lay the groundwork for an eventual sale and help preserve the Calvin as a home for a
Earth Matters: Keeping nature intact for all in the CT River Valley
Conserving the unique landscapes of the Connecticut River Valley, like the Amethyst Brook Conservation Area, protects important habitat for wildlife, and also has provided an enduring sense of place for generations of people. Richard Goldman
Hikers explore the Eyrie House ruins on the Mount Tom State Reservation. Kestrel Land Tr
By LAURIE SANDERS Print
If you’re interested in natural history, the Connecticut River Valley is a great place to live. The combination of geology, hydrology, human history and climate create a remarkable diversity of habitats. In Northampton, where most of my conservation work has focused, you can explore 40 different types of natural communities from rocky summits and cliffs to open marshes, floodplain forests and rivers.