WILLIMANTIC — Most of the deer on Nantucket Island, which has one of the densest deer populations in the Northeast, likely descend from two does that were introduced to the
( Dec. 7, 2023 ) In November 1923, this newspaper’s “Here and There” column wondered what had become of the lone deer that was liberated on Nantucket the year before. A fisherman …
This coming Friday the Beech Forest at Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts will be formally inducted into the national Old-Growth Forest Network. To celebrate the dedication of this protected forest, a ceremony will be held at the Beech Forest trailhead at 11 a.m. Eastern, followed by a short trail walk with a plant ecologist.
With the approaching hurricane in mind last week, birders were poised for the possibility of finding storm-blown seabirds and possibly other species both along the outer coast and on large interior ponds and lakes.