Meadows April Flower Walk
I went to the meadows today and saw some cool flowers. It is a great time of year to be down there. Azure Bluet (Houstonia caerulea) Snakes! A big one…
I went to the meadows today and saw some cool flowers. It is a great time of year to be down there. Azure Bluet (Houstonia caerulea) Snakes! A big one…
I have finally finished my map of the Longmeadow Floodplain! Also known as the meadows, the flats, the river conservation area, or the Fannie Stebbins Wildlife Refuge. Please let me…
This is a trail map I made recently of Laurel Park. The two meter contour lines were made using data from the Massachusetts GIS LIDAR 2015 survey. I also combined…
It has been a few months since I wrote about the farm in the conservation area. The town has not publicly acknowledged the severity of the problem nor do they…
I made a trail map of Bliss Park! I will do Laurel Park, Turner Park, and the meadows next. I did not feel the need to add trail names to…
I am starting a new series about wetlands violations in town. I want people to stay up to date with what is going on around them. These fragile ecosystems take…
Longmeadow doesn't have much industry. My uncle says our biggest export is educated youth. There is one industry that needs attention, and that is the farm land in the meadows.…
I am growing 420 trees this year. The number is a coincidence, I bought pots - that I plan to reuse for the rest of my life - from here…
Long ago our town set aside Bliss and Laurel park to offer residents a natural escape, but the parks are in severe decline. Some citizens have recognized this and created…
Welcome to my website. This is my first post. I have lived in Longmeadow my whole life. During the pandemic and a bit after, I started learning more about ecology,…