Newsletter - Conservation Connections

Fall 2023 Newsletter

What's in the issue?

• Overwintering Habitat for Pollinators
• Deer Hunters are Giving Back
• Growing Wild: Fall Clean Up
• Eastern Coyote
• Newton-Smith Brook Culvert at Black Stevens Pond
• Current News & Happenings
• Now on the Educational Resources webpage: Backyard Ecology, Conserving Your Land, and much more!

Check out the full Newsletter here: Fall 2023 Newsletter

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June 2023 Newsletter 

What's in the issue?

• Dragonflies & Damselflies
• Rabies - Stay Safe
• Fireflies - Lightening Bugs
• The Fishway at the Holyoke Dam
• Peregrine Falcons
• Current News & Happenings
• Now on the Educational Resources webpage: Backyard Ecology, Conserving Your Land, and much more!

Check out the full Newsletter here: June 2023 Newsletter

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May 2023 Newsletter 

What's in the issue?

• Gardening to Support Pollinators
• Plant Native
• Avoid Pesticides
• Baby Wildlife
• DIY Rain Barrel
• Pollinator Plant Spotlight: Milkweed
• Save the Date: Growing Wild South Hadley
• Backyard Ecology & Conserving Your Land

Check out the full Newsletter here: May 2023 Newsletter

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April 2023 Newsletter 

What's in the issue?

• Nature’s Defense Against Climate Change
• Growing Wild South Hadley Presents
• Bat Identification
• In the Backyard
• Check for Ticks!
• South Hadley Celebrates Earth Day
• Backyard Ecology & Conserving Your Land

Check out the full Newsletter here: April 2023 Newsletter

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March 2023 Newsletter 

What's in the issue?

• Climate and the Local Infrastructure
• A Worm Moon
• Witch Hazels
• An Introduction to Bats
• Trout Stocking Report
• Invasive Alert: Spotted Lanternfly
• Geocaching is a year round activity. 
• Backyard Ecology & Conserving Your Land

Check out the full Newsletter here: March 2023 Newsletter

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February 2023 Newsletter 

What's in the issue?

• Climate: The Natural Environment Sector
• Winter Storm Preparedness
• Conifer Cones
• The Eastern Coyote
• Growing Wild South Hadley
• The Mount Holyoke Range in Winter
• Winter Golf Course Etiquette
• Backyard Ecology & Conserving Your Land

Check out the full Newsletter here: February 2023 Newsletter

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January 2023 Newsletter 

What's in the issue?

• Our Changing Climate: MA Climate Change Assessment
• Winter Botany: marcescence
• New BioMap Released
• Public Lands Preservation Act
• Winter in South Hadley: Best spots for Sledding, Ice Skating, Ice Fishing, Snowshoeing & Cross-Country Skiing 
• Backyard Ecology & Conserving Your Land

Check out the full Newsletter here: January 2023 Newsletter

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December 2022 Newsletter 

What's in the issue?

• Preserved Farmland: Lauzier Family Farm
• MassTrails: "Trails for All Ages and Abilities"
• The Turkey: Report Turkey Sightings & Learn Turkey Terminology
• Warner Conservation Area
• Backyard Ecology & Conserving Your Land

Check out the full Newsletter here: December 2022 Newsletter

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November 2022 Newsletter 

What's in the issue?

• What Lives in Your Leaf Litter?
• Insect Hibernation
• Snakes
• The Lady Beetle
• Farmland Preservation
• Backyard Ecology & Conserving Your Land

Check out the full Newsletter here: November 2022 Newsletter

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October 2022 Newsletter 

What's in the issue?

• Science of Fall Foliage
• Hawk Migration
• The Squirrel
• Lithia Springs Reservoir 
• Backyard Ecology & Conserving Your Land

Check out the full Newsletter here: October 2022 Newsletter

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September 2022 Newsletter 

What's in the issue?

• Backyard Ecology
• Planning for Climate Change
• Woodlawn Park
• Conserving Your Land

Check out the full Newsletter here: September 2022 Newsletter

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August 2022 Newsletter

What's inside the issue?

• Owl Identification
• Northern Saw-whet Owl banding
• Beachgrounds Park
• Source to Sea Clean Up 
• Conserving Your Land

Checkout the full Newsletter here: August 2022 Newsletter

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July 2022 Newsletter

What's inside the issue?

• The Bald Eagle
• Water: a Finite Resource
• Rain Barrels & Native Plantings
• Titus Pond Conservation Area 
• Conserving Your Land

Checkout the full Newsletter here: July 2022 Newsletter

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June 2022 Newsletter

What's inside the issue?

• Woodpecker Identification
• Birds in Your Backyard
• Compost & Earthworms
• Gormally Conservation Area 
• Conserving Your Land

Checkout the full Newsletter here: June 2022 Newsletter

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May 2022 Newsletter

What's inside the issue?

• Turtle Crossings
• Invasive Species
• Bagg-Pierce Wildlife Sanctuary and Popp Conservation Area 
• Conserving Your Land

Checkout the full Newsletter here: May 2022 Newsletter

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April 2022 Newsletter 

What's inside the issue?

• Vernal Pools
• Bird Identification (Spring)
• Conserving Your Land
• Range View Meadow Conservation Area

Check out the full Newsletter here: April 2022 Newsletter

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March 2022 Newsletter 

What's inside the issue?

• Living with Bears
• Black Stevens Conservation Area

Check out the full Newsletter here: March 2022 Newsletter

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February 2022 Newsletter

What's inside the issue?

• Tips for Winter Hiking
• Animal Tracks
• Bachelor Stony Brook Conservation Area

Check out the full Newsletter here: February 2022 Newsletter

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January 2022 Newsletter

What's inside the issue?

• Photo Contest (submissions due March 20th!)
• Leaping Well Nature Trail
• Tree Identification
• Benefits of the Outdoors

Check out the full Newsletter here: January 2022 Newsletter