Attleboro Pocket Forest Pullover Hoodie Available in Sapphire, Forest Green, Gold, Red, and Purple Attleboro Pocket Forest Tees Multiple colors available in cotton or triblend Attleboro Pocket Forest Youth Tees Available in Daisy, Dark Heather, Royal Blue, Carolina Blue, & Irish Green For Cod and Country Save Our Ocean Wear and make…
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Residents of Attleboro, Massachusetts, have had enough of the destruction caused by stormwater carrying heat and pollutants to the sea, and are concerned about the plight of right whales. They are taking steps to redirect rainwater to seep into the ground, with plans to build a 2,000-square-foot Miyawaki pocket forest in O’Connell Field at Capron Park, near…
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The North Atlantic right whale is critically endangered. In the 1970s, with the first whale watches, there were estimated to be 350 right whales, and the population was growing. Then, in 2017, right whales took a turn for the worse. By 2020, the population had fallen to 338 right whales, with only 50-70 breeding females.…
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This public matching fund will pay the value of timber cuts on state properties. The Fund will also pay landowners with ten-year forestry management plans the expected timbering revenue not to cut down trees. Letting forests grow old captures more carbon than planting trees and benefits our quality of life. With more green and less…
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“We’ve been so focused on fossil fuels and the short-term methane from burping cows that we’ve missed the significant amount of carbon (and water) being lost from under our feet to the air and to the seas.” Nicole Masters, For the Love of Soil We can fight climate change, save money, restore small water…
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Massachusetts Right Whale Day is April 24th Success for right whales came January 4, when outgoing governor Charlie Baker signed a bill to establish every April 24 as Right Whale Day in Massachusetts. Rob Moir, left, and Matt Delaney, right, presented state Rep. Josh Cutler, D-Plymouth, with more than 500 comments and signatures on the…
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Federal officials overseeing the Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont are scheduled to double the amount of logging in the next five years over the previous five years. Under that plan, as much as 62 million board feet of lumber would be cut from the national forest. Mature and old-growth forests are the best places…
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The Top 12 Reasons for Not Spreading Quick-Release Fertilizer on Lawns Improved wildlife habitat (more clover) Mycorrhizal fungi networks capture more carbon 94 species of bees found in natural lawns cut every two weeks, no watering (hits bees) Natural lawns have greater biodiversity Stop nutrient runoff pollution (don’t feed harmful algal blooms) Save Money (save…
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