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Now is the time for the Great Swamp
By     |    Jun 3, 2016
Posted in: National Audubon Society, Rhode Island DEM, turtles, Uncategorized, US Fish and Wildlife     |    2 Comments

Now is the time for the Great Swamp

  Now is the time. No too hot yet, not too buggy. Tree leaves haven’t quite bloomed, so there is a bit of shade, but not enough to obscure the view. There’s an awakening that is taking place among the residents, and more company arrives every day. Some will stay, some will pass through to cooler climes. But now is the time. The Great Swamp Management Area (GSMA) in South […]

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Turtles from the Dust: Endangered Terrapins in Rhode Island
By     |    Sep 7, 2014
Posted in: diamondback terrapin, land trust, Natural Science, Outdoor writing, Rhode Island DEM, RINHS, turtles, URI, US Fish and Wildlife, USFW, Writing     |    No Comments

Turtles from the Dust: Endangered Terrapins in Rhode Island

The sand is fine grained and the sun is hot. Hundred Acre Cove in Barrington is just a few hundred yards away, but at the moment, there isn’t a shred of the cool breezes usually associated with being by the water. There are only scrub pines, weedy grasses, and dust. Lots of dust. Charlotte Sornborger carries a basket containing an empty green and white striped Newport Creamery plastic tub. She […]

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