BUCKLAND — Following some objections to the Mohawk Trail Woodlands Partnership, the Selectboard will send the issue to a Town Meeting rather than vote on the matter itself, making it the first county town to do so. Concerns mainly pertained to the partnership’s support for wood burning as a source of fuel, and plan to …
News of a changing climate is causing fear that we are headed into a less livable future — perhaps even into a “catastrophic” future marked by “…human devastation and…extinction…” [“An appeal for coverage”, Greenfield Recorder letter, June 4, 2019]. The big picture doesn’t offer much comfort, but our local forests may offer some, especially for …
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New science says land conservation must double by 2030 to prevent dangerous warming and unravelling of ecosystems. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/science-study-outlines-30-percent-conservation-2030