Harley Keisch

Dear Harley- As mentioned, I am sending photos and writing about a turtle casualty and some research supporting restoration of habitat, work to educate the public and at certain times of the year, installing signage along part of Town Beach Road. I have been looking for turtle species and nesting activity and found a crushed turtle at about 7 pm, on 06/16/2021, along Town Beach Road, a few inches into the roadbed, on the pond side of the road. The site was between the back entrance to Richmond Shores, and the boat ramp parking lot- closer to the Shores gate. It …

Along Beach Road Read More »

Tessa, Hannah, and Ellie, three Richmond Consolidated School 8th grade social studies students are leading the way on an effort to protect Richmond’s turtles as they cross our roads. It’s part of their civics lessons and it is a great opportunity to learn the levers of local government and protect wildlife. The ConCom, the DPW, the Selectboard are all pitching in to make their project a success. Tomorrow, Suzie Fowle, one of Massachusetts’ leading experts on turtles will be leading a discussion at RCS, that our intrepid students and their teacher have organized. I’m excited to attend and hear all …

Turtle crossings. Or “We care about turtles, but do turtles care about humans?” Read More »

The annual Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commisions (MACC) spring conference kicked off this week in a virtual, ‘zoom’ mode. That’s a first for MACC in its 60 year history. I was lucky enough to score free admission to any or all of the workshops when my name was drawn at the MACC’s 2021 business meeting. Yaaassss! The conference has so many great opportunities to learn from experts in all kinds of things helpful to folks like me who are learning the ropes of being a conservation commissioner. So far, I’ve learned about MassWildlife’s new Heritage Hub Reporting System that allow …

MACC at 60 Years. Read More »

Tomorrow, Saturday, April 3rd is the date! The RCS Pancake Breakfast will be grab and go style from 7:30 – 10:00. Pancakes, Blueberry or Plain, Sausage, Juice and Coffee are just $5.00 with all the proceeds going to help the Richmond Emergency Fuel Fund. The Cleanup is 7:30 – 10:00  Maps, gloves and garbage bags will be available on the circle in the back of the school. Everyone is welcome to join in the Breakfast even if you cannot participate in the clean- up!

Passing along this zoom link to an April 13th public lecture by Michelle Nijhuis, author of Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction.. Tue, April 13th, 2021 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Michelle Nijhuis is the author of the new book Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction. A project editor for The Atlantic and a longtime contributing editor for High Country News, she writes about science and the environment for National Geographic and other publications. After 15 years off the electrical grid in rural Colorado, she and her family now live in White Salmon, Washington. Sponsored by the Center for Environmental Studies …

Finding Hope in Conservation History Read More »