Commit to Stewardship – Rewilding Part of Your Yard
By Lee Pulis The Herring River Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) contains more than 1300 town-listed parcels, most of them … Read Full Article
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Postcard from the Appalachian Trail
By Paul Denoncourt On April 25, 2022 I began the first half of my Appalachian Trail trek in Harpers Ferry, … Read Full Article
Preventing Lyme Disease
By Geri Williams Most of us are spending more time outdoors, whether it is gardening (hopefully planting some native plants), … Read Full Article
President’s Letter July 2022
Summer is here and we are already swimming, fishing, and boating on our beloved ponds. Let’s not forget to take … Read Full Article
President’s Letter
Don Williams, President Despite the pandemic (and the other major distractions of 2021), the Herring Ponds Watershed Association has had … Read Full Article
Water Quality Updates
Don Williams, Water Quality Committee Co-Chair The Herring Ponds Watershed Association is preparing to receive our SMAST Consultant’s Water Quality … Read Full Article
Appalachian Trail Challenge
By Paul Denoncourt In 1923, while touring the U.S. to raise money for an expedition to the yet unclimbed Mt. … Read Full Article
Meet the Fox that can Climb
By Martha Sheldon, Communications Committee In our watershed it is much more common to see a red fox than its … Read Full Article
Keeping Invasive Weeds Out
By Geri Williams with information from Sara Grady, PhD Great Herring Pond is probably free of aquatic invasive species, according … Read Full Article
Freshwater Mussels
By Ramona Krogman Freshwater mussels are neighbors worth protecting. These small pond dwellers may not be easy to see but … Read Full Article