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Updated: Big Night Amphibian Migration Is at Hand - Amherst Indy
6+ hour, 59+ min ago (219+ words) Every year, the Town of Amherst partners with the Hitchcock Center for the Environment during the "Big Night" amphibian migrations. Portions of Henry Street will be temporarily closed to through traffic on anticipated migration dates to ensure safety for amphibians…...
Updated: Big Night Amphibian Migration Is at Hand
4+ hour, 1+ min ago (219+ words) Every year, the Town of Amherst partners with the Hitchcock Center for the Environment during the "Big Night" amphibian migrations. Portions of Henry Street will be temporarily closed to through traffic on anticipated migration dates to ensure safety for amphibians…...
Celebrate the Spring Equinox at the UMass Sunwheel - Amherst Indy
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (279+ words) Source: UMass News and Media The public is invited to celebrate the spring equinox, which marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring, at the standing stones of the UMass Amherst Sunwheel on Friday, March 20 at 6:45 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. These…...
Big Night Amphibian Migration Is at Hand
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (341+ words) Source: Amherstma.gov Every year, the Town of Amherst partners with the Hitchcock Center for the Environment during the "Big Night" amphibian migrations. Portions of Henry Street will be temporarily closed to through traffic on anticipated migration dates to ensure…...
Amherst Arbor Spotlight: Dawn Redwood
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (316+ words) Amherst Arbor Spotlight: Dawn Redwood'Amherst Indy by The Amherst Public Shade Tree Committee Dawn Redwood: Metasequoia glyptostroboides Plant fossils indicate that dawn redwoods were once widespread across the Northern Hemisphere, but it was believed they became extinct millions of years…...
Opinion: Good Climate News to Share - Amherst Indy
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (182+ words) Love, Justice and Climate Change Share at Least One of These OftenI think we get to hold onto this good news, enjoy it, and share it for others" benefit. We know there is bad news too, but most people are…...
Improvements on Tap for Puffer’s Pond, Mount Pollux, Hickory Ridge, and Sweet Alice - Amherst Indy
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (469+ words) Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Conservation Commission, January 14, 2026 This meeting was held over Zoom and was recorded." PresentBruce Stedman (acting chair), Jason Dorney, Andrey Guidera, Tina Smith, Sarah Matthews, Carol McNeary, and Rachel Loeffler. Staff: Erin Jacque (Conservation…...