Kenneth L. Kimmell, Commissioner Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection One Winter Street Boston, MA 02108 Mary B. Griffin, Commissioner Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game 251 Causeway Street #400 Boston MA 02114 Dear Commissioners Kimmell and Griffin, On August 26, 2011, Commissioner Kimmell issued “Emergency Regulations for Clean Up Activities Following Hurricane Irene.” Tropical Storm [...]
November 15, 2011 Comments of Ron Rhodes, River Steward, Connecticut River Watershed Council, before Vermont’s joint House and Senate Natural Resources meeting regarding post-Irene flood response. Honorable Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for the opportunity to speak here today on Vermont’s post-Irene flood response. As you may know, the Connecticut River Watershed Council is [...]
Vermont. November 1, 2011. Sometimes nature just flies up and gets your attention. The wasp that flew up that day started sticking small round pieces of mud to the wall and then flew off. After a while it was clear that the wasp was building a nest of mud tubes on the outside wall of [...]