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Norway and the Lofotens

Many of these photos were taken while on board the Hurtigruten Kong Harald, also known as the coastal express. We boarded the ship in Bergen and disembarked at Svolvaer on the Lofotens. Photos are in no particular order.

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Wildlands Trust

Founded in 1973, Wildlands Trust is one of the largest and oldest regional land trusts in Massachusetts. With numerous preserves spread primarily across southeastern Massachusetts, Wildlands Trust is working to ensure the protection of 8,500 acres of natural and agricultural lands. Photos from WIldlands Trust preserves with particular focus on the Striar Conservancy in Halifax, WillowBrook Farm Pembroke, Great River Preserve Bridgewater, and Tucker in Pembroke. Also information on the WIldlands Trust Adopt-A-Preserve volunteer program.

Wildlands Trust Photos

Photos from Wildlands Trust preserves around the the South Shore.

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Nature

- Flora, Flowers, Fungi

- The Garden

- Bugs

-Creatures

-Stellwagen Bank

-Vernal Pools

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Birds

Birds, both terrestrial and pelagic. Photos of pelagic birds were taken for the most part out on Stellwagen Bank and in the Canadian Maritimes.

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IHR Trail, Chapmans Landing, Iron Mine Brook Trail

The Indian Head River (IHR) Trail, Chapman's Landing, and the Iron Mine Brook trail are a group of loosely associated trails that run along the IHR starting close to where it joins the North River and extending west to where it passes under State Street in Hanson (near Myette's Country Store) These trails run across conservation land managed by the towns of Hanover, Pembroke, and Hanson, as well as Plymouth County conservation property and the Wildlands Trust Tucker Preserve in Pembroke.

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Fungi

The vast majority of these photos were taken on Wildlands Trust properties, in particular, Emery East in Plymouth, Striar Conservancy in Halifax and Tucker Preserve in Pembroke. Also includes photos taken at Myles Standish State forest in Plymouth, Ma.

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Hanson, MA 02341

Photos from around the town of Hanson divided by subject into the following topics:

• Around Town

• Wild Hanson

• Town of Hanson Conservation properties

• Smith-Nawazeski parking lot cleanup (summer 2021)

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Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area

This area was once known as the Great Cedar Swamp until lumber, industrial, and agricultural endeavors transformed the landscape to what we see today. After all of the cedar trees had been harvested, Albert C. Burrage purchased sections of this area in the early 1900’s and built a large factory on a 40 acre site at what is now the corner of Pleasant and Hawkes Ave. This industrial complex consisted of 4 factory buildings, offices, workers homes as well as a small hotel. After a large fire in 1919, the factory was closed and next came large scale cranberry farming which continued till 2002 when the property (1600+ acres) was purchased by the Mass Division of Fisheries and Wildlife.

Burrage Pond Photos

Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area. Mass WMAs are public areas that are protected to provide habitat for wildlife and to give people a place to explore wild Massachusetts. These lands are free and open to the public for walking, hiking, hunting, fishing, trapping, and wildlife viewing. Any trails through the properties are unmarked and parking lots are usually not paved.

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