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Japanese knotweed, an invasive plant extremely difficult to get rid of, has moved into wetlands and pine barrens across Massachusetts.

Islanders may be seeing the return of the former Aquinnah Shop Restaurant this summer.  The news was revealed by Aquinnah Land Initiative (ALI) president Wenonah Madison during an Aquinnah Select Board meeting on Tuesday, although she did not specify what type of plans are in the works for the property.  “There are plans to open […]

Groundwater seeping through the Aquinnah Cliffs may be causing erosion, and the town’s climate and energy committee is pursuing a state grant to evaluate ways to slow that erosion down.  Committee chair Bill Lake says officials are yet to apply, but that he has in mind $250,000 to research and test anti-erosion methods.  The grant […]

Our region's important history doesn't end with the Revolutionary War. Here are several stories that deserve your attention, and 11 cool spots to catch this rich history in real life.

Let's Protect Owyhee Canyonlands as a National Monument Thank you Source Weekly for your recent editorial, "After His Bluster About the Owyhee, Rep. Bentz Should...

Climate change To the Editor: In the November 15 letters to the editor, Sharon Booth said she was stunned by the lack of knowledge Pat Farr possesses

The Mashpee Archives will hold its third annual open house on October 9, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, from 11 AM to 2 PM.

Thanks to multiple land conservation organizations, Muddy Pond in Kingston, Mass. is being restored to its original state.

Massachusetts has a long history of land conservation.

The Native Land Conservancy, a Mashpee-based and Native American-run conservation group, has purchased a property on Martha’s Vineyard and plans to hold it until the Aquinnah Land Initiative is granted