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A council announced on Earth Day, April 22, that they had planted 145,000 trees as part of an ongoing environmental initative.

A 52-year-old document has Toni Bandrowicz looking at Swampscott's history of preserving, or not, open space.

A full moon will rise over Swampscott on Dec. 18. It's called the Cold Moon, of course, but this is a great time of year to observe nature.

NATURE PHOTO OF THE MONTH: Barred owl in Swampscott's Ewing Woods Wicked Local Description: A Swampscott barred owl roosting on a tree branch in Ewing Woods is the Swampscott Conservancy's nature photo for April 2021. Photographer: Adam Karlin  The barred owl's call is easy to recognize and remember, as it sounds like the owl is asking "who cooks for you?".  This owl is common in Massachusetts woodlands where it feeds on mice and other rodents, as well as a variety of other small mammals.  The barred owl typically nests in tree cavities and will raise one brood of chicks a year.  They...

NATURE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD: Greening ideas for the Swampscott school-building design team Toni Bandrowicz Opportunity seldom knocks twice.  As the town of Swampscott embarks upon the siting of a new elementary school, I can hear it knocking.  Here, at the planning stage, the town has the opportunity to ensure that the new school is environmentally sustainable, protects neighboring natural areas, and provides ample open space for play and learning.  It will be much harder and more expensive to incorporate energy saving and sustainable solutions after the project is completed, rather than no...