nature

Rizwana Khan October 23, 2026 0

Fire, ancient pines, Indigenous connections to the land, and the quiet wisdom of renewal. Some...

Amherst Indy September 23, 2026 0

Source: Andrew Farnitano, Nature for Massachusetts Coalition With less than two months until Election Day,...

Amherst Indy September 25, 2026 2

by Jerry Meyer, Annique Boomsma, Anne-Marie Taylor, Dave Madeloni, Richard Sclove, Darya Zelentsova, John Varner,...

Amherst Indy September 17, 2026 0

Public sunrise and sunset gatherings on September 22 explore the astronomy of the changing seasons...

Annique Boomsma September 11, 2026 0

All of this week’s photos are from the Kestrel Trust’s Brightwater Bog Nature Retreat in...

Robin Jaffin September 4, 2026 0

by Robin Jaffin, Karin Lee, Annique Boomsma, Kate Pfordresher, and John Root

Amherst Indy August 26, 2026 1

Invasive spotted lanternflies are currently reaching peak adult season in Western Massachusetts and have been...

John Varner August 21, 2026 3

Our Photo of the Week feature presents a new picture each week by a local...

Karin Lee August 14, 2026 1

Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents a new picture each week by a local photographer....

Stephen Braun July 31, 2026 1

Editor’s note: The Almanac column ‘Black Squirrels” first appeared in the Indy on March 12, 2021. Since...

Terya Sage Dutil July 31, 2026 2

View more photos by Treya Sage Dutil on Nextdoor. Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents...

Amherst Indy July 24, 2026 0

Our feature, Photo of the Week, presents each week, a new picture by a local photographer....