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Amherst Arbor Spotlight: American Sycamore
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Amherst Arbor Spotlight: American Sycamore

Amherst Public Shade Tree Committee April 3, 2026 1

This is the fourth in a series of 12 articles produced by the Amherst Public...

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Eversource Plans Clearcutting Through Eleven Towns Including Amherst
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Eversource Plans Clearcutting Through Eleven Towns Including Amherst

Stacey McCollough October 3, 2025 2

Eversource has proposed 278 acres of tree cutting, and the plan they have filed with...

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Poetry from “It’s the Trees” by Don Ogden

Don Ogden July 25, 2025 1

A Family Tree We were truly freeyou and me andseemingly everybodyfriends who broke rulesand fools...

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A Few Questions For Alan Snow, The Guy In Charge Of Trees On Public Land In Amherst

Kitty Axelson-Berry March 11, 2022 1

Editor’s note: This interview with Alan Snow originally appeared in the Indy on August 30,...

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