Fishing-line waste injures local herons in Arlington ponds
Lure pierces wing of black-crowned night heron. / Julie Ford photo Laura Kiesel was the right person in the right place and time. In early…
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Cultivating Community through soil
Ben Barkan exults in the Arlington Community Orchard. / Jonathan Barkan photo Hidden treasures: Ben Barkan’s vision of ‘shared abundance’ coming to fruition at the Arlington…
Arlington, Tufts partner for sustainability; town survey out
The town has announced it is partnerning with Tufts University to support work on the Nature Futures Framework (NFF), a global initiative which aims to develop plans…
Alewife, Mill brooks score low in annual water-quality report
If Mill Brook in Arlington and Alewife Brook at the Arlington-Cambridge border were schoolchildren, they would be close to failing, water experts say. Three…
Concom approves 4 projects after Mugar project delayed
UPDATED Aug. 21: Conservation commissioners at their most recent meeting, Aug. 15, heard about staffing plans at the Recreation Department and approved requests on…
Networked geothermal energy — what it is, where it might someday be, why it matters
Illustration of a networked geothermal system along a street. Water circulates through boreholes and a shared loop of pipe and carries heat away from where…
Town, Zero Waste Arlington add water refill stations
Thorndike, Reservoir sites recently joined two others; four more could be added in coming years Zero Waste Arlington (ZWA), in partnership with the Town of…
MK’s legacy: Coalition including Save Arlington Wildlife petitions to ban powerful poison
Linda Amato with the ailing MK in Mount Pleasant Cemetery on Feb. 27, 2023 / Stephen Setzer photo UPDATED June 28: The Harvard Animal…
‘An investment in the future’: Capitol Theatre goes solar
Earth Day is over, but in Arlington, being environmentally conscious is a year-round proposition UPDATED May 16: The Capitol Theatre, in East Arlington, has a…
Arlington again recognized by Arbor Day Foundation
In background, Tree Warden Tim Lecuivre, left, and Forestry Department Supervisor John Deutschmann plant a Yoshino Cherry Tree and answer questions from the public…