by Roger Talbot | Sep 2, 2017 | Water Closet Blog
Water Closet for September 8, 2017 On a fine August Sunday afternoon, 11 paddlers in four kayaks and three canoes put in on a half-tide ebb at the end of Island Road in Essex. [pullquote]”Soft shelled clams, razor clams and an occasional...
by Roger Talbot | Aug 5, 2017 | Water Closet Blog
Water Closet for August 11, 2017 Seven paddlers including the Old Closeteer arose in the dark and wondered for a moment why they were doing so. It was four-o’clock; sunrise, their target, was at five-thirty. They planned to greet the sun’s early light on the...
by Middleton Stream Team | May 14, 2017 | Events
Photos by Judy Schnieder [metaslider id=4787]
by Middleton Stream Team | May 2, 2017 | Events
[metaslider id=4673] The 10 Annual Earth Day Festival, organized by the Middleton Stream Team, was an afternoon of fun and learning for all! Attendees enjoyed the Creighton Pond Camp setting and the opportunities the natural setting provided. Essex Tech...
by Middleton Stream Team | Apr 12, 2017 | Events
Middleton Stream Team’s Vernal Pool Hike was recently held on a warm and sunny Sunday afternoon. (scroll down for slide show)The group of almost sixty was excited and laden down with nets. In age, the attendees ranged from toddlers in carriers to octogenarians. We...
by Roger Talbot | Mar 30, 2017 | Water Closet Blog
Water Closet for March 31, 2017 The other morning Middleton Stream Teamers while spring cleaning the park at Farnsworth Landing on the Ipswich River compared notes on Aix sponsa, wood ducks, recently seen. We agreed that there has been an increase of this species in...
by Roger Talbot | Mar 10, 2017 | Featured Article
by Roger Talbot | Dec 23, 2016 | Article
To all the Members, friends, and supporters of the Middleton Stream Team, I thank you. Your hard work, dedication, and enthusiasm for protection of our river and local wetlands is very much appreciated. If I may speak for the river, it would...
by Middleton Stream Team | Dec 23, 2016 | Water Closet Blog
Water Closet for December 30, 2016 Ice is back as it should be in December. On Friday, 16 December, the early morning temperature was 0° F; the flags on a fair northwest wind in front of St. Agnes Church, the old Closeteer’s wind gauge, were straight out....
