There isn’t a life guard stationed at Sandy Point State Reservation on Plum Island. The Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCR) installed a lifebuoy ring with rope at the southern end of Parker River National Wild Life Refuge.
Continue reading →I was a Plover Warden at Sandy Point last Friday, May 27. This guy’s daughter snagged this striped bass. He had his own catch but I did not see that fish.
Continue reading →The “Biden Administration Proposes Evenly Cutting Water Allotments From Colorado River,” New York Times, April 11, 2023. According to John Entsminger, the lead negotiator for Nevada, “We have 19th-century laws, 20th-century infrastructure, and a 21st-century climate. And those three things don’t … Continue reading →
Amy Kirkey (she/her) Biological Technician Parker River National Wildlife Complex Plover nesting has started on the refuge. Currently, there are 9 active nests with at least 24 known pairs. One adult plover was found dead with a high suspicion of … Continue reading →
By Bill Sargent I drove to Plum Island in early May to see how the Corps of Engineers’ new beach had fared in the April 30th storm. It has turned out that the beach replenishment has not turned out well. … Continue reading →
In 1976, the British statistician George Box wrote, “All models are wrong; some are useful.” The father of today’s generation of coastal geologists, Orrin Pilkey, did him one better, saying historical data is always more useful than a model when … Continue reading →
Bill Sargent Since March 23rd, Plum Island residents have watched contractors pump in five-football fields worth of sand several yards deep in front of Reservation Terrace. It is hoped that waves and wind will shape the beach into nascent dunes … Continue reading →
While this week’s winter storm lashed Greater Newburyport for more than 24 hours, starting late Monday and through Tuesday, Plum Island’s fragile coastline appears to have suffered no lasting effects. Mayor Sean Reardon said the area between 73rd and … Continue reading →
by Bill Sargent In late January, Bill Sargent took a busman’s holiday, joining Bill Gette of Friends of Parker River National Wildlife Refuge on a birding trip sponsored by the Massachusetts Medical Society. We were looking for ducks, and frankly, … Continue reading →
BOAT TRAFFIC APPROACHING THE MOUTH OF THE MERRIMACK RIVER BEACH EROSION AND DEPOSIT OF SAND AT RESERVATION TERRACE The Plum Island Point Live Cam provides picturesque views of boat traffic approaching the Mouth of the Merrimack River. This camera displays … Continue reading →
