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 →
NEWBURYPORT — The Oyster Bay dredger is leaving the area after almost two months of little to no progress. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been working with H&L Contracting of New York to dredge 226,000 cubic yards of … Continue reading →
“NEWBURYPORT — Recent harmful acts from human visitors, like trespassing and hitting an owl with a car, have prompted Parker River National Wildlife Refuge officials to close the center an hour earlier.“ “Refuge project leader Matthew Hillman said Friday … Continue reading →
