Environment - Concord Bridge

Concord, getting greener, is named to DOER pilot program

January 3, 2024

In the battle to reduce dependency on fossil fuels, Concord is paving the way. The town is one of nine communities named by the state Department of Energy Resources to participate in

Time Outdoors: Thankful for turkeys … and forests

December 1, 2023

By Wilson Kerr Last week, most of us had turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. Now considered the centerpiece of a traditional meal commemorating the first successful harvest by English settlers in Plymouth, about

Sparring continues over fate of Warner’s Pond and dam

November 17, 2023

Consultants EA Engineering and town officials fielded a stream of public comments during the first major community meeting on Warner’s Pond since the Natural Resources Commission announced it will no longer put

Concord resident working to reforest the Amazon Rainforest

November 17, 2023

After graduating from Concord-Carlisle High School in 2000, Robin Van Loon said he preferred to study at “the university of life” rather than traditional college, and in 2003 departed for Peru. “It

Column: Questions and Answers about Warner’s Pond: #3 in a series

November 5, 2023

By Diane Hannon Friends of Warner’s Pond How did Gerow Park come to be? In 2018, a vote passed at Town Meeting to purchase seven acres of land along Warner’s Pond’s northern

This isn’t your granddaddy’s seed spreader: Drones bring ancient practice to today’s farms

October 22, 2023

In a faraway land, a long time ago, farmers spread cover crops over their fields, relying on plants to enrich the soil and minimize erosion. They did it in the Roman Empire.

Warner’s Pond defenders flood Select Board meeting to oppose dam removal

October 11, 2023

Note to readers: Select Board met on Tuesday instead of Monday due to the Indigenous Peoples’ Day holiday. This story will not appear in print edition of The Concord Bridge until October

It’s electric! Humming into a cleaner future with EVs

October 5, 2023

If visitors found one thing missing from the Concord Ride & Drive event, it was the roar of exhaust. Instead of the throaty growls of big gas or diesel engines, the electric

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