Field Notes
by Peter B Brace
      MIGRATORY BIRD DAY This year's International Migratory Bird Day will focus on how climate change is impacting birds' breeding, migration routes, ranges and feeding habitats around the world.
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The Lighthouse Keeper
BY DANIEL W. DRAKE ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER
      SHIFTING SANDS Hawkeye was waiting for me when I got home tonight, which was a good thing, because I was having a hard time coming up with something to write about. It has been hard to get back into the swing of Nantucket things coming off a great trip.
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YACK on: Boats
Grant Sanders
      Idon't own a boat. But I grew up on them. My dad bought a little cabin on a lake in central Massachusetts in 1969 for $6,000 cash and I spent every summer there until I was 18. We had a boat for every member of the family. A Styrofoam® hull Sunfish. A windsurfer. A red ...
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ConCom OK with GHYC Travelift as water-dependent use
BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER
      The Conservation Commission voted unanimously at its May 2 meeting to inform ConCom Administrator Dirk Roggeveen that the sense of the commission is that Great Harbor Yacht Club's Travelift and pier is a water-dependent use and does not require a waiver from the board.
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PTertacks with Jan Jaeger
BE KIND TO ANIMALS WEEK
      Having started last Sunday, this week is Be Kind to Animals Week. While we might think that being kind to animals is a given, that is, unfortunately, not the case in much of our world today. It certainly was not the case almost 100 years ago, when this week was established b...
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