Barbara Warren, executive director of the environmental nonprofit Salem Sound Coastwatch, will kick off a new year of the series “Underwater In Salem Sound” with a talk on ongoing efforts to build resilience in local communities, both in the program room at Abbot Library and online via Zoom.
Join Sustainable Marblehead for a discussion on fiction, memoir and how storytelling can inspire climate action with two local writers: Marblehead author and National Book Award winner Julia Glass, whose latest novel "Vigil Harbor” came out last spring, and West Gloucester artist and author Patricia Hanlon, whose memoir "Swimming to the Top of the Tide," […]
As part of the 2023 “Underwater in Salem Sound” lecture series, Ainsley Smith, marine mammal stranding coordinator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Fisheries Division, will share her firsthand recap of the gray seal Shoebert and his adventures in Beverly last fall in a hybrid presentation. To attend in person, register at tinyurl.com/Feb-2023-SSCW-In-Person. To […]
As part of the 2023 Underwater in Salem Sound lecture series, Salem Sound Associate Director Alison Frye will discuss horseshoe crabs in the program room at Abbot Public Library and online via Zoom. Register to attend in person or on Zoom. Horseshoe crabs evolved almost 450 million years ago and are considered the “living fossils” […]
Kenyan wildlife conservationist Gini Cowell, manager of Elephant Aware Masai Mara, will be at the King Hooper Mansion to discuss the future of wild elephants and educating local communities on […]
Marblehead's Conservancy is calling on residents to celebrate Earth Day/Arbor Day by participating in an annual community effort to preserve and protect the town's open spaces. The event, co-sponsored by Gilbert & Cole, the Conservation Commission and the Recreation and Parks Department, will take place on Saturday, April 29 from 9 a.m. to noon in […]
Marblehead Bank will hold its annual "MarbleShred" event, a free community shredding day for the public, at its 21 Atlantic Ave. office. According to the bank, attendees can bring a maximum of two standard or bankers-size boxes of documents. Please refrain from bringing cardboard, food waste, paper plates or paper towels. In conjunction with the […]
Mass Audubon is hosting a free bird-watching walk at Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary. Participants will learn about bird migration, breeding behavior and basic identification skills regardless of their skill levels. Although the event is free, registration is required at https://bit.ly/3Mnmtpy The event is made possible by the Marblehead Cultural Council.
The Marblehead Public Charter School will hold an electronics recycling drive, providing an opportunity for the community to responsibly dispose of electronic items. For a comprehensive list of acceptable items and pricing details, bit.ly/45xLoOd
Due to weather conditions, Sustainable Marblehead rescheduled its World Ocean Day celebration. This harbor-side event will showcase green technologies and future plans for Marblehead Harbor from the 2023 Marblehead Harbor Plan. For 2023, Sustainable Marblehead partnered with Marblehead-based CW Hood Yachts to display the Hood 26E. This all-electric, high-speed New England center console exemplifies progress […]
