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Tag: Environment

The Peat Meadows

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 Gordon Harris4 Comments
Peat wagon

Deep in Willowdale State Forest is a bog which in the 1832 Ipswich map is the "Peat Meadows." "Turf" as it was also called, became a commonly-used fuel when local forests were depleted and until anthracite coal became widely available.

Posted in History, NatureTagged Environment, fuel, Irish, peat

The missing dunes at Castle Neck

March 10, 2021January 12, 2023 Gordon Harris2 Comments

The "Great Dune" at the end of Castle Neck has disappeared, the point is retreating, and the opening to Essex Bay between Castle Neck and Wingaersheek Beach has widened.

Posted in PlacesTagged Castle Neck, Crane Beach, Dunes, Environment

Wind power from the Berkshires lights Ipswich homes

December 20, 2019November 12, 2022 Gordon Harris2 Comments

The Town of Ipswich is an investor in Berkshire Wind, an array of wind turbines on Brodie Mountain in the Berkshires. Two turbines added this summer increased the generating capacity to 19.6 megawatts, enough for almost 9000 homes.

Posted in EnvironmentTagged Electricity, Environment

Ipswich Mills Dam feasibility study

April 1, 2019January 8, 2023 Gordon HarrisLeave a comment
Ipswich Mills Dam Removal Feasibility Study

In 2010, the Ipswich Board of Selectmen voted to begin exploring removal of the Ipswich Mills Dam. The feasibility study was completed in March, 2019 and will set the stage for the Town's decision regarding the dam.

Posted in Environment, NatureTagged dam, Environment, mills

How will sea level rise affect Ipswich?

May 7, 2016October 20, 2022 Gordon Harris1 Comment
Projected sea level rise in Ipswich MA

Sea levels rose about 8 inches globally and about 1 foot on the Eastern Seaboard in the past century. What will happen to Ipswich if  catastrophic predictions for the 21st Century are realized?

Posted in Commentary, StormsTagged Environment

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