Flooding is already an issue for many residents around North Street. Kohl Construction’s proposed condo development–with its 31 units, 66 parking spaces, and associated access roads–is likely to make things worse. The 5.49-acre project will replace a good portion of the neighborhood’s water-absorbing woodland with impervious surfaces. Here are recent flooding incidents as reported to the Northampton Fire […]
Month: September 2007
The Environment Says: The Woods Are Lovely When They’re Dark and Deep
If one looks at the woods behind North Street at night, their most striking feature is that they are dark. Very dark. According to The New Yorker, many creatures like it that way. From “The Dark Side”, 8/20/07Deer…have excellent nighttime vision but appear extremely vulnerable to temporary blinding by bright light…Although nighttime lighting has seldom been […]