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    Articles by Nancy Bartlett
    What goes up must come down: birds and ideas, a natural history | TIDAL LIFE
    What goes up must come down: birds and...
    By Nancy Bartlett • February 7, 2011 11:51 am

    Sometimes, a column comes together by dint of diligent planning, an awesome idea, some fine-tuned research and first-hand experience. Other…

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    Living near the sea, access to the shore is everything | TIDAL LIFE
    Living near the sea, access to the shore...
    By Nancy Bartlett • December 20, 2010 12:54 pm

    My friend Annabel told me I should write an essay on “Seven reasons we all love to be beside the sea.”
    Intrigued by the idea, I started a list and found it’s not at all hard to come up with 77 reasons. I’m still adding to that list.

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    Look out: Something scary could be coming this way | TIDAL LIFE
    Look out: Something scary could be coming this...
    By Nancy Bartlett • October 28, 2010 5:28 pm

    Boo!
    Is there a trickster creeping through the neighborhood?

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    Certain disaster: Greenies wreck island economy by saving forest | TIDAL LIFE
    Certain disaster: Greenies wreck island economy by saving...
    By Nancy Bartlett • September 28, 2010 7:13 pm

    Now they’ve done it: 664 acres that could be adding revenue to county coffers will forever be removed from the…

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    How to cheat at enviro-living: First step, steal the idea for a column | TIDAL LIFE
    How to cheat at enviro-living: First step, steal...
    By Nancy Bartlett • September 9, 2010 12:09 pm

    In need of a refresher on pruning technique, I stopped in at my second home, the Freeland Library. No sooner…

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    The waterfront takes care of itself, but I’d sure like to be there | TIDAL LIFE
    The waterfront takes care of itself, but I’d...
    By Nancy Bartlett • July 23, 2010 3:22 pm

    Array

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    Practical protection: The best defense is a good offense | TIDAL LIFE
    Practical protection: The best defense is a good...
    By Nancy Bartlett • June 18, 2010 7:03 pm

    As my last several columns have looked at the bigger picture I’d like to get back to writing about something…

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    The what, why and who of where the land meets the sea | TIDAL LIFE
    The what, why and who of where the...
    By Nancy Bartlett • May 24, 2010 12:11 pm

    In any discussion of the island environment, I hear over and over two terms that remind me of comedian Arsenio…

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    Cooking with CSA: Eating local expands the culinary horizon | TIDAL LIFE
    Cooking with CSA: Eating local expands the culinary...
    By Nancy Bartlett • April 20, 2010 7:02 pm

    It’s spring, only moments remain for us procrastinators to sign up for a CSA. The acronym in this case stands…

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    Atwitter over hedgerows: Networks at work in the ground and beyond | TIDAL LIFE
    Atwitter over hedgerows: Networks at work in the...
    By Nancy Bartlett • March 26, 2010 4:49 pm

    This month I’ve been ensnared in planning hedgerows. Sustainable landscaping is part of a low-impact development project, so I called…

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    TIDAL LIFE | Let’s blame Elmer Fudd for our itchy trigger fingers
    TIDAL LIFE | Let’s blame Elmer Fudd for...
    By Nancy Bartlett • February 20, 2010 8:00 am

    Array

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    TIDAL LIFE | There’s always something new to learn about our most common substance
    TIDAL LIFE | There’s always something new to...
    By Nancy Bartlett • January 29, 2010 4:03 pm

    Array

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    TIDAL LIFE | Succumbing to a touch of the fever as the seasons turn
    TIDAL LIFE | Succumbing to a touch of...
    By Nancy Bartlett • December 21, 2009 4:03 pm

    There are days, more than I’d like to count, when I feel like I’m living in a Talking Heads song….

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