Author: Reid Bertone-Johnson

May, 2025 update: Mill River Adventure Backpacks for young children and elementary school children are now available to borrow from Lilly Library in Florence, Meekins Library in Williamsburg, and The Botanic Garden of Smith College. Mill River Greenway “River Guides”…

At the height of the 1874 Mill River Flood, a spotted brook trout named Millicent rescues a real-life, 18-year-old Button Mill worker named Caroline Bonney, giving her a voice and the chance to show the reader that each of our…

Katie Joyce, 5th Grade Teacher, Anne T. Dunphy School

In late May, Mill River educators finally got INTO the river, after a year of workshops exploring Mill River mapping, environmental art, history and storytelling. For the fourth RIVER workshop of 2021-22, Brita Dempsey facilitated a streamside investigation of macroinvertebrates,…

Mill River education kick-off event The importance of “slowing down” and “paying attention” were key takeaways for participants in the Mill River nature journaling workshop on a balmy afternoon in early October. Seven educators and five River Guides gathered along…

Karen Bryant, 2nd Grade Teacher, Leeds Elementary School

Katie Joyce, 3rd Grade Teacher, Anne T. Dunphy School

Renee Bachman, 3rd Grade Teacher, Leeds Elementary School