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	Boston Harbor Islands - Boston Globe Editorials - The Boston Globe
		Peddocks Island is not the easiest to reach of the 34 Boston Harbor islands, but it may have the most potential.
		Georges Island isn't the largest in Boston Harbor, nor is it the closest to the city.
		Long Island, the largest of the 34 islands in Boston Harbor, is the isle of naught.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/editorial_opinion/editorials/harbor_islands (358 words)

	Boston Harbor Islands - Accultured Robot
		On the far side of the island from the ferry is a supervised swimming beach, which is also a good place for exploring small tide pools and general monkeying around.
		This side of the island faces the open sea and if you don't look to the right, where you can see the skyline, airport and gas plant, you would almost think you were on a remote Atlantic island.
		Grape Island - This Island is the closest to the mainland of all the islands, and the bay around it is absent of waves and more of a green than a deeper ocean blue.
	www.accultured.com /page.php?id=62 (605 words)

	Boston Harbor Islands travel guide - Wikitravel
		The Boston Harbor Islands [1] are a group of thirty-four islands in Massachusetts that are a unit of the United States National Park System.
		The Boston Harbor Islands national park area is managed by a unique thirteen-member partnership called the Boston Harbor Islands Partnership, 617-223-8666, [2] which includes the National Park Service and other public and private organizations.
		The Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area was established by act of Congress in 1996.
	wikitravel.org /en/Boston_Harbor_Islands (2316 words)

	Vascular Flora and Plant Communities of the Boston Harbor Islands Northeastern Naturalist - Find Articles
		The extent to which the pre-colonial forests on the Harbor Islands resembled the oak-hickory-chestnut-maple-beech-white pine association characteristic of eastern Massachusetts is the subject of a paper in this volume (Patterson and Richburg 2005).
		An Illustrated Flora of the Boston Harbor Islands (Levering 1978) is the most comprehensive survey of the islands' vascular plants, investigating 21 of the islands and listing a total of 231 species.
		Islands with the largest area and the most botanical diversity were visited repeatedly, while small islands with sparse flora were surveyed once.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3845/is_200501/ai_n14880237 (967 words)

	Boston Harbor Islands
		This 17-island state park is part of the 34-island Boston Harbor Islands National Park Area.
		Six of the 17 islands, and Webb State Park, a 36-acre peninsula in Weymouth, are staffed and open for public use daily during the summer and weekends in the spring and fall.
		The island's 50 acres are a haven for wildlife.
	www.mass.gov /dcr/parks/metroboston/harbor.htm (1207 words)

	NPS: Nature & Science» Geology Resources Division
		Unlike many of the islands typical of the New England coast, several of the Boston Harbor islands are coastal extensions of drumlin features, which are glacially-formed, asymmetrical, elongate masses of till formed into smooth-sloped hills on the Boston Basin lowlands.
		The Boston Harbor islands are composed primarily of glacial materials that directly overlie the bedrock surface.
		Many of the islands of the Boston Harbor Islands national park area consist of glacially deposited drumlins composed of a thick, dense, homogeneous till core, which is overlain by a thin layer of stratified beach deposits (Masterson et al., 1996).
	www2.nature.nps.gov /geology/parks/boha/index.cfm (2368 words)

	Harbor News
		Seventeen of the islands are managed cooperatively by the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC).
		Six of the 17 islands, and Webb Memorial, a 36-acre peninsula in Weymouth, are staffed and open for public use daily during the summer and weekends in the spring and fall
		For over twenty years, the Friends of the Boston Harbor Islands have been working on behalf of these special places, providing both historical and educational knowledge, tours, trail maintenance, and advocacy to ensure that the islands remain protected and accessible to all.
	www.cycboston.org /HarborNews.htm (753 words)

	Exploring the Boston Harbor Islands - Boston - Massachusetts - New England - ExploreNewEngland.com
		The Boston Harbor Islands are now a National Park area, but a very unique one: 30 islands spread across the Boston harbor, varying in size and shape and rich in history, which make up an unparalleled playground for outdoor enthusiasts.
		When you land on any one of these islands, you will have hard a time remembering that you are only 40 minutes away from the mainland, and close to one of the largest cities in the country.
		Views from the fort on the Boston harbor are impressive, and there are many places to set up your barbecue and have lunch, gaze in the distance or play with your friends.
	www321.pair.com /oaries/localattitude/bostonharbor.htm (792 words)

	Port of Boston - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Boston Harbor is a large harbor which constitutes the western extremity of Massachusetts Bay.
		The harbor is sheltered from Massachussetts Bay and the open Atlantic Ocean by a combination of the Winthrop Peninsular and Deer Island to the north, the hooked Nantasket Peninsula and Point Allerton to the south, and the harbor islands in the middle.
		Castle Island was joined to the mainland by land reclamation, whilst Deer Island ceased to be an island when the channel which formerly separated it from the mainland was filled in by a hurricane in 1938.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boston_Harbor (1817 words)

	Boston Harbor Islands
		Two islands owned by MWRA are actually included in the Boston Harbor Islands National Park Area created by Congress in 1996.
		One is Deer Island, the location of the $3.8-billion MWRA sewage treatment plant that protects Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay from potential adverse impacts of greater Boston's sewer system.
		The other is Nut Island, for almost a hundred years the site of an MWRA treatment plant that discharged into the southern harbor.
	www.mwra.state.ma.us /harbor/html/bhisl.htm (286 words)

	Historical Description of the Vegetation of the Boston Harbor Islands: 1600-2000 Northeastern Naturalist - Find Articles
		The islands of Boston Harbor have also been studied for their role in protecting the new colony via forts and lighthouses, in commerce and fishing, and in social services.
		Unlike the White Mountains of Maine and New Hampshire and the offshore islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, the Harbor islands were not valued for their plant life, but rather for how the islands themselves could be used to support the growing population of Boston and its environs.
		In this study, our goal is to understand the character of the vegetation of the islands at the time of "first contact" with Europeans, the factors influencing vegetation dynamics at that time, and how landuse activities during the past 400 years have influenced the vegetation on the Boston Harbor Islands today.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3845/is_200501/ai_n14880224 (883 words)

	The Boston Harbor Association- Resources- Best of Boston Harbor
		In the mid-1970s, The Boston Harbor Association was the first organization to organize trips to introduce the public to the Harbor Islands.
		Boston's Harbor Islands were designated as a national park area in 1997, consisting of 32 islands and 2 coastal peninsulas.
		Boston Harbor Islands Discovery Cruises operate from June through September and offer "an easy escape from the city." Conducted in conjunction with the Museum of Science, National Park Service rangers offer information and insight along the way.
	www.tbha.org /resources_harborislands.htm (1647 words)

	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area - Areaparks.com
		Boston Harbor Islands national park area includes 34 islands situated within the Greater Boston shoreline.
		The 34 islands are managed by a unique, 13-member Partnership which includes the National Park Service and other public and private organizations.
		During the spring and fall the islands are open on the weekends.
	bostonharborislands.areaparks.com (181 words)

	Boston Harbor and Islands
		With more than 1,900 miles of coastline (over 200 miles in and around Boston Harbor), Massachusetts supports a fascinating and exciting array of species including striped bass, bluefish, bluefin tuna, cod, false albacore, bonito, and spanish mackerel among others.
		In 1996, by an act of Congress, the Boston Harbor Islands became part of the national park system.
		The park boasts 30 islands that lie within the surrounding harbor and bays, and extends seaward eleven miles from downtown Boston.
	www.bostonfishstix.com /about/fishstix-about.html (182 words)

	Boston Harbor trip
		I ask him about this at the lighthouse and he says "Well, this is the Boston Harbor island that is the furthest from shore, so we have to come out here!" I like that attitude.
		Ruth, Bill and I clambor up to the highest point on the island after lunch, and we are treated to a panoramic view of Boston and the harbor similar to the one from the lighthouse.
		Fortunately for the islands, the birds, and we kayakers, they are virtually uninhabitable to humans.
	www.guillemot-kayaks.com /Trips/BostonHarbor.html (3239 words)

	Boston Harbor and Islands
		Boston Harbor is rich in natural resources and has a long political, economic, maritime, and cultural history.
		USGS/ New England Aquarium: Boston Harbor Ecosystems is a collaborative website with hands-on information for students, including 3D fly by movies, projections, research data and aerial photographs that allow you to zoom in on specific areas.
		The Boston Harbor Curriculum Project is singled out for its ambitious approach to using the resources of the Boston Harbor Islands in schools of Greater Boston.
	www.msp.umb.edu /bostharbor.html (438 words)

	Boston Harbor Diving Company
		The Boston Harbor Islands have been used for hundreds of years as a peaceful, recreational retreat by local residents.
		You truly have not seen all that Boston has to offer until you have explored the islands of the harbor.
		Picnic areas are available on many of the islands and some even have grills for public use, so pack up a hearty lunch and plenty of refreshments.
	www.bostondiving.com /excursions.html (593 words)

	Where: Boston Harbor Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It's the largest of the islands and offers the ruins of a WWII post (Fort Andrews), as well as nature trails that pass by a salt marsh, a pond and mature coastal forests.
		She was a fan of the islands but had heard some reports of issues with management, maintenance, usage, etc. We had a nice chat and she ended up giving me her name and number and asked me to consider calling her after the trip.
		Their current level of management of the islands appears to be adequate to handle the current relatively low level of visitation, but if the islands become popular (or if the MDC wants to make them popular), things will have to change.
	home.comcast.net /~hikeritz/paddle_camping/h67-harbor_islands.htm (7978 words)

	Amazon.com: Boston Harbor Islands: Books: Kenneth Mallory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Boston Harbor Islands (New England Landmarks) by Sherman, Jr.
		Adjacent to one of the nation’s busiest urban centers, the 30 islands that comprise the 1,600-acre park are rich in history and both flora and fauna.
		Compiled and edited by Ken Mallory (Director of Publications, New England Aquarium, Boston), Boston Harbor Islands: National Park Area is a beautiful and impressively informative introduction to the national park islands of Boston Harbor.
	www.amazon.com /Boston-Harbor-Islands-Kenneth-Mallory/dp/0892725915 (768 words)

	Island Alliance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Island Alliance invites you to participate in the 2nd Annual Boston Harbor Islands Regatta (BHIR) on Saturday, September 30, 2006.
		The IA was created in 1994, and in 1996 became the first and only 501c3 nonprofit organization designated by Congress as a partner in the development of a new National Park with the specific responsibility of raising money and support from the private sector.
		If you are unable to race, we ask you to consider making a donation supporting the event and Island Alliance goals in one of the sponsorship categories offered, perhaps naming a trophy in honor of a favorite boat, sailing friend or family member.
	www.islandalliance.org /fundraising_regatta.asp (478 words)

	Boston Harbor Islands National Park
		The 30 islands are managed by a unique, 13 member Partnership which includes the National Park Service and other public and private organizations.
		It is one of the many harbor islands known to be used by American Indians prior to European settlement.
		This island was used for agriculture for two hundred years until 1825 when the U.S. Government acquired the island for coastal defense.
	boston-harbor-islands.visit-boston-massachusetts.com (452 words)

	Boston Harbor Islands Cruises and Tours from Odyssey
		Home to the World Trade Center, Boston Fish Pier, the new Federal Courthouse and the Harborlights Pavilion, this area is an example of the revitalization efforts, which continue on the Boston Harbor front.
		Originally two small islands joined by a sandbar, the island's name is presumably derived from its resemblance to a pair of spectacles.
		Once the island home of a population of deer, and later the Harbor Entrance Command Post during World War II, this island is now the site of the M.W.R.A's primary wastewater treatment plant.
	www.odysseycruises.com /boston/about_ship/cruise_route.cfm (449 words)

	Boston Harbor
		The harbor islands were mostly formed by sediment and rock left when glaciers retreated from New England.
		Boston Harbor Association - Harbor advocacy group; site has information on everything from Harborwalk to preservation of the harbor as a working port.
		Island histories - Short histories of the larger islands.
	www.boston-online.com /cityviews/boston_harbor.html (532 words)

	The Boston Harbor Association- Home (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Naturally Boston Harbor describes flourishing plant and animal life and provides historical background, suggestions for activities, and directions to sixteen Harbor locations in Charlestown, East Boston, Dorchester, South Boston, and on the Harbor Islands.
		The Boston Harbor Association's Boston Harbor Curriculum Guide is an excellent resource for middle school teachers, students, and parents.
		TBHA cares about Boston Harbor as New England's maritime port, as a recreational and tourist asset, and as the centerpiece of the area's natural and urban environment.
	www.tbha.org.cob-web.org:8888 (464 words)

	Camping on the Boston Harbor Islands - Boston - Massachusetts - New England - ExploreNewEngland.com
		Staying on the Islands overnight means going back to the days where backcountry camping was the norm: these islands offer a rustic experience, with no drinking water nor food available, and a primitive infrastructure.
		Once inhabited by Native Americans and colonial farmers, the island's 50 acres are a haven for wildlife.
		With the longest shoreline of any harbor island, Peddocks is composed of four headlands, connected by sand or gravel bars called tombolos.
	www321.pair.com /oaries/localattitude/harborislands.htm (706 words)

	Scuttlebutt News: 2006 Boston Harbor Islands Regatta
		Such was the case with the 2nd Annual Boston Harbor Islands Regatta (BHIR says “Be Here!”) on Saturday, September 30, 2006.
		With 108 boats from a Marshall Catboat to a 2006 Bermuda Race class winner, the BHIR was 27% bigger than the inaugural of 85 local boats last year.
		Thirty etched crystal bowls were awarded to the top youth, female, master, family crew, classic yacht and yacht club team (best placing 3 boats) as well as to class and overall winners.
	www.sailingscuttlebutt.com /news/06/bhir (614 words)

	Island Alliance
		The Island Alliance’s primary objective is to ensure that people enjoy and use the resources of the Park.
		In November 1996 Congress made the Boston Harbor Islands a unit of the National Park System with a new management philosophy: a public/private model for park development and funding.
		By the end of 2005, Island Alliance had raised more than $8 million for the Boston Harbor Islands national park area.
	www.islandalliance.org (265 words)

	Boston Harbor
		Boston Harbor Association - The citizens group working to ensure the Harbor gets cleaner.
		The Legacy of Contaminated Sediments in Boston Harbor - Report by the U.S. Geological Survey.
		Boston Harbor Sailing Club - Sailing school and club based at Rowes Wharf.
	www.boston-online.com /harbor.html (268 words)

	Tim's links to the Boston Harbor Islands
		Camp on some of the islands for free; permits for camping must be obtained by calling (617) 727-7676.
		A subset of 13 constitutes Boston Harbor Islands State Park, and of these just five — George's, Gallops, Lovells, Bumpkin and Grape — have regular boat service and are staffed with rangers in the summer.
		Grape Island is 50 acres of wild flberries, bayberries, birds and wildlife unique to the region.
	users.net1plus.com /tdriskell/bostonharborislands.html (404 words)

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