Maine, mid-May: abundant, explosive, pulsing with life and color. In streams and rivers still or again connected to the sea,…
A Summer of Science and Wonder
On April 19, 2021, the Mount Desert Island Historical Society launches a year-long celebration of citizen science inspired by the…
Rewilding salmon rivers in Maine
April 1 used to mark the opening of the Atlantic salmon fishing season on the Penobscot River in Maine. Anglers…
The Secret Life of Periwinkles
Periwinkles are so common along our shore that it’s easy to take them for granted. But these small marine snails…
At Chapman Brook
The more one learns about forests and water, the clearer it becomes that they are not two separate things, but…
Between Garland and Mount Hope: the Old Ayredale Farm
The 66-acres of open fields and meadows next to the state offices and Dorathea Dix hospital complex host grassland and…
The Family Dollar
Taxicabs idle in the parking lot, engines running against the cold, drivers watching the abandoned gas station-convenience store on the…
Maine climate assessment provides dire numbers
Consider this a “book review” of the 370-page assessment from the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Maine Climate Council,…
Beneath the ocean, a world of mountains
There are mountains in the sea. From tens of thousands of extinct volcanoes rising thousands of meters from the ocean…
Snapping Turtles (a.k.a. dinosaurs)
Humans are relative newcomers to the turtle’s scene. Snapping turtles have been around for 40 million years, and their ancestry…
