International Year of the Salmon continues! The story of the mighty Atlantic salmon made the cover of the Summer 2019 … More
Author: C. Schmitt
Cultivating wonder the Rachel Carson way
Sheepscot River, Maine – To a girl who grew up reading poetry and playing in Allegheny streams, a storyteller who … More
Understory: The Future Forest of Acadia
Maine is the most forested state in the nation, with more than 90 percent of the landscape covered in trees. … More
Citizen Science and the National Parks
In observance of Citizen Science Day, here’s a story co-authored with Acadia National Park Science Coordinator Abe Miller-Rushing about citizen … More
Committees, task forces, land trusts seek to revitalize land conservation in Maine
In many ways, Maine is a leader in land conservation. Much of the focus over the last few decades has … More
Red Fox: A (Brief) Natural and Social History
When the news came today that Mary Oliver died, I reached my arm from where I sat and dug into … More
Black & White: The Sea Ducks of Winter
By mid-November on the Maine coast, the great migration of shorebirds is complete and the warblers and other songbirds have … More
More than just a pile of shells
The Damariscotta River oyster piles are the largest middens on the East Coast north of Florida. Why are they so … More
Update on Penobscot River mercury pollution
Between 9 and 12 metric tons of mercury were legally and illegally discharged into the river by a defunct chemical … More
When words inspire music
Swimming Upstream, a chamber opera in four scenes, explores water, our emotional connection to water and rivers and streams. It is … More
Catherine Schmitt 