Sharing Stories of the Champlain Society

Given the Champlain Society’s contributions to Acadia National Park and the broader worlds of science and conservation, its no wonder … More

Creature Feature: American Shad

Shad look like the “perfect” fish: forked tail, tapered body, and silvery all over, with a dark spot just behind … More

As part of the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory’s Art Meets Science Cafe series, I presented a history of artists … More

Acadia National Park and the National Park Service celebrate their 100th anniversary in 2016. In observance and celebration, many books … More

Celebrate the new book, published by Lyons Press as part of a series for the National Parks’ 100th anniversary, in … More

In late April, I talked with Rob Caldwell about salmon and the Penobscot on the banks of the river next … More

OTHER MIGRATORY FISH get more attention than the American eel. Salmon is the king of fish; the alewife, the fish … More

The President’s Salmon was released last July, but the first reviews in print are appearing now. The first was in … More

Paul Greenberg is the author of American Catch: The Fight for Our Local Seafood and Four Fish: The Future of … More

Each variety of oyster—that craggy and somewhat mysterious shellfish—has a story to tell. But every oyster story must first include … More