The alewives are running

Maine, mid-May: abundant, explosive, pulsing with life and color. In streams and rivers still or again connected to the sea, … More

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 … More

Periwinkles are so common along our shore that it’s easy to take them for granted. But these small marine snails … More

There are mountains in the sea. From tens of thousands of extinct volcanoes rising thousands of meters from the ocean … More

“Sometimes, when I’m walking along the rocky shore, Spartina far from my mind, I encounter a handful of shoots in … More

A report on the Gulf of Maine 2050 International Symposium, hosted by the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine … More

The climate is changing, but not everywhere the same. There are some locations, because of their topography or geography or … More

Sheepscot River, Maine – To a girl who grew up reading poetry and playing in Allegheny streams, a storyteller who … More

By mid-November on the Maine coast, the great migration of shorebirds is complete and the warblers and other songbirds have … More

The Damariscotta River oyster piles are the largest middens on the East Coast north of Florida. Why are they so … More