When the news came today that Mary Oliver died, I reached my arm from where I sat and dug into … More
Category: Wild Life
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
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
Year of the Salmon
On October 30, NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Region launched the International Year of the Salmon on the East Coast at … More
Alewives in lakes
The return of alewives, native migratory fish, to Maine rivers and streams is an annual spring event and the focus … More
Ice Age survivors: a tale of two land-locked fish
Maine lakes are home to two evolutionary wonders of the animal kingdom, Arctic char and landlocked salmon, related species of … More
The Secret Life of Eels
OTHER MIGRATORY FISH get more attention than the American eel. Salmon is the king of fish; the alewife, the fish … More
