In the Spring 2015 issue of Friends of Acadia Journal, Maureen Fournier, a seasonal ranger for Acadia, and I describe … More
Tag: conservation
Maine’s Wild Oysters
Scientists are studying isolated oyster grounds in Maine’s Sheepscot River that may date back to the last ice age. Meanwhile, … More
Students as conservation catalysts
This third and final (for now) article on the Champlain Society explores how students can be effective agents of change, … More
Visionary science of the “Harvard Barbarians”
The Mount Desert Island Historical Society asked me to write an article about The Champlain Society for the 2014 issue … More
Influenced by Nature
In May 1871, Charles William Eliot had been president of Harvard College barely two years, and a widower just as … More
The Champlain Society
The origins of conservation on Mount Desert Island can be traced to a clear, cold night in March 1880, when … More
The Can Do Crew
In December 2011 Atlantic Salmon Journal asked me to report on activities of the Downeast Salmon Federation in eastern Maine, … More
Spring Tradition: Anglers Vied to Catch Penobscot’s Presidental Salmon
This article appeared in the Bangor Daily News on March 30, 2012.One hundred years ago, a local fly-fisherman decided to … More
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