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Growing Up "Free Range" in Albany Township

Growing up wild in Albany Township Maine

The Superpowers of Spring Bulbs

Early spring bulbs are an underutilized superpower in your garden. They are hardy and resilient, tolerating cold temperatures and dry conditions, and disappear a few weeks later providing space for summer flowers to bloom.

The Glamours of Birdsong Research

ARUs record spring bird songs at different locations over the season, to help determine if the forest management practices being used are achieving their goal of improving forest habitat.

A Place to Keep

One recognizable insect whose eggs make it through Maine’s cold winters is the praying mantis.

Reporting From a “Sit Spot”

By James Reddoch  Picking a “sit spot” and visiting it regularly has become one of my favorite ways to connect with nature. I always...

I Call Them Tree Lichens

By Sara Wright Iterating rosettes created intricate patterns as they wound themselves around the maple bark along with about five other...

Maine's Cranes

By James Reddoch Sandhill cranes have been reported as occasional migrants in Maine going back to the early 1960s. The first confirmed...

Nine-Year-Old Citizen Scientist

join Kimball and many other citizen scientists next April when frogs and salamanders will once again undertake their ancient journey from forest to pool.

Fairies in the Forest

fairy shrimp that depend on these temporary vernal pools

Winter’s Hidden World - Life Below the Snow

By Larry Ely A subnivean entry As we enjoy exploring the natural world in winter, a whole diversity of plant and animal life exists...

Reclusive Lynx on the Prowl

The Canadian Lynx is threatened in Maine and is protected under the Endangered Species Act. In the rest of the lower 48 states this...

A Language of Energy and Motion

Tracking at McCoy Chapman Preserve with Naturalist Dan Gardoqui By Julie Reiff Dan Gardoqui talks about what an animal’s tracks tells us...

Winterberry Wonder

By Sara Wright During the early autumn I search for the first native wild winterberry’s bittersweet orange to scarlet fruits....

Who’s Making All That Racket?

By Martha Siegel It was an awfully loud summer, but lately, things have gotten a lot  quieter as the chilly fall air has settled in. A...

Let It Be Dark! Appreciating nighttime foragers

Insects that forage on night-blooming flowers in Maine includes various species of moths, such as sphinx moths, beetles like fireflies, some sweat bees, and thrips.

Why Is the Eastern Monarch Butterfly Population Declining?

The loss of monarchs and their spectacular migration would be a tragedy but the cause of their decline is still debated

A Variation on a Theme

What is a varied thrush doing in Maine?

A Loveliness of Ladybugs

Once a winter site is found, a communication in the form of pheromones goes out to invite others of the same species to form a nesting...

My First Bird of the New Year

By James Reddoch I stepped out early to fill the feeders January 1, 2025. No sooner than I dumped fresh, shelled sunflower seeds into the...

Surviving the Winter as a Chrysalis

By Linda Ray As we finish putting our gardens to bed and start thinking about the winter months ahead, I notice how quiet it has been,...
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