Naturally Distracted

 Naturally Distracted with Kirk Gentalen So this time of year, things are starting to warm up (compared to February pretty much anything is warm) as daylight hours lengthen (per day). Avianly speaking, we’re saying our last goodbyes to the winter hardcores – the birds that overwintered in the frigid waters along coastal Maine. Seaducks (such […]

Maine Coast Heritage Trust’s Midcoast Regional Stewardship Manager and author of Nature Bummin' Kirk Gentalen was recently featured in Birdwatcher's…

In his latest story, MCHT steward (and Nature Bum) Kirk Gentalen explores the art of tracking owls. Patience is essential—but…

Kirk Gentalen, MCHT steward and resident Nature Bum, spent the winter of ’25 navigating Midcoast Maine’s frozen marshes—tracking otters, dodging…

In his latest adventure, MCHT steward and Nature Bum Kirk Gentalen, discovers that even bugs appreciate the finer things in…

On a morning walk with a friend, MCHT Stewards and Nature Bum Kirk Gentalen stumbles upon something excited and unexpected!

While most people are waiting for warming weather, Kirk is soaking in the last of the snow storms that we've…

By MCHT Nature Bum Steward Kirk Gentalen Written January 15, 2024 There is something special about that first snow of the year. For some, that “something special” is also there during the second snow of the year, and the third, and fourth (and even the fifth for that matter). That something special is potential. And […]

Winterberries and woolly bears for one are great indicators that fall has arrived. And as fall transitions to winter, MCHT…

Remarkable numbers of porcupine roadkill, giant piles of porcupine quills, and sure signs of disturbance all lead MCHT steward and…