Stories from the Coast

The September 2019 issue of Down East magazine has a special feature about how land conservation keeps Maine a birding…

After Nature Bum Kirk Gentalen's favorite genus of warbler becomes absorbed by another genus, he begins to ponder the idea…

A story about Kirk's new favorite tree and the lessons it taught him.

If you live in Maine (or New England for that matter) you've probably experienced the turbulent transition from winter to…

Tracking wildlife isn't always about finding wildlife. More often than not, it's about what you can learn from the clues…

This year, Brunswick’s Paul’s Marina celebrated its 75th anniversary.

"Neighborhood." When you think about your neighborhood, you might be thinking about the people that live down the street or…

A story about love… Kirk's love for tracking and snow fleas specifically.

Conditions on the Maine coast are rapidly changing. The Gulf of Maine is warming faster than 95% of the world’s…

From Tim Glidden, Maine Coast Heritage Trust president When I left State service to join Maine Coast Heritage Trust in 2011, I didn’t know the coast like I do now. This job drew me in and drew out of me things I didn’t know I cared about. There is an intimacy in the relationship between […]