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Dots on the Rocks: Purple Sandpipers

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

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

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

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

On a morning walk with a friend, MCHT Stewards and Nature Bum Kirk Gentalen stumbles upon something excited and unexpected!
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Here’s to Covid Brain, Spring Snows, and the Legend of the 47 Day Old Belly Slide, Etc.

While most people are waiting for warming weather, Kirk is soaking in the last of the snow storms that we've…
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All the First Snow Promises and More….

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 […]
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WB Fall Classics We Can All Count On

Winterberries and woolly bears for one are great indicators that fall has arrived. And as fall transitions to winter, MCHT…
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Roadkill lesson’s – Signs O’ the Times

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

When MCHT steward and nature bum Kirk Gentalen stumbled upon a whisker of shrews (as they say), he was in…

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