August 21, 2024
By Kat O’Connor American chestnut (Castanea dentata) was once the foundation of many eastern United States forests, shaping the structure and function of the entire ecological community it was a part of. It was among the largest, tallest, and fastest growing trees in forests from the Mississippi River, through the Appalachian Mountains, to the coast […]
August 13, 2024
By MCHT Nature Bum and Steward Kirk Gentalen Insects we trust So, it turns out that checking out bugs is a year-round activity here in Maine. Let’s be honest, seeing tiny cold blooded critters scurry across ice in the heart of a Maine winter is a wonderful thrill (miss you ice, see you soon!). That […]
July 2, 2024
By MCHT Land Steward Kirk Gentalen It all started with coffee Like many of my stories, this one starts with coffee. Me and my neighbor, let’s call him “Pasta R” (pronounced “Pah-stah Arrr” with a heavy nasal accent) have been enjoying morning cups of coffee every so often for a couple of years now. Those […]
April 10, 2024
By MCHT Land Steward Kirk Gentalen Spring transitions But first, a poem. Covid Brain by Kirk Gentalen Spring is official today. Or so does the earth’s tilt say. One thing’s for sure, the last few days have been a blur. Okay – Legendary transitions (NB PART I) 3/20: And so, today things are officially spring. […]
March 11, 2024
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 […]
December 4, 2023
Hey, fall is here and now almost over as I type. You may have been tipped off by the shortening of daylight and the dropping of temperatures (both Fahrenheit and Celsius!). Or maybe it was the leaves turning and all of those slow drivers on the road—you know, the ones who brake to marvel at […]
November 7, 2023
By 2023 MCHT Richard G. Rockefeller Conservation Intern Sadie Woodruff My name is Sadie Woodruff, and I am a rising sophomore at Wesleyan University, studying environmental science and biology. I graduated from Camden Hills in 2022 and have lived in Camden for the last eight years. I applied to many internships for this summer, not […]
November 1, 2023
Jane Arbuckle and Amanda Devine For nearly three decades, Jane Arbuckle guided Maine Coast Heritage Trust’s stewardship efforts and a team that grew as the amount of conserved land in our care grew year after year—exceeding 45,000 acres as she wrapped her tenure with MCHT earlier this year. Jane’s love of land and easy laughter […]
October 18, 2023
By 2023 MCHT Richard G. Rockefeller Conservation Intern Daniel Snider I spent the summer living and working on Mount Desert Island writing trail assessments for Maine Coast Heritage Trust. I was sent up and down the coast, from Pembroke and Cutler to the Blue Hill peninsula to Brunswick, to walk on MCHT preserves and collect […]
September 11, 2023
Written by Ciona Ulbrich, Bailey Bowden, and Hans Carlson For much of his life, Bailey Bowden has waded in, fished, hunted, dug clams, or boated on the Bagaduce River that runs through his hometown of Penobscot. Over that time, he has seen a lot of change: in fish and wildlife populations, in how streams flow, […]
