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Trail by Trail, a More Accessible Maine
Enock Glidden is helping Maine land trusts make their trails more accessible.
Winter Mid-Season Grade: So Far, So Good
This winter hasn’t been the coldest, or the snowiest, and it definitely hasn’t been the iciest, but even so, Kirk knows there’ve been no shortage of lessons to be learned!
Writing the Land: Maine
“Writing the Land is an attempt to honor nature and our relationship with it in a way that is as equitable and transparent as it is deep and entangled. We intend to be as inclusive—to humans and places—as we hope the mantle of protection that land trusts offer can be.”
Late Season Peeping
We know why Peepers peep in spring, it’s to mate. At that time, their common name makes perfect sense. But why do Spring Peepers peep in the fall? In this Nature Bummin’ column, MCHT steward Kirk Gentalen sets out to solve the mystery of the Fall Peeper.
Mornings Are For Otters
When is the best time to see an otter? Nature Bum, Kirk Gentalen gets this question a lot and has thought long and hard about when and where you’re most likely to find an otter. Read on to learn more!
What the Birds Have to Say
By 2022 MCHT Richard G. Rockefeller Conservation Intern Calvin Lucindo
My Richard G. Rockefeller Conservation Internship
By 2022 MCHT Richard G. Rockefeller Conservation Intern Hannah Bradish
My Summer with the Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust
By 2022 MCHT Richard G. Rockefeller Conservation Intern Addison Gruber
A Summer of Stewardship
By 2022 MCHT Richard G. Rockefeller Conservation Intern Gia Francis
A Summer With Three Land Trusts
By 2022 MCHT Richard G. Rockefeller Conservation Intern Vladimir Reed
My Summer Internship
By 2022 MCHT Richard G. Rockefeller Conservation Intern Madelyn Kennedy
Choose Your Own Adventure
By 2022 MCHT Richard G. Rockefeller Conservation Intern Jessica Crandell
My Summer Internship
By 2022 MCHT Richard G. Rockefeller Conservation Intern Hayley Gibbs
The Curious Case of the Red Crossbill
Did you know it was the summer of the Red Crossbills? Well neither did most people, but MCHT Nature Bum Kirk Gentalen was well aware and eager to spread the word.
Why We Support Replacing the Machias Dike
We have the opportunity to enhance recreational and commercial opportunities in the Machias area and the ecological health of the Middle River by improving fish passage and restoring 300 acres of salt marsh.
I Miss Dendroica…
After Nature Bum Kirk Gentalen’s favorite genus of warbler becomes absorbed by another genus, he begins to ponder the idea of change and how “we” (the royal “we”) adapt to it.