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'Trees of Acadia' book review
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (276+ words) Catherine Schmitt, who gave us "The President’s Salmon" and other books, plus magazine pieces, journal articles and news stories, has brought out "Trees of Acadia: The Past, Present and Future of Park Forests." An inaugural winner of Writers Guild of…...
Gilley hosts hawk watch event with Seth Benz
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (186+ words) Mount Desert Islander SOUTHWEST HARBOR â Join the Wendell Gilley Museum and field ornithologist Seth Benz for "Acadia's Cadillac Hawk Migration: 32 Years and Counting," which will begin at the museum on Saturday, Sept 12 at 9 a.m., and continue in Acadia…...
Can scientists track sharks in real time? A UMaine researcher explains
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1419+ words) Walt Golet and his team capture a shark in the Gulf of Maine in the summer of 2025. This map shows the movements of one of two blue sharks tagged last summer in the Gulf of Maine using Wildlife Computers pop-up…...
Atlantic Puffin landing
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (20+ words) Mount Desert Islander SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Tickets are still available for Flight of Swallows, the Wendell Gilley Mu…...
Gilley offers private, small-group puffin tours
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (129+ words) Mount Desert Islander SOUTHWEST HARBOR â Join noted ornithologist and field biologist Seth Benz on private small-group boat tours to Petit Manan Island to see puffins and other seabirds, with expert interpretation and insights from Benz Two trips are…...
'Inspired by Trees' talk with Catherine Schmitt at SWH library
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (268+ words) Mount Desert Islander SOUTHWEST HARBOR â All are welcome on Tuesday, June 23 from 5:30-6:30 p.m at the Southwest Harbor Public Library for Catherine SchmittâÂÂs âÂÂInspired by Trees: The Revolutionary Nature of Mount Desert Island Forests....
Author talk: 'Trees of Acadia' with Catherine Schmitt
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (380+ words) BAR HARBOR â From the sharp spires of spruce and fir at the edge of ocean cliffs, to mountain forests, cedar swamps, maple meadows, and pine barrens, Acadia National Park would not be Acadia if not for the trees. The…...
Unexpected visitors damage Seawall garden center
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (118+ words) Mount Desert Islander Jeff Dutra of Islandscaping Garden Center in Seawall shows the damage caused by a herd of deer that came into his business and ate multiple pallets and pots of plants. Flats full of plant starts fall victim…...
Huck’s Ducks set sail at the library: Exhibit and talk with artist Richard Huck
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (135+ words) Mount Desert Islander SOUTHWEST HARBOR â Visit the Southwest Harbor Public Library in May and June to behold the flotilla of HuckâÂÂs Ducks, a fleet of duck decoys that reimagine who takes aim when hunting season arrives…...
Noticing climate change through wildlife observations
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (538+ words) A Turkey Vulture warms itself in the sun with spread wings. Discussions of the changing nature of the natural world are frequently interspersed with mention of “the balance of nature.” The expression sounds good. It feels good. It looks good…...