Fresh from the Woods By Joe Rankin Forests for Maine’s Future Writer June 2011 Around the turn of the last century a serial killer sneaked into the United States. An immigrant from Asia. It likely came over with a load of lumber from Europe. Like many serial killers it specialized in a…
Fresh from the Woods The Underground Forest April 2011 By Joe Rankin Walking in the forest you are bathed in sounds, sights, smells – chirping of birds, sighing of the wind in the branches, flashes of light off the leaves, warmth of sun on your skin, the skittering of tiny creatures in the underbrush. There’s peace…
Fresh from the Woods A shaft of sunlight pierces a stand of red spruce growing in Lincolnville. The Nimble Forest By Andrew Kekacs Life on Earth moves to music that humans don’t always hear, and forests are part of the dance. Individual trees are, of course, rooted in place. Studies of ancient pollen, however, reveal…
Fresh from the Woods Author Tom Wessels stands on a pile of stones in Brooks that may conceal the foundation of an early dwelling. Tom Wessels reads complex stories written into the forested landscape By Andrew Kekacs The highlight of the day came just a few minutes into the talk. Tom Wessels, author of “Reading…
Fresh from the Forest Maine forestland is rapidly recovering from heavy cutting associated with the spruce budworm outbreak of the 1980s. (Photos by Andrew Kekacs) Latest inventory suggests Maine forests healthy, growing By Andrew Kekacs Editor’s note: Economic turmoil, global warming and wildly fluctuating energy costs have led policy makers, scientists and investors to look…
Wabanaki ash baskets are displayed outside a tent at the Native American Festival at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor. (Photo by Ethan Andrews) By Ethan Andrews Originally published on Forests For Maine Future website on October 4, 2010. Updated February 13, 2022 The expected arrival of an invasive beetle that kills ash…
Fresh from the Woods The 14th edition of “Forest Trees of Maine” was recently published by the Maine Forest Service. It contains a wealth of information about woody plants that grow in Maine. ‘Possibly … money well spent’ ‘Forest Trees of Maine’ celebrates 100th anniversary in 2008 By Andrew KekacsA century after it was first…
Fresh from the Woods To prove they are resistant, hybrid chestnut trees growing in Weeks Mills were inoculated with two strains of this fungus in late June. Nut enthusiasts attempt to breed blight-resistant American chestnut By Andrew KekacsThis is a story about staggering loss — the kind of loss that leaves a community or an…
By Andrew Kekacs It’s an election year in the United States, and even more attention than usual has been focused on the legislative and executive branches of government. Not to be outdone, salamanders in Maine have just adjourned their congress. Evidence of the gathering can be found throughout Maine in vernal pools — natural depressions…
