Volunteer naturalist Eileen Willard spotted this Goldsmith Beetle (Cotalpa lanigera) outside the Visitor Center on May 31 and telephoned insect enthusiast Brandon Woo to tell him about it. Brandon came and photographed the uncommon insect.
Rainwater harvesting can reduce flooding and erosion issues, as well as surface-water contamination, by slowing down and decreasing the volume of stormwater runoff. One way to harvest rainwater is by using a catchment technique such as rain barrels.
Associated People Tin Smith
Flooding in York County — is it becoming more common? Roads impassable, bridges washed out, basements full... the stories have become all too familiar in recent years.
The Mother's Day storm in May 2006 seemed an anomaly till the Patriots' Day storm hit in 2007. This March, the Wells Reserve measured 16 inches of rainfall, 5 inches more than Portland's record-setting 11. The roads closed and the sump pumps hummed again.
Once English colonists settled this land, it was home to only four families: Boade, Symonds, Clark, and Lord. Here is an abbreviated list of key historical events leading up to the dedication of the Wells Reserve…
1641 Henry Boade family moves to the site.
1653 King’s Highway is established past Boade’s house to the mouth of the Little River.
1655 Boade sells the property to the Symonds brothers. William Symonds becomes sole owner by the end of 1657.
1677 King Philip’s War. Symonds family flees to nearby garrison. Indians burn the farmhouse to the ground.
Associated People Michelle Presby
All our summer camp programs for 2010, including both half-day and full-day offerings, are now available in one handy brochure that is ready for download. It lists the Just For Kids, Junior Researchers, and Preschool Explorers day camps happening between late June and August.
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