Happy 24th anniversary, Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve!
On August 31, 1986, the Wells National Estuarine Sanctuary was dedicated during a ceremony held in the heart of the historic Laudholm Farm campus. This photo was taken during one tour on the celebratory day culminating years of tireless effort by many, many people.
Were you there? Recognize anyone?
Associated People Suzanne Kahn Eder Nancy Viehmann
With the crafts festival right around the corner, the time to mow fields for parking is approaching. Unfortunately, some of the parking fields are full of milkweed and monarchs. Fortunately, this is a good time to cut the fields to encourage strong regeneration next year.
In an effort to conserve butterflies before the mow, a small team went out to find and relocate monarch eggs and larvae. They transferred 37 eggs and 25 caterpillars from the Knight Trail fields to the Muskie field. Congratulations and thanks to Dennis, Emily, Brandon, Sonny, Suzanne, and Nancy.
Nancy inspects the undersides of milkweed leaves for eggs or caterpillars.
Late and early monarch instars.
Sometime probably in the 1920s, Charles E. Lord and George C. Lord II saw to the production of an 8-page booklet to promote Laudholm Farms' cream, butter, eggs, roasters, and broilers to the Boston market. Half a century later, when the effort to protect Laudholm was gaining momentum, the Trust reproduced the booklet as a special gift for important donors. Now, many years later, we have scanned the pages from one of these reproductions to share online. Enjoy.
We enjoyed a nice turnout at the opening reception for George Burk's "Aspects of Change" exhibit. The warm sun and gentle breeze allowed the doors to remain open, welcoming visitors into a relaxing space.
The paintings depict coastal scenes. The salt marsh theme that emerges is especially appropriate for our estuarine reserve.
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