The Wrack

Year 4 of the popular teacher training program.

A 13-ton machine rolled down the "F field" to make habitat for a 2-pound rabbit. As the grassland greens up this spring, the evidence should fade quickly away.

What are people saying about the camp programs at the Wells Reserve? Here is a sampling of testimonials from the parents and grandparents of past campers.

Can you bribe a disaster? No, but you can get a dirty look for trying.

We in Maine don't have much call for marking Groundhog Day. Our groundhogs are lying low before checking for any shadows.

It was a perfect day for mushrooming, foggy and damp, as Dr. Larry Millman led us slowly down the trail. Said one participant: "The walk was a revelation."

Paddling upstream to enjoy the shade of overhanging oaks, maples, and pines providing a forested buffer along the river's edge. What a peaceful, lovely trip.

The facilities manager and caretaker of the Wells Reserve is also a member of the family that purchased the farm in 1881. Charles Lord is moving to Germany, so I joined his last history program of the season.

Fourteen enthusiastic participants traversed field, forest, and bog to discover late spring wildflowers. 

Twenty chestnut trees arrived at the reserve in May for planting in the Yankee Woodlot.