The Wrack

The Wells Reserve has studied fish habitat, identified pollution sources, educated residents about riverine and estuarine ecology, and helped protect land in the York River watershed.

With a camera and a computer you have everything you need to monitor habitat change over time at the Wells Reserve.

The Marine Invader Monitoring and Information Collaborative (MIMIC) is a network of trained volunteers, scientists, and state and federal workers who monitor marine invasive species along the Gulf of Maine. The Wells Reserve coordinates Maine's program.

Last Friday a science team marched to Wells Harbor and began a rapid assessment of marine invertebrates on and around the dock.

The Wells Reserve is a prime destination for lots of different reasons.

Here's a question: Do artificial substrates favor non-indigenous fouling species over natives?