The Wrack
The Wrack is the Wells Reserve blog.
Why "The Wrack"? In its cycles of ebb and flow, the sea transports a melange of weed, shell, bone, feather, wood, rope, and trash from place to place, then deposits it at the furthest reach of spent surf. This former flotsam is full of interesting stuff for anybody who cares to kneel and take a look. Now and then, the line of wrack reveals a treasure.
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Saco River Estuary Project
| April 25, 2011
About the Project
The goal of this project is to protect the Saco River estuary so it will continue to provide services and values to surrounding communities. Investigators are seeking to understand the effects of increasing coastal development on the health of the Saco River estuary and to identify ways to mitigate those effects. The project's full title is "Sustaining Quality of Place in the Saco River Estuary through Community Based Ecosystem Management."
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Earth Day Reflections
| April 22, 2011Following are a selection of comments that were written in the Reflection Journal at EcoDay last Saturday. Visitors wrote in the journal after completing a self-guided solo walk with various prompts along the trail that encouraged being in touch with Nature. Happy Earth Day! When I close my eyes, I finally heard the birds. (HH) I heard a chickadee and I heard the ocean! I had fun on my b… -
Results: 3rd Laudholm 5K
| April 16, 2011Thanks to all the runners in the 3rd Laudholm 5K. Here are the results.
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Winged Wednesday XXII: Bird of Happiness
| March 30, 2011The avian community at the end of March is not dramatically different than the one that has been around for the past few months, but behaviors have changed. The birds are getting noisier.
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Photos from Winter Wildlife Day
| February 28, 2011It was standing room only at the first live animal presentation during last Thursday's Winter Wildlife Day. Here's a look around the auditorium, where the Center for Wildlife, York County Audubon, and the Wells Reserve teamed up for a successful event.
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Watermark newsletter available for download
| February 23, 2011
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The loss of open space in southern Maine
| February 8, 2011The Woods Hole Research Center, with support from the Wells Reserve, has just put up a series of web pages focused on the loss of open space in southern Maine. Their intent is to slow the pace of development and sprawl that has been rapid in our region over recent decades. The site includes sections on farms and forests, housing density, and impervious surfaces. By showing maps and graphs of both past and projected change, the real and potential landscape changes become easier to grasp.
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Old exhibits new again
| February 1, 2011We are happy to report that the old exhibit pieces that left the Visitor Center a couple of weeks ago are now displayed at the Mildred L. Day School.
