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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.

  • Sanford Students to the Sea outdoor classroom

    | November 8, 2010 | Filed under: News
    Sanford Institution for Savings release dated November 8, 2010 Sanford Junior High students are getting a chance to explore estuaries, beaches, and other coastal habitats thanks to a new partnership formed by Sanford Institution for Savings (SIS), the Sanford School Department, Laudholm Trust, and the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve. This fall, the Sanford Students to the Sea outd…
  • Teacher Testimonials

    | November 8, 2010
  • Donald & Lillian Stokes attract large crowd

    | November 4, 2010
    Donald and Lillian Stokes attracted 68 people to the Wells Reserve at Laudholm?last night for their presentation, "You, Birds, and Birding". The Stokes?provided a behind the scenes?account of?the development of?their field guides, and describ…
  • Welcome, Wisconsin

    | October 29, 2010 | Filed under: News

    It's official: Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve

  • Punkinfiddle fruits and veggies

    | October 7, 2010

    Culinary carving at PunkinfiddlePumpkins and apples, those celebrated autumn fruits, have always been featured at Punkinfiddle. This year, a 900-pound pumpkin got two facelifts from Mr. Auger and his assistant, while four crates of apples went through the grinder and press. Not far away, two culinary carvers cut potatoes, eggplants, squashes, carrots, and other veggies to cook up some pretty silly sculptures.

  • 2010 Laudholm 5K in pictures

    | September 28, 2010

    Runners receiving instructions at 2010 Laudholm 5K

    Bob Winn instructs the runners about the course before the start of the second Laudholm 5K Trail Run.

  • 2010 Laudholm 5K Results

    Wells Reserve Contributor | September 28, 2010

    The second Laudholm 5K Trail Run took place on Sunday morning, September 26. Congratulations and thank you to the 96 runners who took part. Here are the results.

  • Did Laudholm cause the Facebook crash?

    | September 23, 2010
    Just a few minutes after we sent out our email newsletter asking readers to RSVP for this weekend's events via Facebook, the social networking site became unavailable. Was it…
  • Shoreline zoning and estuary health boat trip

    | September 15, 2010
    This summer, the Wells Reserve and the University of New England sponsored two trips on the Saco River, bringing stakeholders together to talk about research findings from the first year of our collaborative project. Thanks to Tin and Jeremy for piloting the boat and to Michele for providing research findings and posing some hard questions about shoreland zoning. We had a good cross section of stakeholders …
  • Dedication Day

    | August 31, 2010 | Filed under: Culture

    August 31, 1986, was for celebrating the new Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve.