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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Wells Harbor paddle
| June 21, 2007Tin and I had been trying to find time for a paddle for months. Despite the threat of thunderstorms all day, yesterday was the day. We both showed up to work here at the Reserve, our cars each donning kayaks on racks. The weather threatened all day but the storms never materialized. Four o'clock came and off we went.? Within a few short minutes we pulled into Wells Harbor, unloaded our boats and were afloat… -
Teleost Tuesday: Harbor Fishes Part 2, Juveniles
Spanning over the subtidal zone, harbor docks make convenient places to see fish in their natural setting. And fussing with fishing gear isnt even necessary.
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Everywhere you look...
| June 6, 2007 | Filed under: Program Activities
The Wells Reserve is a prime destination for lots of different reasons.
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Teleost Tuesday: Shadbush
| May 15, 2007 | Filed under: Observations
James Dochtermann
The shadbush bloom can be a natural signal that shad are running in local rivers.
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Tin Smith receives Land Heritage Award
| May 8, 2007Last Saturday (May 5) at the Maine Land Conservation Conference, Stewardship Coordinator Tin Smith was presented with the Land Heritage Award to honor well over two decades of service to conservation in Maine.
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Patriot's Day Storm is No Picnic
| April 17, 2007
The Wells Reserve weathered the Patriot's Day storm rather well. Manager Paul Dest reports these effects: -
Land conservationists benefit from Wells Reserve mapping
| March 5, 2007The Wells Reserve's mapping and conservation work is at the heart of today's Portland Press Herald story by Seth Harkness Project aims to fill gap in conservation of land.
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Teleost Tuesday: Harbor Fish Part 1, Cunner
Wells Harbor is a fantastic place to see local species of fish. Its wooden piers and docks provide human access above a subtidal zone (a place that never fully drains during low tide) and often 'harbors' schools of juvenile and adult fishes. The pilings and docks provide structure for many species of plants and animals that attach themselves to the substrate and provide habitat for many invertebrate species, amphipods and copepods in particular, which find shelter within this "fouling" community
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Winged Wednesday XIV: Sightings Log
| January 24, 2007The Wells Reserve Visitor Center has kept a wildlife sightings log for at least a decade. While updating the form today (it's now labeled Nature Observations), I pulled out the stack of sheets that have accumulated since May 1996. Birds dominate visitors' sightings, though deer, weasel, garter snake, otter, praying mantis, mosquito, and other animals found their way in, too. How reliable are those bi…
