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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Quilt day
| January 19, 2007Yesterday was Quilt Day, an annual event bringing together a congenial group of cutters and stitchers to prepare pieces for the quilt that will be raffled at September's "crafts festival. It's customary for those who have a hand in the work to sign a piece of fabric that is later attached to the finished quilt. Thirty-three people contributed during the 5-hour session in Mather Auditorium. Lynn Jourdan coor… -
Winged Wednesday XIII: Quantity
| January 10, 2007 | Filed under: Observations
Quantity over quality?
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Teleost Tuesday
| January 2, 2007What's a teleost? Let's see what Wikipedia has to offer...
Teleostei is one of three infraclasses in class Actinopterygii, the ray-finned fishes. This diverse group, which arose in the Triassic period, includes 20,000 extant species in about 40 orders. The other two infraclasses, Holostei and Chondrostei, are paraphyletic.
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Winged Wednesday XII: 99 Common Birds
| December 27, 2006I've made checkmarks on a copy of "99 Common Birds," our brochure listing the most expected species at the Wells Reserve, and although my Reserve bird list for 2006 contains 106 species, I only got 80 of the 99 "common" ones. While I saw some tricky species? Snow Goose, Tricolored Heron, Laughing Gull, Fish Crow, Field Sparrow I missed some that point to holes in my coverage and make me wonder if I simpl… -
Managing habitat for cottontails
| December 14, 2006In an effort to increase habitat for the New England cottontail rabbit, today the Reserve brought in a hydro-ax supplied by the USFWS Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge. The machine felled some 10 acres of young alder stands in one day, forcing the areas … -
New Education Coordinator appointed at Wells Reserve
| October 31, 2006We're pleased to share the news that Sarah Jolly is the new Education Coordinator for the Wells Reserve. Sarah joined the Reserve in March 2005 as an environmental educator and has been responsible for a range of interpretive education programs. During this time, she worked closely and effectively with her predecessor, Laura Lubelczyk. Sarah has a degree in biology from Earlham College and a master's degree… -
Teleost Tuesday: Fish of Frost
| October 31, 2006 | Filed under: Observations
James Dochtermann
The Atlantic tomcod is a hardy, year-round inhabitant that never abandons its home for the promise of warmer water.
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We have our winner!
| October 2, 2006Dana Fischer of Portland was the lucky winner of our 2006 kayak raffle. His daughter Eve came to the Reserve today with her mom and enjoyed giving the kayak a "dry run" out on the Laudholm lawn. Congratulations, Fischer family! The kayak raffle, for an O… -
Migrating swallows
| August 29, 2006Hundreds of swallows coursed over Laudholm Beach today, swarming to the dunes and back in a mass oblivious to an onlooker. They were mostly Tree Swallows, with a few Barns and fewer Banks/Rough-wingeds mixed in. … -
Roof Gets the Treatment
| August 16, 2006 | Filed under: Observations
The farmhouse shingles get a fresh coat of sealant.
