The Wrack

A walk in the woods is also a meditation on the cycle of life

The reserve's first black tupelo, or blackgum, is identified along the Muskie Trail.

Plankton, pollen, and the tiniest seeds—myriad little things can be a really big deal.

Assessing the Yankee Woodlot with Team Lorax 6+ years after a carefully planned selective harvest.

With heritage apples in vogue, we're curious about the apples in the neglected orchard of old Laudholm Farm.

The Yankee Woodlot Trail & Demonstration Forest was dedicated with a ceremonial watering of a newly planted American Chestnut seedling and a guided hike along the trail.

The ultimate invasive species, the one that has penetrated to every corner of the map, left no waters or winds untouched, and helped all the others spread so quickly, is Homo sapiens.

WELLS, Maine, July 25, 2012  A 34-acre woodlot in Wells is seen as a testing ground for managing timber for long-term gain while maintaining its value for wildlife, clean water, and recreation. The Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve will complete a partial harvest of its Yankee Woodlot this fall while hosting a series of four workshops that will encourage participants to get involved in the process.

The Reserve recently received 12 trees from a nursery in midcoast Maine, thanks to the Maine Forest Service's "Project Canopy." This week, Charles, volunteer Mark Klys, and the AmeriCorps team planted them along the entry road, where they will serve as a wind break and visual buffer.