Vernal Equinox

The vernal equinox is Mother Nature’s way of keeping time, balancing the forces of cold and dark with warmth and light.

Weekly Notes ~ Record Cold

February saw record cold temperatures and significant snowfall across much of the State of Maine, now we can enjoy the snow-melt into spring.

Weekly Notes ~ Twilight

Twilight, that time between night and day when the sun is below the horizon.

Weekly Notes ~ Bird Language

Nature’s creatures pushing forward as the ice and snow lingers in the north, blood moon and bird language hints at spring.

Weekly Notes ~ Phenomena of Phenology

Patience and persistence are found in studying the phenomena of phenology in nature’s ways.

Weekly Notes ~ Gulf of Maine Watershed

Where will all the snow go? Into the Gulf of Maine watershed, that’s where!

Weekly Notes ~ Cycles in Nature

Earth is turning, snow is melting, birds are migrating, March is month to observe the cycles in nature.

Weekly Notes ~ January 2014

Winter weather roller coaster ride, LD 297, and observations from the field for the month of January 2014.

Weekly Notes ~ Bear Cub

Dawn Brown from Second Chance Wildlife Rehabilitation documents the development of three yearling bear cubs ready to return to the wild.

Friends of Baxter State Park Youth Leadership

Youth Leadership applications due at Friends of Baxter State Park