Sara Wright

Central and Western Maine News

The Ecology of Bark Shark sliver clouds raced over the horizon. Temperatures were in the forties when my dogs and I took an unfamiliar trail that had been packed down by machines. It is mid – February – I note that the buds on trees and bushes are already swollen and have been for about 10 days. Not a good thing. Wandering among […]

Wildlife used to be abundant here in the hollow. Unfortunately in recent years, fewer and fewer animals move through this property, or live here year-round. I suspect that because this parcel of land is sandwiched between others that have been decimated by logging or clearing, the animals can’t find…

Partridgeberry and other ground covers During the spring, summer, and fall I take to the woods, and last year I spent more time in other forests than ever before, researching whatever caught my attention. This penchant of mine is absolutely the best part of being a naturalist/ecologist/generalist. I…