Nature Notes: A Maine Naturalist Afield 9/21/25: Sailing the Maine Coast, part 4

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives · Sep 21, 2025 · 6m

Host/Producer: Glen Mittelhauser As Glen sails past Roberts and Brimstone Islands south of Vinalhaven, he reflects on decades of baseline research in collaboration with Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge—mapping vegetation, inventorying plants, and surveying birds to track long-term ecological change. Along the way, he shares the challenges of island fieldwork, a close puffin sighting far from a breeding colony, and the occasional mishap with lobster buoys. More information about Maine Natural History can be found at mainenaturalhistory.org. About the hosts: Glen Mittelhauser…