Nature Notes: A Maine Naturalist Afield 8/16/26: Surveying Plants on Maine Islands, Part 1

WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives · Aug 16, 2026 · 5m

Host: Glen Mittelhauser Producers: Glen Mittelhauser and Daaby Tingle Glen begins a multi-day botanical inventory of Little Spruce Island off the coast of Downeast Maine. He describes the logistics of reaching remote islands, the slow pace of searching for plants, and why botanists rely on scientific names to accurately document the diversity they find. More information about Maine Natural History Observatory can be found on our website at mainenaturalhistory.org/. About the hosts: Glen Mittelhauser founded Maine Natural History Observatory (MNHO) in 2003 to fill the need for an organization…