Carly Eakin – PhD Researcher, University of Maine; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology “They’re not so bad…if you wear gloves.” – Carly E. “Yum!” – Laura B. “Argh!  Bugs are attacking me for no reason all the time!” – Zach B. […]

A Barred Owl skims the surface of a vernal pool. Perhaps this owl caught a meal from the pool. Photo credit: Pools and People Trail Camera Samantha Mpcgarrigle, Undergraduate Research Assistant, University of Maine; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology; Undergraduate, Unity College Carly Eakin, PhD Researcher, University of [...]

A Unisexual Salamander caught in a dip net. These salamanders are visually similar to Blue-Spotted Salamanders. Kris Hoffmann, Graduate Researcher, University of Maine I get a lot of puzzled looks when I tell people I study Unisexual Salamanders. Many Mainers know of Blue-Spotted Salamanders, and some folks have [...]

Mitchell Jones, PhD student, University of Maine The Bangor Municipal Golf Course is one of two Audubon Sanctuary courses in Maine. This certification acknowledges steps taken by the course to protect the environment by reducing environmental impact. Examples include reducing the use of fertilizers and pesticides, reduction of mowed areas, and identifying [...]

Lydia Kifner, MS Student; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering When working on water chemistry it is very easy to become absorbed in minute interactions and small-scale consequences, and forget about the larger ecosystems where these reactions take place. By working with an interdisciplinary team I am reminded every day to think [...]