Every year at this time, I look forward to seeing the Perseid meteor showers. It’s a stellar summer event that comes at a time of year when it is usually warm at night and an opportunity to get out either for a walk or on the water to see what look like stars falling from […]
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The Recycle Bin: Travel lightly on Earth
Transportation causes 27% of U.S. global warming increase, but in Maine, with few public transit systems and large distances between small towns, research for the Maine Climate Council showed that transportation causes 47% of Maine’s climate warming. Maine Department of Transportation, towns and cities must continue to innovate with reducing vehicle miles traveled and making […]
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: Exploring Branch Pond
Exploring Maine’s many small lakes and ponds can be very stimulating outdoor adventures. In recent years, my wife, Nancy, and I have endeavored to add that activity to our paddling agenda. Small narrow bodies of water with numerous islands, coves and inlets that are habitats for a variety of birds and wildlife are particularly appealing […]
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Intertidal: Fluke or flounder? Consider the season and their eyes when identifying these flatfish
Etymology has always been a nerdy fascination of mine. Maybe it’s because I took Latin for seven years starting in the sixth grade. I discovered that maybe it wasn’t the smartest idea when I tried to take a spoken language for the first time in college and didn’t exactly pass my first conversation class. So, […]
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Local students’ science experiment headed from Brunswick to stratosphere
Middle school students at St. John’s Catholic School in Brunswick will be analyzing flight data based on an experiment they created when the Airbus Perlan Mission II heads to 90,000 feet this fall. “It’s amazing that an experiment they built is on the flight,” Karin Paquin, a science teacher at St. John’s, said in a […]
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: Austin Stream rocks
Every cloud has a silver lining. Given the rainy, foggy, humid weather we’ve experienced over the past month, that’s likely an adage many find difficult to embrace. However, there has indeed been a silver lining for one group: whitewater boaters. For several weeks, the rivers and streams have been raging. For many paddlers, choosing from […]
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BoomerTECH Adventures: Summer adventures and your phone
Summer in Maine is a great time to get outside for hiking, camping, cycling and boating. Our phones are wonderful ways to find information for planning activities online, getting directions via maps, capturing images and communicating with one another before, during and after summer adventures. Protecting your phone from the rigors of outdoor activities is […]
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Intertidal: Triboluminescence rocks — a lesson on a different kind of light
Pulling together the themes of glowing ocean creatures from last week and coastal geology from the week prior, this week’s topic is glowing rocks. Obviously, the rocks didn’t eat glowing dinoflagellates, as was my hypothesized explanation for the creatures I saw on the sand one night. In fact, these rocks wouldn’t be visible at all […]
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Your Land: ‘Bear in Mind’ — a note from a neighbor bear
August is typically blueberry infused — pancakes, muffins, pies; your list is as long as mine, I’m sure. But last spring’s late freeze has muted this summer’s berry harvest, and in its blue absence, I’ve been thinking about one of its other dependents: bears, a lifelong favorite animal. Even the casual scanner of news will […]
