“Time spent among trees is never wasted time.” Katrina Mayer Through the Trees In the Maine Master Naturalist Program, February was about trees. We looked closely at twigs, and how to identify them, learned about bark, ecosystems, taxonomy, and keys. Bark Tree bark has ridges and grooves, long strips, scales, it can be covered in […]

plus a Q&A with Heidi Stemple, author of COUNTING BIRDS Each winter since 2017, my daughters and I have participated in the Christmas Bird Count. This year was no different. After our first year in the CBC as feeder counters, at the end-of-day compilation, we met new birder friends. They happened to have a club […]