7/27/25: The Hunt for the Red-breasted Merganser, part 3
The final opportunity to document breeding Red-breasted Mergansers arrives, but events take an unexpected turn with the shifting of the wind.
Category Nature Notes
7/20/25: The Hunt for the Red-breasted Merganser, part 2
The search for mergansers continues and leads to lake isles crowded with colony nesting birds on Maine's largest lake while subsequent efforts are dashed by fickle conditions.
7/13/25: The Hunt for the Red-breasted Merganser, part 1
A noteworthy observation on Moosehead Lake sparks a determined effort to document one of Maine's rarest breeding waterfowl.
7/6/25: Summer Solstice
This episode reflects on the beauty of the summer solstice, celebrating the lush abundance of early summer while acknowledging the quiet turning point toward shorter days and the rhythm of the seasons. This essay, written by Lewis Holmes and read by Pepin Mittelhauser, was originally published in The Observer, an online natural history journal published by Maine Natural History Observatory.
6/29/25: A Discussion with Megan McOsker, part 5
Glen talks with Megan about the changes that she has seen in the ecology of the Gulf of Maine area.
6/22/25: A Discussion with Megan McOsker, part 4
Glen talks with Megan about her work studying whales and their ecology.
6/15/25: A Discussion with Megan McOsker, part 3
Glen talks with Megan about her work as a natural history guide and researcher and becoming a teacher.
6/8/25: A Discussion with Megan McOsker, part 2
Glen talks with Megan about her interdisciplinary and immersive natural history education at College of the Atlantic.
6/1/25: A Discussion with Megan McOsker, part 1
Glen talks with Megan about how her childhood in Rhode Island nurtured her love of natural history and the importance of teaching natural history to everyone.
5/25/25: Shark Alley
Logan Parker explores the evolving presence of sharks in the Gulf of Maine, from childhood memories of touch-tank dogfish to the modern realities of Great White Sharks along Maine’s coast. This episode examines shifting shark populations, seal recovery, and how modern tracking research is reshaping our understanding of these apex predators.