Tag Glen Featured

Harlequin Ducks in Jericho Bay

In the 1990s, research indicated that Jericho Bay was the single largest wintering location for Harlequin Ducks in Eastern North America, but the latest research suggests this is no longer the case.

Wildflowers of Maine Islands

This book is the result of decades of published and unpublished plant inventories of Maine islands made by numerous botanists, my 25 years of plant inventories along the Maine coast, and assessment of thousands of plant collections preserved in various herbaria.

Sedges of Maine: A Field Guide to Cyperaceae

The sedge family is frequently considered by professional and amateur botanists alike to be one of the most challenging groups of plants to study. This unflattering reputation is due in large part to the vast number of sedge species not only in Maine but also throughout the United States and Canada.

Grasses and Rushes of Maine

This guide is an identification manual for all grass and rush species currently found in the state of Maine.

The Plants of Baxter State Park

Maine’s Baxter State Park is one of the most ecologically diverse and beautiful protected sites in the Northeastern United States. The Plants of Baxter State Park presents scientific descriptions of 857 plant species.

Coastal Plant Inventories

The Observatory has conducted plant inventories on over 75 islands along the coast of Maine and counting. This project aims to improve understanding of plant abundance and distribution on Maine’s coastal islands and set down baseline data. The maps and…

The Plants of Acadia National Park

Building on the data collected by Dr. Craig Green of College of the Atlantic, The Plants of Acadia National Park was published in 2010 - the first field guide of its kind for the area. 

Island Plants Map

    To our knowledge, this is the most comprehensive snapshot of what is known about plant distribution on Maine islands available at this time. About the Map This map is the culmination of decades of Maine island vascular plant…

Seaweeds of Maine

Although numerous marine species depend on seaweeds for food and shelter, seaweeds in Maine are chronically understudied. Very little is known about which seaweed species are in Maine, if any of them are endangered, and the distribution of invasive species. …