Month: January 2004

Discoveries

By Julie Seifert Hog Island has almost always been a part of my life. My journey here started not, like most people, when I was ten or eleven, but when I was seven and I

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Puffins, up close

Michael Forsyth — a sophomore at McIntosh High School in Peachtree City, Georgia — was winner of the 2003 Photo Contest. Taking this photo with my Nikon F2 was part of a rare opportunity to

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Echoes in winter

By Laura Councell Winter has settled in along the Maine Coast with temperatures often falling well below zero. As I stand on the mainland dock nestled up against the boathouse in an effort to block

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Youth and Teen Camps Update

2004 Schedule Register NOW for Summer 2004! Spaces are still available but may not last long, so register by Mail, E-mail or Telephone Today. Youth Camps (ages 10-13) Session I: July 21-30 Session II: August

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The Future of Hog Island

David Klinger represented the “Friends of Hog Island” at the first meeting of the Hog Island Strategic Planning Committee at Maine Audubon Society headquarters in Falmouth on January 19. The panel of Maine and National

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News from Egg Rock

In Puffin Project’s 30th year of working to restore the Egg Rock puffin colony, they tallied a total of 59 breeding pairs – a 13% increase since 2002. Egg Rock researchers, led by supervisor Ellen

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