Somes Meynell Wildlife Sanctuary
(opens in a new tab)The Somes-Meynell Wildlife Sanctuary is dedicated to conservation, research, and education in the Somes Pond-Long Pond watershed and beyond
More leaves came down last night along with 1.7 inches of rain, but we still have color today! We even had thunder and lightning early this morning.
Peak color Ieaves still hanging on around Somes Pond, yesterday late afternoon. A good rainfall is underway this evening with more to come tonight. We'll see how many leaves remain on the branches tomorrow.
We had a great visit with Tuskeegee University students and professors Thursday afternoon at Sanctuary HQ. Wildlife, plant science, environmental studies, pre-veterinary undergrad and grad students were here this past week getting to experience Acadia National Park and the surrounding area thanks to Park staff, Friends of Acadia, and their professors who arrange trips to various parts of the world to broaden student experiences while at the University in Tuskeegee, Alabama. We were fortunate to meet with last year's group as well.We had wide ranging discussions about wildlife studies, jobs in the field, loons (of course), what they had been doing on their week-long visit, and were able to watch an eagle and osprey out on the pond. A couple of the students will likely join us on upcoming loon necropsy review sessions via Zoom.Thanks to ANP Education Coordinator Kate Petrie for arranging our visits with these great students!
