Those living in the Gulf of Maine region may be interested in my cover story in the current issue of Down East magazine, "Nature's Refuge."The piece describes the challenges facing a little-known federal entity -- the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge -- which has played a central role in helping puffins, terns, and other seabirds regain a foothold by protecting the islands they breed on. Much of the work is done on a shoestring budget and in collaboration with other charitable organizations.
Factoid of the Day: among the fifty island currently in the refuge's possession is Seal Island, a former military gunnery range still contaminated with unexploded bombs and artillery shells. Another, Machias Seal Island, is claimed and occupied by Canada.
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