Somes Meynell Wildlife Sanctuary
The Somes-Meynell Wildlife Sanctuary is dedicated to conservation, research, and education in the Somes Pond-Long Pond watershed and beyond
Important MDI Forest news - Emerald Ash Borer discovered last week in the NW quadrant of MDI, near Indian Point Rd. Maine Forest Service webpage link below as well as bulletin text.
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Maine Forest Service
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 1, 2025
Emerald Ash Borer Confirmed on Mount Desert Island
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and For
The back and forth of early spring: Canada goose pair departing their nightime Marsh refuge through snow flurries this morning. 1st phoebe arrival in the neighborhood this morning as well.
Loons back on Long Pond! I paddled the still icy north end of Long Pond yesterday and found the likely recently returned common loon pair. The two appeared comfortable with each other's close presence which suggests that these two are the male-female territorial pair. They are in slightly different stages of molting to full breeding plumage. Tough to determine which one is the male at this point,
