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The 108,000-square-foot medical office building will house a variety of specialty practices from other Maine Medical locations in Portland, South Portland and Scarborough. The center is part of a growing medical campus.
Wells Reserve at Laudholm announces June programs
Portsmouth Herald
Tuesday, June 1, 7-10 a.m.
Bird Banding Demonstration. Visit the bird banding station at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm, where scientists from the Biodiversity Research Institute and the Maine Medical Center Research Institute study bird migration, breeding activities, life spans, and vector ecology. Free with site admission. 342 Laudholm Farm Road, Wells. 207-646-1555 wellsreserve.org
Tuesday, June 1, 10 a.m to 12.p.m
Explore the Shore. The treasures we find on the beach can tell us stories about the land, the ocean, and the beach itself. While strolling Laudholm Beach, we will explore questions about the sand, the wrack line, and found objects. Free with site admission. Register at 207-646-1555 ext 110 or caryn@wellsnerr.org. For more information, wellsreserve.org/calendar
How’s the tick population in Maine this year? “Pretty robust,” says one expert
“It’s not uncommon for people to come out of the woods with 20, 30, 40 ticks at a time” Author: Rob Caldwell Updated: 3:33 PM EDT May 13, 2021
PORTLAND, Maine The ticks arrived early in Maine this spring.
“We actually had adult deer ticks, which were holdovers from last fall, come out around the beginning of March, which is kind of an early time for them to be seen,” says Chuck Lubelczyk, a field biologist and tick expert with the Maine Medical Center Research Institute in Scarborough. “The last two or three weeks American dog ticks have come out in really, really big numbers.”