Forrest Nonconformist: Alumn Rethinks Reforestation
“If you wanted to reforest the Chewonki Farm, you wouldn’t plant trees. You would simply stop mowing. We have all these promising carbon-offset programs, but they are disconnected from reality.” -Forrest Fleischman
Since his early days as a Chewonki camper, student, and staffer in the 1990s and 2000s, Forrest Fleischman has become a leading expert in forest policy and governance. An associate professor in the Department of Forest Resources at the University of Minnesota, Fleischman’s work examines the intersection of scientific knowledge, government expertise, and civic engagement in policy-making and implementation and the outcomes of resulting policies [1]. His ideas have been featured by ProPublica, the BBC, NPR, Science News, and many others.

Squishing Deeper into our Epic Mud Rove Tradition

After 18 Years at Chewonki, Willard Morgan Stepping Down as President, Nancy Kennedy Named Acting President

Chicken-of-the-Woods and Other Marvelous Mushrooms

Our Epic Mud Rove Tradition

Alumna BLOOMs with Bigelow Labs

Congratulations to our Graduating Class!

Catch the Match!

Biomimicry Youth Design Challenge

Earning the (duck) Stamp of Approval

In Loving Memory of David Vieten

Reunited and It Feels So Good

Vegan, Nut Free Pesto

Adorable Baby Animal Alert

Chewonki ABCs from 1934

Watermelon Radishes

Owl In a Day’s Work

UMaine Offers Scholarships for Waypoint Grads

Greetings from the Camp Director

In Memoriam: Bill Edgerton
