August 2022 - Chewonki

Photos: Willard Morgan’s Send-off Celebration

Alumni & Friends, Board and Trustees, Foundation, President's Office, Staff News / By Alexis Grillo

On Tuesday, August 23rd, nearly 100 current and former staff members, alums, and friends joined us on campus to celebrate Willard Morgan’s eighteen years at Chewonki and welcome Nancy Kennedy into the role of Acting President. Read: After 18 Years at Chewonki, Willard Morgan Stepping Down as President, Nancy Kennedy Named Acting President Fifty-six years …

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Forrest Nonconformist: Alumn Rethinks Reforestation

Alumni & Friends, Foundation, Sustainability / By Alexis Grillo

“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

Alumni & Friends, Foundation, Staff News / By Alexis Grillo

Last month we published an article about our epic Mud Rove tradition, and we were excited to hear from several alumni & friends remembering their mud roves in Montsweag Brook. And a few folks told us there was more to the story…

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

Foundation, President's Office / By Cullen McGough

After 18 years at Chewonki, including twelve years as President, Willard Morgan will be stepping down from his role at the end of August. Under Morgan’s leadership, Chewonki has continued its century-long tradition of nature-based education while expanding operations on and off the main campus located on Chewonki Neck in Wiscasset. “The meaningful and joyful …

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Month: August 2022