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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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Chicken-of-the-Woods and Other Marvelous Mushrooms

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By Julie Puleio, Big Eddy Assistant Site Manager

Rain promises some of spring’s most welcome gifts. I walk back and forth along the camp road, anticipating. It’s only a matter of time until the annual flush of Chicken of the Woods will greet us with stunning layers of orange and yellow flesh. Found on dead and decaying hardwood species, the old oaks along …

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Our Epic Mud Rove Tradition

Camp Chewonki, Foundation, Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki / By Alexis Grillo

The tide is out, the sky is blue, and a large group of Chewonki participants is gathered at our Waterfront. They toe the line where dry land transitions into squishy brown clay. Some faces tremble with anticipation, others look timidly across the mud expanse, and nearly everyone’s nose twitches (the mud flats produce a strong marine scent).

Alumna BLOOMs with Bigelow Labs

Alumni & Friends, Foundation, Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki / By Alexis Grillo

Congratulations to Maine Coast Semester 67 Alumna, Sophia Kovacs (Morse High School, Bath, ME), who recently completed Bigelow Laboratory’s Keller BLOOM Program. BLOOM (Bigelow Laboratory Orders of Magnitude) is a week-long ocean science-intensive that invites high school juniors to work side-by-side with Bigelow’s marine biologists.

Earning the (duck) Stamp of Approval

Foundation / By Cullen McGough

Last month 17 students at Chewonki Elementary and Middle School received accolades for their entries to the 28th annual Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design program, a collaborative effort between Maine Audubon and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “The Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest is one of our favorite integrated education units, incorporating natural …

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In Loving Memory of David Vieten

Staff News / By Cullen McGough

For the students and campers moving across the beautiful landscape at Chewonki each day, our staff and faculty are familiar faces, but they are not the only members of our community. We also treasure the spouses, partners, and children who live in residence and add so much to the vibrant life on Chewonki neck. This …

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Reunited and It Feels So Good

Alumni & Friends, Foundation / By Alexis Grillo

Last Wednesday, Chewonki Alumni & Friends gathered at Lamplighter Brewing’s newest taproom to happily celebrate spring’s return, rekindle relationships, and sample Lamplighter’s yummy beers and charcuterie boards. The festive occasion – our first since the onset of Covid – was attended by over 40 alumni and former staff members.

Year: 2022