Mount Desert Islander reviews Baxter State Park plant guide
Mount Desert Islander published a review of “The Plants of Baxter State Park.” The guide includes scientific descriptions of 857 plant species documented in the park, organized with useful keys and illustrated with 2,000 color photos. Glen Mittelhauser, executive director for Maine Natural History Observatory, is lead author of the guide that was co-written with seven others, including Alison Dibble, an assistant research professor at UMaine. The guide is published by the University of Maine Press in association with Baxter State Park, Friends of Baxter State Park and Maine Natural History Observatory. “While there is no substitute for spending time in Baxter State Park and reveling in its outstanding natural beauty and pristine surroundings, reading about it, learning about it and gaining a deeper appreciation for all that it preserves is the next best thing,” the reporter wrote. “And for that, there’s no substitute for picking up a copy of ‘The Plants of Baxter State Park.’” The Ellsworth American also published the review.