Transportation to Port Clyde provided. Bring proper footwear for hiking 4 to 5 miles.
Some trails are rocky and steep.
The first European explorers established fishing stations on the island in the 1600's, and a small fleet of fishing boats remain active today. Much of the island was deforested in the 1700's and 1800's for pastures and sheep grazing. After agricultural abandonment around 1900, spruce forests reclaimed the island. A major difference between diseased and healthy sites is the presence of downed woody material. Bill Livingston will lead discussions on dwarf mistletoe and the possible relationships between previous land use history and disease development.