Anyone who has walked in the woods in Maine has at one point come across a wall made of large rocks and stones. Maybe you’ve wondered, what is this doing in the middle of the forest?

Join retired USM sociology professor and Maine Master Naturalist Dr. Cheryl Laz as she expertly narrates a brief history of stonewall building in Maine and New England. Learn about the origins of these walls, their significance to early settlers of the region and how they have impacted the natural history of Maine over time in this latest edition of Assignment: Maine.

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