{"id":4218,"date":"2024-04-05T14:49:48","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T18:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/?page_id=4218"},"modified":"2025-06-19T21:37:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T01:37:47","slug":"spire-2024-issue","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/spire-2024-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Spire 2024 Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_02ba8e-e6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_02ba8e-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_02ba8e-e6\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_02ba8e-e6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_02ba8e-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_02ba8e-e6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_02ba8e-e6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_02ba8e-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_02ba8e-e6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading4218_02ba8e-e6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_02ba8e-e6\"><em>Spire<\/em> 2024 Issue<\/h1>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image4218_3ae2e7-74 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image4218_3ae2e7-74\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"725\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/Spire-2023-2024-Cover_4a-725x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Spire 2024 Cover, painting of a moose near water\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-4481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/Spire-2023-2024-Cover_4a-725x1024.jpg 725w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/Spire-2023-2024-Cover_4a-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/Spire-2023-2024-Cover_4a-768x1084.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/Spire-2023-2024-Cover_4a-1088x1536.jpg 1088w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/Spire-2023-2024-Cover_4a-1451x2048.jpg 1451w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/Spire-2023-2024-Cover_4a-99x140.jpg 99w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/Spire-2023-2024-Cover_4a-317x448.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/Spire-2023-2024-Cover_4a-423x597.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/Spire-2023-2024-Cover_4a-634x895.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/Spire-2023-2024-Cover_4a-846x1194.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/Spire-2023-2024-Cover_4a-951x1343.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/Spire-2023-2024-Cover_4a-1268x1790.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/Spire-2023-2024-Cover_4a-scaled.jpg 1813w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,725px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4218_a1f9a8-fa .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4218_a1f9a8-fa .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div 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class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2016\/09\/Spire-Logo-CMYK-2C-e1475871154278.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"163\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-24\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h2 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">A Letter From the Editor<\/h2><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\"><strong>Cora Saddler<br><\/strong>Welcome to Spire&#8217;s eigth issue! We are ecstatic to announce Caitlyn Dauphinee as the winner of this year&#8217;s cover design contest. Her brightly colored collage, &#8220;The Lakeside Local&#8221;, is interspersed with whimsical texture and shape and acts as a gentle reminder of the playfulness of the natural world. Whether that be the soft slopes of snow sliding down the mountain side or a certain lakeside local playing hide and seek in the foliage, this year&#8217;s cover embodies the joy of nature and its simple pleasures. This issue, whose submissions range across many different fields and forms, highlight this community&#8217;s emotional and intellectual appreciation for the wonders of Maine and the flora and fauna within it. Carefully crafted by Mainers new and old, each poem, art, photo, and essay demonstrates a great sentiment for the beauty of Maine and becomes, in its own way, a collective call for its continued conservation and sustainability for years to come. <br><strong><em>Click to continue reading&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4218_eb981c-ef .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4218_eb981c-ef .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-4218_eb981c-ef\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4218_ac5011-f9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4218_ac5011-f9 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id4218_ac5011-f9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id4218_ac5011-f9{background-color:rgba(115,153,190,0.25);}.kb-row-layout-id4218_ac5011-f9 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4218_ac5011-f9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id4218_ac5011-f9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id4218_ac5011-f9 alignnone kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-middle\">\n<style>.kadence-column4218_988a23-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);}.kadence-column4218_988a23-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4218_988a23-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4218_988a23-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4218_988a23-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4218_988a23-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4218_988a23-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#ffffff;}.kadence-column4218_988a23-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4218_988a23-e8{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4218_988a23-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4218_988a23-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4218_988a23-e8\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_ecc386-7b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_ecc386-7b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_ecc386-7b\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_ecc386-7b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_ecc386-7b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_ecc386-7b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_ecc386-7b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_ecc386-7b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_ecc386-7b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading4218_ecc386-7b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_ecc386-7b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2024\/04\/03\/lebouef\/\">Forest Fire<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Finlee LeBouef<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image4218_871dfd-81 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image4218_871dfd-81\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/Mo-Xiaoxue-_Four-Seasons-of-the-Wild-Blueberry-Land-in-Maine_-Winter_resized-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-4379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/Mo-Xiaoxue-_Four-Seasons-of-the-Wild-Blueberry-Land-in-Maine_-Winter_resized-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/Mo-Xiaoxue-_Four-Seasons-of-the-Wild-Blueberry-Land-in-Maine_-Winter_resized-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption>Photo by Mo XiaoXue<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">It\u2019s October again<br><br>the whole world sighing into itself, breathing out sunset&nbsp;<br><br>orange red and yellow swaying aspens, dancing in clouds brought down to earth.<br><br>Fall doesn&#8217;t look like where I grew up.<br><br>It looks like long rolling plains fading from green to brown,<br><br>like a grass blanket skyline,<br><br>like snowmelt rivers changing&nbsp;<br><br>from white water rough to sleepy winter winding.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2024\/04\/03\/lebouef\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column4218_bed0e2-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);}.kadence-column4218_bed0e2-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4218_bed0e2-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4218_bed0e2-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4218_bed0e2-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4218_bed0e2-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4218_bed0e2-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#ffffff;}.kadence-column4218_bed0e2-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4218_bed0e2-78{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4218_bed0e2-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4218_bed0e2-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4218_bed0e2-78\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_6af14c-c2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_6af14c-c2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_6af14c-c2\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_6af14c-c2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_6af14c-c2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_6af14c-c2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_6af14c-c2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_6af14c-c2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_6af14c-c2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading4218_6af14c-c2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_6af14c-c2\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2024\/04\/01\/prevost\/\">We, the impossible seeds of life<\/a><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Nola Prevost&nbsp;<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image4218_12d8df-06 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image4218_12d8df-06\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/Saddler-Cora-_Bog-Walk_4_resized-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-4383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/Saddler-Cora-_Bog-Walk_4_resized-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/Saddler-Cora-_Bog-Walk_4_resized-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption>Photo by Cora Saddler<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">We, the impossible seeds of life,<br>We Sing tales of days past<br>As if it is not the present<br>We are hoping to serenade.<br><br>And We, the stewards of the land,<br>We Sail over great bodies<br>As if it is not our own brethren<br>In the shadow of the hull.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2024\/04\/01\/prevost\/\">Continue Reading<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4218_c4fbf6-bc .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4218_c4fbf6-bc .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-4218_c4fbf6-bc\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4218_fdc4d9-7c > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4218_fdc4d9-7c > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id4218_fdc4d9-7c > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 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1024px){.kadence-column4218_e93018-2d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4218_e93018-2d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4218_e93018-2d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2024\/04\/05\/abstracts\/\">Abstract(s)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong>Alice M. Hotopp, Bailey P. McLaughlin, Hannah N. Mittelstaedt, Melanie B. Prentice<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Scientific writing aims to stand objectively \u2013 to distance the ecologist from the ecology. Here we begin with, and then break from, the standard format of a scientific Abstract (the brief summary of a research paper). As students and practitioners of ecology, we shed the norms of scientific writing to more expansively explore what our research teaches us about connections between the natural world and ourselves.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2024\/04\/05\/abstracts\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column4218_e30ddc-10 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);}.kadence-column4218_e30ddc-10 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4218_e30ddc-10 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4218_e30ddc-10 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4218_e30ddc-10 > 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62vw,1978px\" \/><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-color-wrapper\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-color\"><\/div><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2024\/04\/09\/dauphinee\/\" class=\"kt-imageoverlay-link\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-message kt-over-substyle-visible kt-over-valign-bottom kt-over-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-inner\"><h2 class=\"image-overlay-title\">The Lakeside Local<\/h2><h5 class=\"image-overlay-subtitle\">Caitlyn Dauphinee<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column4218_9b8f40-59 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);}.kadence-column4218_9b8f40-59 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4218_9b8f40-59 > 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class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_c33af8-b8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_c33af8-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_c33af8-b8\"]{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_c33af8-b8 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_c33af8-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_c33af8-b8\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_c33af8-b8 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_c33af8-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_c33af8-b8\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading4218_c33af8-b8 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_c33af8-b8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2024\/04\/05\/gordesky-hooper-2\/\">Carbon Debt Trading<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Tovin Gordesky-Hooper<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Many market-based climate solutions try to avoid the slow pace of international climate agreements. Unfortunately, market-based solutions often ignore and exacerbate existing social problems (Ciplet &amp; Roberts, 2017, 148). Carbon pricing systems can be an important piece of the puzzle for solving climate change. However, the most popular pricing system, cap and trade, has issues with fairness and impact. Cap and trade is a pricing system where corporations get allowances to pollute, which they can trade. The allowances have value, since polluters are limited to a certain amount of total emissions. The impact of cap and trade could be improved by charging debts rather than giving allowances to polluting corporations. Then, the money could be sent to the communities where the pollution is occurring. This would benefit the communities that are affected by the carbon-intensive industries. This improved system could be less politically feasible since it goes against powerful corporate interests. However, it<br>will be stable since it will create a base of people whose jobs depend on this policy.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2024\/04\/05\/gordesky-hooper-2\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4218_d2d38c-36 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4218_d2d38c-36 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-4218_d2d38c-36\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4218_839b4f-51 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4218_839b4f-51 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id4218_839b4f-51 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(65% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(35% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id4218_839b4f-51{background-color:rgba(115,153,190,0.25);}.kb-row-layout-id4218_839b4f-51 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4218_839b4f-51 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id4218_839b4f-51 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id4218_839b4f-51 alignnone kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-middle\">\n<style>.kadence-column4218_d283ac-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);}.kadence-column4218_d283ac-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4218_d283ac-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4218_d283ac-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4218_d283ac-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4218_d283ac-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4218_d283ac-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#ffffff;}.kadence-column4218_d283ac-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4218_d283ac-02{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4218_d283ac-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4218_d283ac-02 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4218_d283ac-02\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2024\/04\/03\/box\/\">Imposter Forestry<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Olivia Box<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">A few years ago, I was standing in the middle of an 11-acre clearcut, hidden amidst the woods of Vermont. It was a small harvest, but it stretched on like an open wound. A few foresters were leading this tour, discussing the cut\u2014how many trees they took, why, and what will grow back.&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2024\/04\/03\/box\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column4218_713bf1-fa > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);}.kadence-column4218_713bf1-fa > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4218_713bf1-fa > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4218_713bf1-fa > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4218_713bf1-fa > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4218_713bf1-fa > .kt-inside-inner-col > 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href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2024\/04\/03\/schlett\/\" class=\"kt-imageoverlay-link\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-message kt-over-substyle-visible kt-over-valign-bottom kt-over-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-inner\"><h2 class=\"image-overlay-title\">The Pulse of the Future is Mother Nature<\/h2><h5 class=\"image-overlay-subtitle\">Evalynn Schlett<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4218_c24c24-59 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4218_c24c24-59 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-4218_c24c24-59\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4218_7e9b45-71 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4218_7e9b45-71 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id4218_7e9b45-71 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(65% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(35% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id4218_7e9b45-71{background-color:rgba(115,153,190,0.25);}.kb-row-layout-id4218_7e9b45-71 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4218_7e9b45-71 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id4218_7e9b45-71 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id4218_7e9b45-71 alignnone kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-middle\">\n<style>.kadence-column4218_2ef904-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);}.kadence-column4218_2ef904-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4218_2ef904-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4218_2ef904-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4218_2ef904-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4218_2ef904-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4218_2ef904-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#ffffff;}.kadence-column4218_2ef904-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4218_2ef904-f4{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4218_2ef904-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4218_2ef904-f4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4218_2ef904-f4\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2024\/04\/05\/delaney\/\">I Can Be a Drop<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Sara Delaney<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image4218_b0a8cc-d0 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image4218_b0a8cc-d0\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/2023K_Blinded_resized-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-4291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/2023K_Blinded_resized-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/2023K_Blinded_resized-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">The rain came down heavy during the night, a comforting sound on the roof.&nbsp;<br><br>We were sleeping at a friend\u2019s \u201ccamp\u201d &#8211; up in the north of Maine, Millinocket.&nbsp;<br><br>It was quiet there, peaceful. The little houses were right on the lakeshore.&nbsp;<br><br>Large long lakes that connected, diverged, plenty of space for swimmers, canoers, fishers, people sitting and looking and chatting.&nbsp;<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2024\/04\/05\/delaney\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column4218_ce8357-99 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);}.kadence-column4218_ce8357-99 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4218_ce8357-99 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4218_ce8357-99 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4218_ce8357-99 > 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846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/Tidal-Paddle_Resized-951x1268.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/Tidal-Paddle_Resized-1268x1690.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1921px\" \/><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-color-wrapper\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-color\"><\/div><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2024\/04\/03\/reading\/\" class=\"kt-imageoverlay-link\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-message kt-over-substyle-visible kt-over-valign-bottom kt-over-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-inner\"><h2 class=\"image-overlay-title\">Photography Series: Waste Water<\/h2><h5 class=\"image-overlay-subtitle\">Mariah Reading<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column4218_a848ba-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);}.kadence-column4218_a848ba-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4218_a848ba-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4218_a848ba-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4218_a848ba-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4218_a848ba-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4218_a848ba-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#ffffff;}.kadence-column4218_a848ba-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4218_a848ba-25{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4218_a848ba-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4218_a848ba-25 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4218_a848ba-25\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Poetry Series: Stillwater River; Child of the Leaves<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chris Gardner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image4218_197454-45 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image4218_197454-45\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/Ralh-Carly-_Schoodic-Peninsula_-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-4403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/Ralh-Carly-_Schoodic-Peninsula_-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/Ralh-Carly-_Schoodic-Peninsula_-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption>Photo by Carly Ralh<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">I\u2019m looking out now<br><br>I\u2019m trying not to&nbsp;<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;look in&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at the Stillwater silhouette&nbsp;<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;still water<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;just still&nbsp;<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;listening to Canadian geese too late who<br><br>have missed their moment and wait for it<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to come back&nbsp;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2024\/04\/05\/gardner-2\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4218_bd8d60-b2 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4218_bd8d60-b2 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-4218_bd8d60-b2\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4218_3621b4-e7 > 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4218_2cda66-9f > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4218_2cda66-9f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4218_2cda66-9f > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4218_2cda66-9f > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#ffffff;}.kadence-column4218_2cda66-9f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4218_2cda66-9f{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4218_2cda66-9f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4218_2cda66-9f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4218_2cda66-9f\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_4b7d84-1d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_4b7d84-1d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_4b7d84-1d\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_4b7d84-1d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_4b7d84-1d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_4b7d84-1d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_4b7d84-1d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_4b7d84-1d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_4b7d84-1d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading4218_4b7d84-1d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_4b7d84-1d\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2024\/04\/03\/st-claire\/\">Poetry Series: Five Haiku Sequences<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Joshua St. Claire<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">the Angelus<br><br>a chickadee pecks<br><br>through sillion<br><br>Decoration Day<br><br>another year without<br><br>the scent of lilacs<br><br><br>robin\u2019s nest<br><br>a cowbird flings down<br><br>the sky<br><br><br>Paschal Moon<br><br>at the feet of St. Teresa<br><br>fleabane<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2024\/04\/03\/st-claire\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column4218_d5b1b2-29 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);}.kadence-column4218_d5b1b2-29 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4218_d5b1b2-29 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4218_d5b1b2-29 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4218_d5b1b2-29 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4218_d5b1b2-29 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4218_d5b1b2-29 > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#ffffff;}.kadence-column4218_d5b1b2-29 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4218_d5b1b2-29{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4218_d5b1b2-29 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4218_d5b1b2-29 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4218_d5b1b2-29\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_ce8e30-e2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_ce8e30-e2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_ce8e30-e2\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_ce8e30-e2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_ce8e30-e2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_ce8e30-e2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_ce8e30-e2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_ce8e30-e2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_ce8e30-e2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading4218_ce8e30-e2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_ce8e30-e2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2024\/02\/01\/rinehart\/\">Poetry Series: From the Riverbed; The Sculptor<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Emerson Rinehart<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">If you did not hear me<br>Crying out against time,<br>Come to this shady stream side.<br><br>If you never saw me<br>Throw sand against wind,<br>Stand by this mound of stone.<br><br>And if you never found me<br>Fighting my one barren battle,<br>Reach and pick fruit from my tree.<br>In this kind curse you are given,<br>Over lands still paled by our scars,<br><br>Hear the passion that ceaselessly screams.<br>Find rebellious fire<br>In the hearth of desire<br>And the song to lull you to sleep.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2024\/02\/01\/rinehart\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column4218_4d12ec-61 > 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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_870139-47 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_870139-47[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_870139-47\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading4218_870139-47 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_870139-47\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2024\/04\/05\/read-2\/\">Poetry Series: Today; (my) Exploit; Your Blue-Move<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Sydney Read<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Remember your hands, gentle burrower.&nbsp;<br><br>Return them to the earth\u2014<br><br>yes, that there, the dirt!&nbsp;<br><br>The patch below your window will do.&nbsp;<br><br>You, creature! You, friend to worms!<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2024\/04\/05\/read-2\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4218_c7afa4-84 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4218_c7afa4-84 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-4218_c7afa4-84\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4218_33d106-94 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4218_33d106-94 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id4218_33d106-94 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 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src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/2023V4-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1706\" height=\"2560\" class=\"kt-img-overlay wp-image-4360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/2023V4-scaled.jpg 1706w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/2023V4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/2023V4-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/2023V4-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/2023V4-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/2023V4-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/2023V4-93x140.jpg 93w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/2023V4-317x476.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/2023V4-423x635.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/2023V4-634x951.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/2023V4-846x1269.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/2023V4-951x1427.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/2023V4-1268x1902.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1706px\" \/><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-color-wrapper\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-color\"><\/div><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2024\/04\/05\/rinehart-2\/\" class=\"kt-imageoverlay-link\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-message kt-over-substyle-visible kt-over-valign-bottom kt-over-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-image-overlay-inner\"><h2 class=\"image-overlay-title\">Photography Series: Observations of an Amateur Bird Appreciator<\/h2><h5 class=\"image-overlay-subtitle\">Emerson Rinehart<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4218_3fcdf9-3a .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4218_3fcdf9-3a .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-4218_3fcdf9-3a\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4218_733983-ff > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4218_733983-ff > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id4218_733983-ff > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 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.kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);}.kadence-column4218_ee8c8e-64 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4218_ee8c8e-64 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4218_ee8c8e-64 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4218_ee8c8e-64 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4218_ee8c8e-64 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4218_ee8c8e-64 > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#ffffff;}.kadence-column4218_ee8c8e-64 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4218_ee8c8e-64{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4218_ee8c8e-64 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4218_ee8c8e-64 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4218_ee8c8e-64\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_e6388c-ad, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_e6388c-ad[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_e6388c-ad\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_e6388c-ad mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_e6388c-ad[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_e6388c-ad\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_e6388c-ad img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_e6388c-ad[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_e6388c-ad\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading4218_e6388c-ad wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_e6388c-ad\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2024\/04\/03\/nachamie\/\">Reflections from a Season in the North Woods<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Eddie Nachamie<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image4218_e0f187-1b .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image4218_e0f187-1b\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/Birkel-Sean-_Daicy-Pond-Forest-September-2019_resized-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-4388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/Birkel-Sean-_Daicy-Pond-Forest-September-2019_resized-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/Birkel-Sean-_Daicy-Pond-Forest-September-2019_resized-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption>Photo by Sean Birkel<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">It is twilight, and I am huddled in my orange tent. The day is done and my body aches. My feet are sore, blistered, and worn. My body is itchy and dirty and I am covered in forest grime. I notice the outline that mosquitoes and spiders make on the bright background of my yellow rainfly. There is a dull buzzing that underlies the quiet of the woods. Moonlight shines a purple glow across the lake and allows enough light for my favorite activity at this time of day: reading. I am engrossed in a book by Kenzabur\u014d \u014ce, and it keeps my mind alight while my body pleads for rest. His fantastical worlds and lurid wordscapes take me on journeys through a bygone era. This quiet time of reading and contemplation is one of the best parts of my day. There is no service around me for miles. I am at least two hours from established civilization. This solitude is a place that is intimidating but unavoidable. I have never spent so much time in such remote places.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2024\/04\/03\/nachamie\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column4218_876419-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);}.kadence-column4218_876419-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4218_876419-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4218_876419-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4218_876419-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4218_876419-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4218_876419-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#ffffff;}.kadence-column4218_876419-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4218_876419-a1{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4218_876419-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4218_876419-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4218_876419-a1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_13fd9f-b1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_13fd9f-b1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_13fd9f-b1\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_13fd9f-b1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_13fd9f-b1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_13fd9f-b1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_13fd9f-b1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4218_13fd9f-b1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_13fd9f-b1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading4218_13fd9f-b1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4218_13fd9f-b1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2024\/04\/18\/kuhn\/\">Engaging Undergraduate Students in Local Stream Connectivity Issues by Measuring Environmental DNA from Anadromous Fish<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Kendra Harmon-Bolding, Abbigail Hreben, and Jason Kuhn<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image4218_18a1fb-33 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image4218_18a1fb-33\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/Birkel-Sean-_Howe-Brook-May-2005_resized-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-4389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/Birkel-Sean-_Howe-Brook-May-2005_resized-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2024\/04\/Birkel-Sean-_Howe-Brook-May-2005_resized-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption>Photo by Sean Birkel<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Many species of North Atlantic anadromous fish have experienced severe population declines in the past several decades. One major cause of these declines is believed to be reduced access to spawning streams caused by dams and other impoundments. In Maine, efforts are underway to increase migratory species\u2019 access to historic watersheds by removing barriers and improving fish passage, with the goal of revitalizing Atlantic salmon and other anadromous fish populations. The use of environmental DNA can enable researchers to measure species presence in bodies of water, providing a fast and powerful tool to monitor population changes over time. Here, a single-semester undergraduate project is described in which students track select species using environmental DNA analysis. Before applying these methods to natural waterways, students first validated eDNA procedures using water samples from hatchery tanks which contained high levels of eDNA from a target species. The goal of this project is for students to participate in ecological monitoring in order to increase their awareness of local conservation issues.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2024\/04\/18\/kuhn\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4218_9b42a5-6c .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4218_9b42a5-6c .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-4218_9b42a5-6c\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-img-overlay4218_9da953-d8 .kt-image-overlay-wrap{max-width:2560px;overflow:hidden;}.kt-img-overlay4218_9da953-d8 .kt-image-overlay-wrap .kt-block-intrisic{padding-bottom:67.9688%;}.kt-img-overlay4218_9da953-d8 .kt-image-overlay-wrap:has(:focus-visible) 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