{"id":5688,"date":"2026-04-12T11:15:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T15:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/?p=5688"},"modified":"2026-04-21T22:43:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T02:43:29","slug":"martin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2026\/04\/12\/martin\/","title":{"rendered":"Plume"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Sarina Martin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Plume <\/em>is a monoprint of a barn owl, a rare species in Maine. This piece was created to represent nature in a full range of colors. These colors are based on the underlying hues that make up the shadows and light of the feathers beyond the color palette of the animal seen at first glance. Barn owls have faced difficulty maintaining their population due to harsh winter conditions as they have poorly insulated feathers. Irregular winter weather conditions in Maine have caused food insecurity and impaired temperature regulation for barn owls, further threatening the species\u2019 stability. Additionally, the recent shift in agricultural practices has decreased open farm structures for roosting and nesting locations as well as restricted grasslands for prey sources.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image5688_12caca-d7 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image5688_12caca-d7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2026\/04\/Plume_2025K-scaled.jpg\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1904\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2026\/04\/Plume_2025K-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"a monoprint of a barn owl\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-5687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2026\/04\/Plume_2025K-scaled.jpg 1904w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2026\/04\/Plume_2025K-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2026\/04\/Plume_2025K-762x1024.jpg 762w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2026\/04\/Plume_2025K-768x1033.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2026\/04\/Plume_2025K-1142x1536.jpg 1142w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2026\/04\/Plume_2025K-1523x2048.jpg 1523w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2026\/04\/Plume_2025K-105x140.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2026\/04\/Plume_2025K-317x426.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2026\/04\/Plume_2025K-423x569.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2026\/04\/Plume_2025K-634x852.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2026\/04\/Plume_2025K-846x1138.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2026\/04\/Plume_2025K-951x1279.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/254\/2026\/04\/Plume_2025K-1268x1705.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1904px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Sarina Martin \u00a0 Plume is a monoprint of a barn owl, a rare species in Maine. This piece was created to represent nature in a full range of colors. These colors are based on the underlying hues that make up the shadows and light of the feathers beyond the color palette of the animal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":399,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spire-2026-issue"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Plume - The Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability - 91爆料<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2026\/04\/12\/martin\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Plume - The Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability - 91爆料\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Sarina Martin \u00a0 Plume is a monoprint of a barn owl, a rare species in Maine. 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