Meet the Maine ”Puffin Man” and the Team Restoring Native Maine Puffin Populations

Did you know that Maine is the only place in the United States where you can see native Atlantic Puffin colonies? In this season 3 segment of “Weekends with Yankee” (episode 301), we’re in Bremen, Maine, to meet Dr. Stephen Kress, also known as the “Puffin Man”. As the director of the Project Puffin, Stephen and a team of bird enthusiasts have been working to restore native puffin populations along the coast of Maine. Learn about the charismatic seabird, the dangers they face with global warming, and fall in love with adorable pufflings.

About Weekends with Yankee

Produced by GBH, Boston’s preeminent public media producer, Weekends with Yankee is a Telly Award–winner in theTourism/Travel category and was recently nominated for Best New Series and Best Travel Program by The Taste Awards. Series funding for Weekends with Yankee is provided by New Hampshire Division of Travel & Tourism Development, Maine Office of Tourism, Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism, The Barn Yard, American Cruise Lines, and Grady-White Boats.