How to find sea anemones along Maine's coast

How to find sea anemones along Maine's coast

My boots slid on algae and patches of melting ice as I slowly picked my way along the rocky Maine coast. Close to the crashing waves, I knelt down and reached into an icy tidepool, then waved a patch of rockweed aside. Peering into the rippling water, I was searching for one of Maine’s most ancient animals: sea anemones. Sea anemones evolved more than 500 million years ago, making them among the earliest animals on Earth. They’re simple creature…