12109 How do you plan to spend your Fourth of July? We have advice, but it will be extremely hard to beat the way Steve Kress commemorated the holiday in 1981. That was the day the first Atlantic Puffins returned to Maine’s Eastern Egg Rock to breed, eight summers after he began releasing fledglings from its shores for a daring new experiment. Project Puffin’s first glimmer of success—as measured by a beakful of fish—was just the beginning of a five-decade scientific adventure and, ultimately, a stunning achievement for seabird restoration. To celebrate Project Puffin on its 50th anniversary, we spent six months immersing ourselves in its history. 吃瓜黑料’s photo team combed through archives of prints, slides, film, and field journals for visuals. And contributing editor Rene Ebersole conducted 30 hours of interviews to piece together a firsthand account. We’re eager to publish a version of this fascinating story later in July that provides a multimedia experience we...