Deirdre Fleming covers the outdoors for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, and has been a newspaper reporter in Maine for 25 years - and an outdoor writer for the past 20. During that time, she’s seen biologists trap 500-pound bear, watched fishermen land high-jumping makos, camped on Moosehead Lake in the winter, and retraced Gov. Percival Baxter’s first trip to Mt. Katahdin. She is often asked, but still does not know her favorite wildland in Maine. A graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Missouri, she lives with her husband in Buxton near the Saco River, where they both fly fish.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2022
Efforts grow in Maine to encourage use of bird-safe windows
The new L.L. Bean headquarters in Freeport offers the most recent example of windows retrofitted to help prevent bird strikes.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2022
Senate bill seeks to improve access to Katahdin Woods and Waters
Maine’s U.S. senators sponsor legislation that would halve the travel time from Millinocket to the national monument.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2022
Appalachian Trail nonprofit encourages hikers to carry bear canisters
A rise in bear conflicts with hikers along the Appalachian Trail has led to the canister campaign, though it’s not an issue yet in Maine.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2022
Rising fuel prices having only minimal effect on Maine boating
While some recreational boaters this summer are trying to save on gas, others have accepted the current high cost of fuel in an already expensive sport.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2022
Shark sightings abound off Maine’s coast. Experts say we’re likely to see more.
More evidence of great white sharks this summer leads biologists to expect the species will become a more common sight here.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2022
Rough riders: The popularity of gravel cycling races grows across Maine
The first one in greater Portland will take place on Aug. 13 at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2022
Up the river without a paddle? A canoe pole could do the trick
A guide service based in Maine’s Midcoast offers lessons on canoe poling, a method of transportation that dates back centuries.
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PublishedJuly 3, 2022
No matter what you call it, this tasty fish is a favorite among some Maine anglers
The black crappie – or croppie, as it is called in some parts of the country – is a flaky, white and sweet freshwater species that’s well suited for a fish fry.
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PublishedJune 19, 2022
Walk-up campsites are harder to find at Maine state parks
After two years of record-setting demand for camping sites, the state has cut back on its allotment of non-reservable sites by 47 percent.
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PublishedJune 17, 2022
Maine Boatbuilders Show canceled because of ‘struggling economy’
The annual event, which dates back 3 decades, had been scheduled for July 15-17 at Portland Yacht Services.
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