The Maine Bureau of Public Lands has plans to build storage buildings and ADA-compliant stations, but an opposition group says the planned construction does not comply with the spirit of the mandate to keep the waterway wild.
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Ask Maine Audubon: Birders rejoice as many species overshoot targets and arrive in New England
Wildlife questions from Mainers answered by Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox.
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Canoeing in Maine: Welcome to spring on Winthrop-Wayne town line
An early season paddle on Berry and Dexter ponds, straddling the border between the towns, starts the season off right.
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What’s up in May: One last peek at such a special total solar eclipse
There are also normal highlights, but they pale in comparison to such a rare event like a total solar eclipse.
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How climbing Mount Everest went from a rare feat of heroism to big business
In ‘Everest, Inc.,’ journalist Will Cockrell tells the story of the industry that conquered the world’s tallest peak.
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Outdoors in Maine: Atlantic salmon in Schoodic Lake caught by angler and captured in underwater photo
Milo resident Jason Smith uses deep-diving drone to explore the depths of Maine’s lakes.
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Hooking a Maine fish is one thing, but is it safe to eat?
Maine has issued warnings not to eat fish in some waterways because of contamination from ‘forever chemicals,’ but most lakes, ponds and streams remain untested.
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Outdoors in Maine: Regarding the beauty of bucket lists
If your bucket list has been completed, V. Paul Reynolds suggests a reverse bucket list of things you don’t care if you ever do — and give one of them a try.
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Outdoors in Maine: Getting dates in order during the slow season
Some of us use this time to look ahead toward fishing and hunting season, and make plans, writes V. Paul Reynolds, who gives some dates to keep in mind as you mark your outdoors calendar.
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Maine’s high court rules Sunday hunting ban is constitutional
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court disagrees with a Readfield couple who argued that the ban contradicts a ‘right to food’ amendment voters approved in 2021.