Rewild Maine is part of a movement across the country to teach bushcraft skills in urban settings.
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Outdoors in Maine: The pain of rearming an inflatable PFD
Inflatable personal floatation devices are relatively comfortable, even when worn under a fly fishing vest, writes columnist V. Paul Reynolds. But when it comes time to rearming the CO2 cartridge, get ready.
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See famous paintings by Maine masters at these state parks
The program, running through October, is a collaboration among the Portland Museum of Art, Maine’s Bureau of Parks and Lands, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and Freeport retailer L.L. Bean.
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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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Face Time: Readfield outdoorsman leads the High Peaks Alliance
Brent West grew up at the end of a dirt road in New Portland, which helped put him on a path to a career in wildlife ecology.
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Outdoors in Maine: Legendary Maine Guides getting lost in the fray
According to columnist V. Paul Reynolds, it is disappointing that over the years the Legendary Maine Guide Award has not gotten the primacy and public visibility it deserves.
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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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Outdoors in Maine: State’s bear hunts are tough to beat
V. Paul Reynolds and his wife have hunted many critters from Maine to Colorado, but the Pine Tree State’s bear hunts stand out as some of their most exciting and enjoyable hunts.
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Hot? Here are 8 great swimming holes in Maine
Cool off under bridges and waterfalls, from Springvale to Stow.
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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.