Maine lobstermen fear disaster as new gear regulations take effect

Lobstermen say new requirements for weak ropes and links, designed to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale, will cause gear loss and injuries.

Natural Resources Council of Maine CEO Lisa Pohlmann to retire

Pohlmann has been involved with the council for 22 years and is its first female chief executive.

Conservationist Emily Ecker discusses energy

12,000 acres of forestland conserved in Oxford County

“I think the biggest thing that that excites me about this historic donation is that Larry Stiffler and Mary McFadden have begun to put back together a landscape that has been quite fragmented over decades,” explains Kirk G. Siegel, executive director of Mahoosuc Land Trust.

Maine nonprofit buys another island for public access in 2022

Sheep Island, off the coast of Owls Head in Penobscot Bay, will forever be protected from development, now that Maine Coast Heritage Trust has purchased it.

More than 12,000 acres, some important to Sebago Lake water quality, to be protected

More than 7,500 acres of the land is located within the watershed of the Crooked River, which is the largest tributary of Sebago Lake.

Maine conservation program sets funding record at $5.7 million

The projects include restoration of eelgrass in Brunswick and Harpswell, a dam removal in Freeport and salt marsh enhancements in Hancock, Georgetown and Wells.

Norway preserve receives grant for game-changing expansion

Western Foothills Land Trust plans a multimillion-dollar agricultural and entertainment center.

In northern Maine, forestry practices create shifting habitat for migrating songbirds

Nearly 30 years ago, a team of bird researchers came to conduct the first large-scale study of the impact of commercial forestry on bird populations. Now they're back.

State budget includes huge boost for land preservation

Lawmakers included $40 million for the state-run Land for Maine's Future, the second-highest injection of cash in the history of the popular conservation program.