Budworms ravaged Maine’s forests for years. They’re starting to come back.

An aerial survey confirmed 3,000 acres of Maine's forest were damaged by spruce budworm in July. Modeling indicates 178,000 acres are at risk of defoliation from budworm larvae that will emerge next spring.

Wabanaki tribes, scientists take drastic steps to save ash trees from invasive beetles

They are striving to protect the state's remaining brown ash trees, and hope to harvest enough healthy trees in the meantime to supply future tribal artisans.

Maine’s top forester to head national association at critical time

Maine State Forester Patty Cormier has been elected president of the National Association of State Foresters.

Teen hiker from Quebec released from hospital after collapse on Appalachian Trail near Caratunk

Elyssa Bernardin, 14, of Saint-Lambert. Quebec, fell unconscious from heat exhaustion while on the Appalachian Trail, according to a state official.

A remote forest thrives, thanks to woodswomen

The team behind a 180-acre community woodland near Brownville in Piscataquis County brings a collaborative, relationship-based approach to how it manages the land. The female-centric collective may be entirely accidental, but its focus on empowerment may be crucial to adapting to climate change.

Larger campfires now require burning permit

New open burning regulations went into effect Wednesday, Oct. 25.

Wildfires in Maine

Dixfield teen breaks leg in 60-foot fall on Tumbledown Mountain

Kyle Lund, 15, of Dixfield was rescued by Maine Warden Service and other rescuers Sunday afternoon after falling 60 feet in an off-trail area on Tumbledown Mountain, officials said.

Controlled burn on Richmond Island leads to heavy smoke, ‘hundreds of calls’

The Maine Forest Service said a helicopter was called in to drop water and put out the fire after a wind shift blew a smoky haze across nearby towns, including South Portland, Scarborough and Westbrook.

Presque Isle man arrested in Litchfield fires at gas station

Just before midnight on Thursday, investigators from the Office of State Fire Marshal responded to two trash can fires at the gas pumps at Gowell’s Shop n’ Save on Richmond Road.