Deirdre Fleming

Staff Writer

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.

Outdoors, Sports

Where art and science meet: North Yarmouth artist renders wildlife

by Deirdre Fleming October 6, 2019October 5, 2019

Fresh off a residency at the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Michael Boardman wants to educate the public through his art about threats to breeding birds.

Local & State, News, Outdoors

Acadia National Park takes steps to add trails to national historic register

by Deirdre Fleming October 2, 2019October 2, 2019

Only 5 trails on the entire East Coast have been given the federal designation to date.

Local & State, News, Outdoors, Sports

Maine Huts and Trails won’t open for winter without raising $500,000

by Deirdre Fleming September 23, 2019September 23, 2019

The nonprofit will need another $500,000 by early next year to restructure in order to be viable in the long term, the board chairman says.

Outdoors, Sports

Some hiccups on Maine native’s cross-country hike – but she delivers a message

by Deirdre Fleming September 22, 2019September 21, 2019

Deirdre Fournier started hiking the American Discovery Trail in April to raise awareness of domestic violence.

Cookbook Reviews, Food

’15 Minute Vegan: On a Budget’ has value for carnivores, too

by Deirdre Fleming September 22, 2019September 18, 2019

Katy Beskow’s recent book is loaded with simple, fast, healthy dishes.

Outdoors, Sports

Could Millinocket become the next mountain bike mecca?

by Deirdre Fleming September 15, 2019September 14, 2019

Katahdin Area Trails is using a $250,000 grant to expand a network of trails into downtown.

Outdoors, Sports

Trail maintenance with a new twist, many new twists, on Mount Katahdin

by Deirdre Fleming September 8, 2019September 9, 2019

The rerouting of severely eroded trails on the state’s tallest mountain will soften grades, add switchbacks and stone features, and make for more enduring trails.