The Auburn ski area opened for the season Wednesday.
Deirdre Fleming
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.
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Mainers hope to bring back televised pro ski racing
The head-to-head concept would mirror a format used successfully on TV in the past.
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Merger of land trusts in Midcoast highlights state’s track record
Maine has more land trusts per capita than any other state.
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Orono Land Trust earns rare distinction
This year it became one of the few all-volunteer land trusts to receive national accreditation.
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From a deli to a forest office, land trust director embraces his passion
The idea to protect land was never a plan, but has become a solid reality.
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Hidden Valley Nature Center grew organically
The husband-and-wife team behind the Midcoast preserve never dreamed of a robust community center.
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Maine’s ski slopes benefit from a flurry of activity
New technology is helping the state’s larger resorts make more snow, more often, while using less energy.
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Maine’s young birders a rare breed
Birding is popular among adults, but in order to thrive it needs youngsters to be up for the count.
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Saddleback ski resort plans to open in late January
The resort announces that it expects a sale to a ‘prospective new owner.’
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More hunters in Maine, but fewer deaths and accidents
A mandatory hunter safety course is credited for the plummet in both hunter-related accidents and fatalities.