Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust is taking on invasive species and transforming volunteer days into opportunities to educate locals.
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Deer and wild turkey contaminated with PFAS? What you need to know
An advisory against eating meat from certain parts of the state is the latest consequence of Maine’s history of spreading sewage sludge for fertilizer. The sludge has since been found to be high in harmful forever chemicals.
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How to protect ash trees and preserve a Wabanaki tradition
How to help protect the brown ash tree used in Wabanaki basketry from the invasive emerald ash borer. • Cut, buy, or burn only local firewood to avoid carrying beetle-infested wood to new territory. It’s the law. • Monitor for telltale signs of infestation – extensive woodpecker stripping of trunks, s-shaped larval tunnels in the […]
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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.
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State warns against eating meat from deer, wild turkeys in Unity area
Maine issues 2 new do-not-eat advisories for deer or turkey harvested east of Waterville after tests detected high levels of forever chemicals.
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Without fast EV adoption, Maine must get creative to meet emissions goals
A state-hired consultant said the Maine Climate Council will have to turn to green hydrogen and ask its industrial sector to use more renewable energy if it can’t meet its already lowered electric vehicle adoption targets by 2030.
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An irrepressible squirrel monkey saves the day in this exuberant tale
In the face of environmental calamity, Bill Roorbach’s ‘Beep’ melds hope, humor, a zoo-break and an outsider’s perspective on humankind.
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New Sandpiper apartments bring eco-friendly living to Brunswick Landing
The $18 million project, described as an “eco-house” and spearheaded by property developer Dave Holman, came to fruition this summer and was celebrated last Friday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new building.
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Lobsters in the shallows are emerging from their caves
Those living in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Maine are trading the rocky crevices they have always favored for a life spent out in the open foraging for food on the ocean’s muddy bottom or open ledge, according to a new UMaine study.
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Bristol residents take a stand for clammers with conservation donation
Despite controversy over public use of Maine’s intertidal areas, Bristol shellfish harvesters gain “forever” access to clam flats on the east shore of John’s Bay.