Maine outdoors
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PublishedAugust 3, 2022
South Portland tackles waterfowl droppings in Mill Creek Park
City officials are seeking federal guidance in trying to control ducks and geese gathered on the banks of Mill Creek Pond.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2021
Our View: Bringing high tech to the Maine woods
Innovations by local entrepreneurs can improve safe access to the state’s mountains, lakes, streams and coast.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2021
Lakes Region Sportsman: December the in-between month for hunting and fishing
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PublishedOctober 17, 2021
A culinary quest for the best mushrooms led this Maine professor back into the woods
When she isn't teaching political philosophy at Bowdoin, Jean Yarbrough can be found scouring the woods looking for edible mushrooms or in her kitchen cooking with her stash.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2021
Our View: North Maine Woods director helped keep private lands open to public
Al Cowperthwaite has shown how to balance competing views and agendas in Maine’s vast forestland, and we all have benefited.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2021
The humble Farmer: Not a happy camper
I have no wish to spend a night in the woods with whatever can make recently deceased farm animals dematerialize.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2021
Commentary: Land trusts, sportsmen work to revitalize Land for Maine’s Future
Thanks to our elected policymakers’ leadership, Mainers have made a bold statement that the state’s special places deserve to be preserved and managed for the future.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2021
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.
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PublishedJune 17, 2021
Our View: National monument aids growth of North Woods region
Visits to Katahdin Woods and Waters increased by 10% last year, generating $3.3 million in economic activity.
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PublishedJune 11, 2021
Lakes Region Sportsman: Bassing tops the list this month