Nature photographer Dan Kehlenbach is teaching the six-part course at the Scarborough Public Library.
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Learn about fireflies of Maine with KELT
Bath-based Kennebec Estuary Land Trust is hosting a Zoom lecture featuring two firefly experts.
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Bedside table: Nature is all around us
Book recommendations from readers.
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New England’s first nature guidebook turns 350
Written by an Englishman living in Maine, the rare book identifies the region’s native plants and animals and offers natural remedies galore.
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Book review: ‘Loon Lessons’ a must-have for loon lovers
The writing can get in the way, but the fascinating information in the book takes flight.
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Bedside Table: Trees have a lot to teach us
“During the pandemic, many of us have found solace in nature. ‘Finding the Mother Tree, Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest,’ by Suzanne Simard (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2021), took me on the most mind-expanding walk in the woods I’ve yet experienced. “Born into a family of foresters, Dr. Simard was led by her […]
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Wild Seed Project introduces 1,000 Native Trees Campaign
Wild Seed Project has launched its 1,000 Native Trees Campaign to inspire Mainers to plant 1,000 native trees by the spring of 2022 in support of its recently launched Pledge to Rewild program. The new campaign honors founder Heather McCargo and “promotes positive environmental change by planting native trees around homes and businesses, in parks […]
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Maine awarded $7 million to restore stream crossings on private roads
A grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will help restore some of Maine’s highest-value aquatic networks from fragmentation and degradation.
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The first comprehensive guide to Maine’s birdlife in some 70 years gets everything right
Peter Vickery did not live to see his life’s work published, but ‘Birds of Maine’ – engaging, gorgeous and packed with information – is a great testament to a great ornithologist.
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The mysterious lives and enduring allure of whales
In the lyrical ‘Fathoms,’ Rebecca Giggs writes about marine mammals that survived centuries of intensive hunting, yet are now again under threat.