The state’s extended visit from a Steller’s sea eagle is an important reminder of the successes Mainers have achieved to conserve our natural lands and waters.
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Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Douglas Tallamy would like you to help build a Homegrown National Park
Use your backyard to plant species that will help slow Earth’s Sixth Mass Extinction.
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Posted inBooks, Food
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.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: Animals always find a way in
Living in the woods, a writer discovers that he is not alone, even when driving his van.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: There’s room in our vast nation for all species
The Biden administration needs to step up and fulfill its promises to protect native wolves, wild horses and a sanctuary for butterflies.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: To best support native wildlife, grow these five keystone tree species in your yard
Or just maybe you have a little leeway.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
What do we owe animals?
A spate of new books reevaluate our relationship to the natural world.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Can you skip the raking this year? Should you?
Whatever you do, please skip that noisy, noxious, polluting leaf blower.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine’s North Woods are a wilderness of global importance
Like the Amazon rainforest and Australian Outback, Maine’s north woods are among the world’s disappearing intact ecosystems.
Posted inNation & World
Iguanas are popping out of toilets in south Florida
The reptiles usually get into homes through bathroom vents on the roof, and crews are scrambling to keep up with calls from distressed homeowners.