The state recorded 98 nesting pairs and 199 fledglings this summer despite greater foot traffic at beaches during the pandemic.
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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State park campgrounds set attendance record during pandemic
More than 270,000 visitors have camped at state parks so far this year, despite a season that started two to four weeks late.
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Sales of rustic camps in northern Maine surge during pandemic
Sales have jumped by nearly 30 percent over the past year, as buyers look for remote locations to get away from crowds.
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Scent dog takes on a new role: Finding imperiled turtles
Scent-tracking dogs are commonly used to find lost people and even wounded game – but using one for a conservation study is unique in Maine.
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Audubon survey aims to point out Portland’s clear and present danger to birds
A team is searching near glass-covered buildings in the Old Port every morning during the fall migration to determine their toll on songbirds.
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Petition to end bear baiting in Maine is rejected
An effort to phase out the use of bait when hunting bears was voted down by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Advisory Council.
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Coast Guard officer raises $17,500 by running nonstop across Maine
Katie Spotz, 33, ran 137 miles in under 34 hours from Quebec to Freeport while raising money for a nonprofit that provides clean water to third-world communities.
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Land trust protects 2,600 acres along Appalachian Trail
The Trust for Public Land announces the acquisition of forestland and shoreline around Bald Mountain Pond.
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These Maine women prefer to go it alone on the trails
More women appear to be taking solo backpacking or camping trips, which require more work and preparation.
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Run and Eat: Hungry on the road? Make a stop at Harvest Moon
The deli has six locations around eastern Maine, perfect for people who travel the state.