The closest full moon of the year and two planetary conjunctions are among this month’s highlights.
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Androscoggin Riverlands offers wilderness experience close to cities
Maine’s newest state park, in Turner, hopes to attract more visitors.
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Birding: A trip with geysers, wildlife and so many birds
Visits to two western national parks proved delightful.
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Inaugural Camp North Woods connects kids with TV stars
Maine game wardens act as camp counselors at Bryant Pond.
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Saltwater Fishing Report
If you are a recreational saltwater angler, Maine law may require you to register with the Maine Saltwater Recreational Fishing Registry. To learn more or to register, visit www.maine.gov/saltwater or call (207) 633-9505. OFFSHORE Anglers are seeing and marking lots of bait, which is a very good sign. Pollock and haddock with lesser amounts of […]
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Maine’s bear count high; successful season forecast
Having withstood two challenges to the way they hunt – and possibly facing more – hunters gear up for the start of the season.
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Allen Afield: Popham’s popularity with shore fishermen is no fluke
Stripers and bluefish are here for the hooking.
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Maine Audubon outpost in Penobscot County gets little traffic
Fields Pond – just 7 miles from Bangor – is a spectacular yet underappreciated piece of nature.
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Birders step up to help purple martin population in Belgrade
A colony of the large swallows has called Belgrade home since 1909; and thanks to a recent donation, their homes will be repaired and replaced.
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Maine reducing deer hunting permits by 23 percent to protect herd
Wildlife officials say they want to be conservative in managing the state’s whitetail deer herd, after two harsh winters.