Across the country, at least 45 states are allowing overnight camps to open, compared to 39 states last summer, according to the American Camp Association.
Outdoors
Trump policy that weakened wild bird protections is revoked
The Biden administration’s Interior Department says the agency plans to come up with new standards ‘that can protect migratory birds and provide certainty to industry.’
Spending the winter in an off-the-grid cabin in the Maine woods
Wendy Weiger has opted to live in isolation this winter in a one-room cabin with no electricity and no indoor plumbing.
Hiking in Maine: Sunkhaze wildlife refuge rises up to provide a peaceful, year-round adventure
Eight miles of trails provide hikers, snowshoers and cross-country skiers year-round access at Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.
What’s Up in March: With a rover on Mars, still plenty to see in the sky
Mars will pass close by the Pleiades star cluster and Venus will be the only planet not visible this month.
Birding: In a manner of speaking, birders have a language all their own
There is plenty of slang and jargon shared among those in the birding community.
Alpine touring numbers climb at Maine ski areas
Only time will tell if the trend translates into more backcountry skiers in remote wilderness areas.
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.
Ask Maine Audubon: Those birds you see every year, now absent, probably moved to find food
Your wildlife questions are answered by Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox.
Ice fishing may be the latest outdoor activity to get a boost from the pandemic
Bait dealers in southern Maine are reporting a spike in business and avid fishermen are seeing more anglers on the lakes this winter.