Sweetfern and red maple were the focus of a talk at the Maine Flower Show.
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Pansies put a lot of cheer into spring
It’s about time to plant these cheerful spring flowers.
Matt Prindiville takes on an alien menace
Upstream Policy’s executive director wages a nationwide battle against plastic waste.
Two-dimensional living increasingly separates us from real life
The internet can be one big distraction.
Scientists take to Maine’s streets on Earth Day
The March for Science planned for Saturday – Earth Day – leaves scientists, more attuned to facts than acts of protest, with the question: go, or no?
Source Awards 2017: Meet the judges
This year’s panel included a composting entrepreneur, a pastor and orchardist, a conservation biologist, a health-care foundation president and members of the Press Herald features department.
The roots of this year’s Source prizes
Winners receive wooden bowls made by artisan Jeff Raymond from an old maple that once graced the yard of columnist Christine Burns Rudalevige.
The Cultivator: Walter Graff and the Appalachian Mountain Club of Maine
Green buildings, employment for locals – it’s the Appalachian Mountain Club of Maine for the win.
The Scion: Glenn Taylor
The director of dining services at the Univerity of Maine in Orono is both feeding the next generation and educating it about local foods.
The Newcomer: Jodi Breau
Former school librarian uses her research skills to build a better dental floss.