This month will not be quite as dramatic as January, but the sun will feel a little stronger and higher each clear day this month.

A new recovery effort is helping to bolster Maine’s loon population.

The New Hampshire ski area is owned by Boyne Resorts, which also owns Sunday River, Sugarloaf and, now, Shawnee Peak, in Maine.

Some sit and wait in comfort, while others will chase their prey. If the hunt is considered a legal and ethical success, does the method matter?

Your wildlife questions are answered by Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox.

To get away from it all – but not too far – with an off-the-grid camping and skiing trip, check in with the folks at Carter’s XC Ski Center in Bethel.

In a part of the state with few ice fishing opportunities, seven stocked ponds are now open in the winter.