The nation’s highest court will consider reinstating a permit for a natural gas pipeline that was tossed out by a lower court.
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Acadia National Park takes steps to add trails to national historic register
Only 5 trails on the entire East Coast have been given the federal designation to date.
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Hiking: Tackling the High Sierra on the Pacific Crest Trail
Monochromatic and seriously challenging, this section of the trail rewards the hiker with million-dollar views.
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Hunting: Opening day of duck season has arrived
You never know how things might turn out, but for one hunter the day is always special.
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What’s Up in October?
In sum: six planets you can see (four of them with the naked eye), the return of Venus and Mars, several conjunctions (and we don’t mean “and” or “but”), and meteor showers.
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Birding: For over 100 years, ordinary people have contributed to the field of ornithology
The web-based iNaturalist, with its social networking component, continues that tradition, in a 21st-century way.
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Acadia National Park to allow e-bikes on carriage trails
Park visitors will be allowed to ride motorized electric bikes, as long as they don’t go faster than 20 mph, on carriage paths beginning this weekend.
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Acadia’s Hawk Watch program turns 25
Scientists are interested in whether the timing of raptor migration is being influenced by climate change.
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Maine Huts and Trails won’t open for winter without raising $500,000
The nonprofit will need another $500,000 by early next year to restructure in order to be viable in the long term, the board chairman says.
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Hunting: Fall turkey hunt offers a change of pace
Scatter the birds in many directions, and then call them back in. It seems counterintuitive, but it works.