To prepare for winter, animals are changing their locales and their diets.
Outdoors
Hiking: Lovely moonrise, sweet sunset, brilliant stars and at one with John Muir
Carey Kish continues on his Pacific Crest adventure. Join him at Muir Pass in California.
Orchestrating the traffic in Portland Harbor is a 24-hour juggling act
Still, after three years on the job, Portland Harbor Master Kevin Battle says he’s ‘having a blast.’
Mosquitoes in Vermont test positive for West Nile virus
The Vermont Department of Health says a pool of mosquitoes collected in Essex has tested positive for the virus.
No live-fish rule in North Region approved by state
IFW’s Advisory Council adopts the fishing regulation, which will go into effect Jan. 1.
Birding: Is it convergence or one big, happy family?
Scientists study sparrow subspecies for clues to their adaptations to marine environments.
Hiking: Heald and Bradley Ponds Reserve offers ponds, peaks and views of the Whites
Overseen by the Greater Lovell Land Trust, the 800-acre reserve is crisscrossed by a network of connecting trails.
Deadline for Maine’s deer hunters to apply for permits nears
Maine plans to issue a little more than 68,000 “any deer” permits this year.
Canoeing in Maine: Mount Blue Pond nearly beyond a worthy description
Select an adjective and it likely will pertain to a beautiful natural portion of that state.
Why catch-and-release is killing, not conserving, Maine fisheries
In many waters around the state, the practice is creating overpopulation problems that are starving togue and salmon.