As columnist Carey Kish navigates the trail, one million footsteps and counting, he encounters deep snow — and figures out a workaround.
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More millennials are birding, around the country and in Maine
Young Maine birders say they like the connection to nature – and the sheer joy of watching birds.
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Birding: It takes a lot of fuel to complete a migration
Meeting energy demands is more difficult for birds, particularly small birds, than for any other animals.
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Park service says improvements being made at Acadia
Among them are work on the Hulls Cove Visitor Center and Frazer Point Pier.
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Moose permit increase approved, but any-deer hunting permits may be reduced
Maine will issue 11 percent more moose permits for next fall’s hunt, but because a large number of does were taken last year biologists propose cutting the number of any-deer permits by 20 percent.
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Canoeing: May is the perfect month to explore Flying Pond in Vienna
It’s a lovely spot, and most of the summer cottages haven’t yet opened for the season, so you’ll have it to yourself – except for the loons and the kingfishers.
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Hunting: Getting a turkey in heavily hunted areas often requires a different approach
When other ideas fail, there is always Plan C.
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A Blue Hill land trust raises awareness of Maine’s horseshoe crabs
They’ve been here since before the dinosaurs, but the population is small and under threat.
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Explore nature and history along the flat, paved Mountain Division Trail
Running through Standish, Gorham and Windham, it is one of two existing sections on the proposed Portland-to-Fryeburg trail.
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Hunting: Weather has an impact on turkey behavior
But predicting precisely how the birds will behave in the rain isn’t easy.