The National Weather Service has issued a warning about the danger of hypothermia as boating season gets underway.
Outdoors
Endangered sturgeon recaptured in Vermont at age 48
The fish caught last month was more than 5½ feet long and weighed 78 pounds.
It’s Worth the Trip: Timber Point is a true taste of Maine’s coast
Located on the Biddeford-Kennebunkport line, it also offers access to Timber Island at low tide.
Even at 87, John Neff is one of the Maine Appalachian Trail Club’s most dedicated volunteers
The club prepares the trail for the busy hiking season each spring.
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THURSDAY Lanes Island Adventure, 10 a.m.-noon in Freeport Three conservation organizations, along with the towns of Yarmouth and Freeport, are hosting a trip to Lanes Island. Maine Coast Heritage Trust and Maine Island Trail Association will provide limited shuttle services from Winslow Park in Freeport to Lanes Island. Bring your kayak and meet at the […]
In From the Outdoors: Q&A with Mike Brown
Brown is a scientist studying striped bass for the Maine Department of Marine Resources.
Alewives return to Mill Brook in Westbrook – and so do their fans
Thousands of the anadromous fish are making their way back to Highland Lake to spawn.
State proposes issuing 66,050 deer permits, the most in a decade
The 44 percent jump would affect mostly southern and central Maine, where two mild winters have allowed the herd to rebound.
What’s Up In June: Plenty see as summer solstice approaches
Saturn will be a highlight, at its most southerly in the sky.