But oftentimes these splendid birds are more easily heard than seen.
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UPCOMING Sheep Shearing Festival, 10 a.m. April 23, in New Gloucester Join the sheep shearing experts at Pineland Farms and see how wool harvesting is done. Cost is $6. Buy tickets at the Welcome Center in The Market. Pineland Farms is located at 15 Farm View Road. For more information, contact [email protected] or 650-3031. Chainsaw […]
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Maine’s salmon population could take 75 years to recover, new plan says
The federal wildlife service estimates 100,000 salmon returned to the Penobscot River each year in the 19th century, and fewer than 750 returned to spawn in Maine rivers last year.
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State of Maine Sportsman’s Show returns to ACC Friday
Weekend-long event features seminars, contests and vendors through Sunday.
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Boatbuilding class at Maine Maritime Museum has staying power
For 20 years, South Bristol Elementary School students have applied skills in building rowboats.
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Prime brook trout habitat protected in northwestern Maine
The 8,159-acre parcel in the Cold Stream forest has been transferred to the state.
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Maine boasts rich history of women skiers
A program will be hosted by the Ski Museum of Maine and the Bethel Historical Society on Saturday in honor of Women’s History Month.
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Birding: Better late than never, the waxwing’s arrival
Rare as hens’ teeth earlier this winter, the beautiful but enigmatic birds arrived en masse, driven east by their quest for fruit.
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Skiing in Maine: Springing forth to Sunday River, Sugarloaf
Both are hoping for about six more weeks of skiing, projecting closing dates on the first weekend of May.
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Maine’s open-water fishing season opens two weeks early
And Maine’s short ice-fishing season may mean a better spring catch, wildlife officials say.