Just a couple miles from the Maine border in Eaton, N.H., there are chances to hike, bike and swim, but most of all just simply enjoy the outdoors.

Sometimes naming a bird is based on a good description of the species, but it may honor a scientist or friend, or maybe is based on some totally frivolous reasons.

A rise in bear conflicts with hikers along the Appalachian Trail has led to the canister campaign, though it’s not an issue yet in Maine.

Wildlife questions from real Mainers answered by Maine Audubon Staff Naturalist Doug Hitchcox

Contained within the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, Brave Boat Harbor can be handled with a canoe … and a healthy respect for the ocean.

The songs of the Philadelphia vireo allow them to maintain territory in neighboring trees with the larger red-eyed vireo, whose songs sound almost identical.