U.S. Senate approves Collins’ bill to fund urban parks, trails

The funding, contained in a bill co-sponsored by the senior senator, will help create and expand outdoor recreational opportunities in underserved urban communities.

Kennebec River kayak fishing trip set for Aug. 10

Deer Isle home of late musician Dan Fogelberg is for sale

The waterfront property off Eggemoggin Reach is on the market for $2.4 million, and many of his belongings from the estate will be sold at auction this month.

The winter that wasn’t: Climate change is transforming Maine’s coldest season

Unusually warm and mostly snow-free, the past few months have continued a long-term trend consistent with a warming planet.

Some resorts off and running as alpine ski season begins in Maine

Sugarloaf and Sunday River, the state's two largest ski resorts, opened in recent weeks, with others to follow suit in December.

Big, lumbering and elusive: How to see Maine’s iconic moose

Moose spotting in Maine isn't easy despite the beast's size and number, but there are ways to increase your chances as prime viewing season begins.

Augusta considers restricting moorings, docks on Togus Pond

Draft proposal under consideration by City Council would require people to own lakefront property to have a mooring on the increasingly popular pond.

Reporting Aside: No task is too tall or pie in the sky for these two civic-minded stalwarts

Peter Garrett of Winslow and Nancy Williams of Waterville have been working for about a year to develop plans for a scenic gravel trail that would meander through Waterville's South End along the Kennebec River and include a park adjacent to the water, Amy Calder writes.

Our View: Bringing high tech to the Maine woods

Innovations by local entrepreneurs can improve safe access to the state’s mountains, lakes, streams and coast.

A culinary quest for the best mushrooms led this Maine professor back into the woods

When she isn't teaching political philosophy at Bowdoin, Jean Yarbrough can be found scouring the woods looking for edible mushrooms or in her kitchen cooking with her stash.