Bill Woodward, a retired fisheries biologist from Monmouth, lives off the land like a 21st century pioneer — hunting, fishing, gardening and gathering wild foods.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — It took eight years, but Jon Smithers’ obsession with photographing a banded eagle finally paid off.

The summer bat survey that has begun in Maine to gauge the health of the state’s bat population shows signs of a depleted population.

The overworn expression that there is no accounting for taste certainly applies to music. At this time of year, I thrill to the music of the birds whose concerts start well before the crack of dawn. As a reader of this column, I’m sure you share my joy of the morning chorus. On the other […]

Spending my summers as an employee of the Maine Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands, at Camden Hills State Park, I have the pleasure of talking with thousands of visitors “from away” and describing to them the things that make our beloved state so special. The two questions I’m asked the most, by […]

While bicycling one recent morning, I stopped at a convenience store to buy more Vitaminwater to get me home, and a quick conversation with three men in the parking lot started me thinking — once again — about the long road to becoming a knowledgeable amateur naturalist.

Spring is a mixed bag for fishing. Sure the bugs are thick — but so are the hatches. And across Maine, biologists still report fast fishing typical of cool spring weather.

The scenic hills and farmlands of Montville are located roughly 15 miles west of Belfast and Penobscot Bay, sandwiched between Route 137 to the north and Route 3 to the south. Travel the rural roads of this quiet little community and you would never know that it contains a wealth of conservation lands and hiking trails, but it’s true.