The two cities have worked aggressively the last few years to mitigate browntail moth from public properties including parks, recreation fields, walking trails and other places people congregate.
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Miami Beach spends $250,000 to tell spring breakers to stay away
The city has a slick campaign including a video that declares it’s ‘breaking up with spring break.’
Maine Gardener: A tad early, the gardening season gets off to a gentle start
Plant vegetable or flower seeds, prepare your tools, grow lettuce.
Green Plate Special: Did you thank a farmer today?
Nationwide, farms are struggling to find enough farmhands to raise and pick crops. In Maine, legislators are considering a law to raise their pay.
Vegetable gardening season is here: Ready, set, go
Are you a new gardener? Follow this timeline and our tips to get started this season.
To clean the garden or not to clean? That is the question (sorry, Shakespeare)
Too much spring cleanup can hurt beneficial native insects, some experts say. But how to balance those concerns with the needs and convenience of the gardener?
Spring has not yet sprung, but it’s time to get started in the garden
Good chores for early spring? Sharpen tools, grow seedlings and prune.
Storms Monday followed by breezy, chilly midweek, late week warm up
That’s right. We just had a snow storm and now we’re talking about some spring thunderstorms for Monday. It’s looking warmer and sunnier for the end of the week.
Spring snowstorm Monday night, warmer for the rest of the week
The snow wraps up Tuesday morning. The warm up starts Tuesday afternoon. Spring like weather returns after the wintry start to the week.
Winter in northern Maine, spring in southern Maine to start off the week
It’s a battle between the seasons: The County gets snow, while southwestern Maine ends up in the 60s.