Written by an Englishman living in Maine, the rare book identifies the region’s native plants and animals and offers natural remedies galore.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: There’s room in our vast nation for all species
The Biden administration needs to step up and fulfill its promises to protect native wolves, wild horses and a sanctuary for butterflies.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: To best support native wildlife, grow these five keystone tree species in your yard
Or just maybe you have a little leeway.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Can you skip the raking this year? Should you?
Whatever you do, please skip that noisy, noxious, polluting leaf blower.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine’s North Woods are a wilderness of global importance
Like the Amazon rainforest and Australian Outback, Maine’s north woods are among the world’s disappearing intact ecosystems.
Posted inNation & World
Iguanas are popping out of toilets in south Florida
The reptiles usually get into homes through bathroom vents on the roof, and crews are scrambling to keep up with calls from distressed homeowners.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News, Politics
Maine senators join new push to protect U.S. wildlife
In Maine, that would include the New England cottontail rabbit.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
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?
Posted inAnimals, Business, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
For Oakland man, trapping beaver a lifelong avocation
Caleb Jones, 28, sets traps in large waterways all over Kennebec County, and helps remove beavers from people’s property, where the rodents chew through trees.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Double duty is best – find plants that work for both wildlife and you
Kindergarten lessons, like learning to share, also apply to the garden.