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Published
March 9, 2013

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TUESDAY Cuba’s bird life 6:30 p.m. in Wells York County Audubon Marie Jordan will share tales of Cuba and its bird life at the monthly Audubon chapter meeting at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm Farm, just off Route 1. No charge. Call 251-1135 or visit www.yorkcountyaudubon.org. WEDNESDAY Trekking the Dolomites 8 p.m., Pinkham Notch, N.H. […]
Published
March 2, 2013

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SUNDAY The work of FARMS, 2 p.m. in Boothbay Harbor The Boothbay Region Land Trust is offering a seminar on the work of FARMS, the group called Focus on Agriculture in Rural Maine Schools. The local nonprofit connects classrooms, cafeterias, local farms and communities. FARMS’ mission is to educate students about nutrition and the role […]
Published
March 2, 2013

Labors of love and liftoff

Big Squaw, the Greenville mountain with a view of Moosehead Lake, is back in business – and means business.
Published
March 2, 2013

Allen Afield: On the wings of a dove, signs of approaching spring

In central Maine, a wonderful, annual occurrence begins in early March as birds start calling more after a somewhat quiet winter, and folks awake at dawn particularly notice them, but sounds continue all day. Those of us listening really key into the multiple birding events, as this drab month unfolds toward April. Usually, mourning doves […]
Published
March 2, 2013

Skiing in Maine: The hills are alive with customer service

When chatting with folks on the lifts, especially at our Maine ski areas, I’m always gratified to hear how many of them remark that what impresses them most, even beyond the terrain, facilities and conditions, is the friendliness of the staff and their eagerness to welcome and assist visitors. Whether it’s the jovial lifties at […]

Published
March 2, 2013

North Cairn: As winter loosens grip, sap flows

You take your breaks from the blizzards wherever you can find them, especially in clear sap running from a sugar maple. Last week, when the snow stopped long enough to allow, off and on, about 36 hours of sunshine, my neighbor and a buddy of his hauled out 5-gallon plastic buckets, tubing and taps for […]
Published
March 2, 2013

Mark Latti: Recreational anglers off the hook for drastic cuts in groundfish catches

With drastic cuts to the commercial cod and haddock fishery mandated at the end of January, many recreational groundfish anglers are wondering, “Are we next?” It seems recreational anglers have gained a reprieve, if only for now. The New England Fisheries Management Council’s Recreational Advisory Panel last month approved recreational cod and haddock bag limits […]
Published
March 2, 2013

Birding: Bird-watching crowd can now hang out – online

I want to alert you to a new online resource for birders called BirdFellow (www.birdfellow.com). It is a crowd-sourced mine of information on North American birds. It shares some features with Wikipedia and with Facebook in encouraging communal sharing of information. When you visit the site, you first see a glorious panorama of a mountain […]
Published
February 26, 2013

Report: Acadia visitors add $186M to Maine economy

The National Park Service said the park's 2.4 million visitors in 2011 helped support 3,000 jobs.
Published
February 24, 2013

North Cairn: In harmony with nature and finely tuned

I am keeping my eyes on the canopy, where spring and green leaves are still absent, but other presences are putting in an appearance. Even with the seemingly unrelenting repetition of snow and melt and rain and slush, evoking descriptions of the landscape as “bleak” and “monotonous,” a certain amount of activity from animals still […]

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