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Published
November 24, 2012

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TODAY Nature Walk 1 to 3 p.m. in Jefferson Hidden Valley Nature Center is featuring a nature walk by master naturalist Jason Chandler: Explore the landscape with an eye to the past. What does a large basal scar on a 100-year-old oak tree say? What fire evidence might we uncover? Hidden Valley Nature Center is on […]
Published
November 19, 2012

Snow gun upgrades energize New England ski areas

High-efficiency technology allows them to open more trails, survive warm spells and save big on fuel use.
Published
November 19, 2012

Your Turn: Reader Photographs
Published
November 17, 2012

Carey Kish: Damariscotta showcases natural diversity

The Upper Damariscotta River Region is one of immense natural beauty, a scenic landscape of bays and islands, salt marshes and mudflats, rivers and streams. Bordered by hills, fields, and forests, the Damariscotta River is a nutrient-rich tidal estuary that is home to a diverse array of marine life, birds and animals. It is here […]
Published
November 17, 2012

Allen Afield: A taste of the wilderness makes for holiday delicacies

Ancient dishes from yesteryear disappear as tastes change, and many old ones have ties to fall hunting or slaughtering time. Two traditional holiday entries jump to mind — mincemeat for Thanksgiving and Christmas. In the 18th, 19th and first half of the 20th centuries, folks made mincemeat for pies, turnovers and filled cookies, often from […]

Published
November 17, 2012

Hunting: Almost heaven, W.Va. deer hunt

There’s an old saying that you should be careful what you wish for because it might come true. Climbing into my stand on a balmy West Virginia morning I was wishing for cooler temperatures. It was already in the 60s and forecasted to nudge 80 later in the day — hardly good weather for deer […]
Published
November 17, 2012

Schooled in the outdoors

A $1 million federal grant helped equip the Windham High outing club for outdoor expeditions.
Published
November 17, 2012

Deirdre Fleming: More Mainers hooked on fly fishing

It’s official. A year after some of Maine’s avid trout fishermen rolled out the state’s only fly fishing show, they’re committed to make it an annual event. The Maine Council of Trout Unlimited is hosting the second-annual Maine Fly Fishing Show to raise money for its ninth Maine Trout Camp for Youth. For years Massachusetts […]
Published
November 17, 2012

North Cairn: There’s something therapeutic in November’s bleakness

The first thing I noticed crossing the New Hampshire line on my return to Maine was that the landscape had gone all Wyeth in my absence: gray and moody — and harsh. The trees, stripped of leaves that had just been turning to gold and red when I left to go back to Massachusetts for […]
Published
November 17, 2012

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TUESDAY Restoring Rivers and Lakes 7 p.m. in Westbrook Joshua Royte, conservation planner for The Nature Conservancy in Maine, will talk about restoring rivers and stream habitat in Maine at Sebago Trout Unlimited’s meeting at American Legion Post 62. Sebago TU chapter meetings are open and free to the public. For more information, email heinz@maine.rr.com […]

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