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Published
May 8, 2010

Got Gear?

FOR MANY OUTDOOR adventurers, sport is stress relief. Running on trails, cycling on flat roads or hiking steep slopes is an escape from the problems of life. Unfortunately, it can also lead to injury and pain. SOFTEC RESPONSE INSERTS from Sole are customizable inserts meant to provide support to athletes dealing with foot pain or […]
Published
May 4, 2010

The Veg car went, but that doesn’t mean giving up green

The ride into work Monday was filled with sad irony, automotive in nature as it was. “Global Whining” said the bumper sticker directly ahead. And at the intersection of Routes 9 and 112 in Saco where I sat on my road bike it reminded me what I’d lost the day before. For a year and […]
Published
April 26, 2010

Got Gear?

A MAJOR COMPLAINT among fitness buffs is that detergents wreck the elasticity in their clothes and don’t eliminate odors. Win Green Sport Detergent, endorsed by the U.S. Olympic team, says it does both, and even cleans chlorine-ravaged swimsuits without hastening their wearing out. WIN GREEN, an environmentally friendly cleaner, costs $26 online for a four-pack […]
Published
April 26, 2010

Freshwater Fishing: Early season fishing ranges from ‘very good’ to ‘just amazing’

A couple of new boat launches around the state have improved access, and almost everywhere the fishing continues to get fast two to three weeks earlier than usual. In the Down East region, state biologist say it’s unreal. REGION A: SOUTHERN MAINE The smelts over on Sebago Lake have started to run into the Songo […]
Published
April 26, 2010

What’s Up in May: Bernie Reim

Much like the landscape, the sky is blossoming in springtime

Published
April 26, 2010

Allen Afield: Weather’s effect really depends on the species

Will the early spring change the breeding time of wild turkeys or the spawning schedule of white perch in the bottom third of the state? Will it affect the feeding schedule of salmonids? The answers depend on the following: For warm-blooded animals such as mammals and birds, polarized light and length of daily sunlight influence […]
Published
April 26, 2010

Hiking: Waterboro Barrens offer a bountiful hike

The pitch pine-scrub oak forest type is one of the rarest forests in the world. Its generally level topography and sand and gravel soils are favored for development and, as such, less than 1 percent of the original ecotype remains. The Waterboro Barrens encompass the largest intact pitch pine-scrub oak forest in New England, as […]
Published
April 26, 2010

Hunting: Before even trying to bag a tom, let’s talk turkey

My hunting partner Erik and I were slowly making our way up a sloped field when I paused and pulled out a box call. “Let’s find out if there’s anything over that hill before we crest it,” I whispered. I cranked on the box three times and almost immediately a gobbler boomed back from just […]
Published
April 26, 2010

Trail & Error: What if you’re 31? There’s hope for you, too

Teach a man to fish, and he’ll eat for a lifetime. Of course, he’s likely to hook more trees than trout during the first lesson. I managed to catch several evergreens — among other things — during my first fly- fishing excursion last week. But before I found myself at the side of a tree-clustered […]
Published
April 26, 2010

The sky’s the limit all throughout May

HOLDEN – Fields Pond Audubon Center will offer 16 free, local bird walks throughout May, in partnership with the Orono and Bangor land trusts and Penobscot Valley Audubon Chapter. All levels of birders are invited to participate. Led by expert birders, the walks will take place from 7 to 8:30 a.m. on the designated dates at […]

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