The annual spring trek teaches healthy habits and a sense of accomplishment, the principal says, and the entire school gets behind it.
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Kevin B. Schneider, Acadia’s new leader of the park
It took a very special place to lure the superintendent from his job at Grand Teton.
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Don’t take a vacation from your green kitchen principles
Taking along some environmentally friendly items can make a fun vacation more sustainable.
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Maine’s parks are fertile places for research
Scientists study bugs, bunnies, blow-downs and bad air.
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New guide helps you figure out what’s blooming in Maine’s woods and fields
Next time you’re enjoying the outdoors, you can also learn the names of the wildflowers.
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Mussel shells and other gifts from the sea
Janet Lockhart creates decorative mirrors with shells she finds on the Pemaquid Peninsula
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Maine Farmland Trust leader named head of national organization
After 20 years at the state trust, John Piotti of Unity will be president and CEO of the American Farmland Trust in Washington, D.C.
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Maine scientist seeks keys to how sea urchins avoid aging process
James Coffman of the MDI Biological Laboratory is surprised to learn that the cells of even a short-lived species don’t degrade over time, an ability that would benefit humans.
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Light your way with small paper nautical lanterns
Betty Kelley turns old charts into lights that highlight special places on the Maine coast.