Outdoors

Published
June 22, 2013

Best Bets

SATURDAY Bog and Boardwalks / 10 a.m. in Jefferson Hidden Valley Nature Center will host a tour of its kettle hole bog ecosystem guided by Robert Zottoli, professor emeritus at Fitchburg University. The ecosystem is an iconic piece of Maine’s natural landscape and is home to many beautiful flowering plants, including several varieties of orchids. […]
Published
June 22, 2013

Birding: High tech tracks path of migratory birds

As the most mobile of all vertebrates, birds pose a challenge to ornithologists seeking to understand the where and why of bird movements. Banding captured birds is a time-honored technique. It is, however, fundamentally inefficient because a banded must be recaptured to get an endpoint for its movement. Furthermore, a common redpoll banded in Maine […]
Published
June 22, 2013

Allen Afield: Mackerel, for food, fun and the making of so many memories

Most Maine children growing up within an hour’s driving distance of saltwater have caught Atlantic mackerel, a ubiquitous and extremely cooperative species that swims along our coast and tidal rivers from late spring through early fall. Even non-anglers have wrestled mackerel, after an angling friend talked a non-fisher or two into dunking bait or casting […]
Published
June 22, 2013

North Cairn: Blessed be the meekest of moths

The other day, as I was driving home from work, I accidentally hit a swallowtail butterfly as it looped into the path of my car’s grill. The subtraction of a single butterfly would have been no big deal to most people, I know, even though the big black and yellow butterfly with tear drops at […]
Published
June 22, 2013

John Christie: In the Maine woods, camps to enjoy

In Maine, there’s a rich tradition, and lots of remaining examples, of wilderness sporting camps that deserve your consideration for a summer getaway. “Unique to the state and over 140 years old,” says Alice Arlen in her delightfully informative book, “In the Maine Woods,” and “although some people think of these camps as ‘hunting and […]

Published
June 22, 2013

Mark Latti: Anglers shouldn’t fall for the same old line

Anglers can be a predictable bunch. If you know one or happen to be one, you know how you can get settled into certain habits and patterns, and be reluctant to change. Anglers can be hesitant to try new places, new techniques or even methods. It’s too bad because often these new methods and techniques […]
Published
June 16, 2013

Volunteer anglers sought for Maine trout project

Volunteer anglers are being sought to survey remote ponds and lakes around Maine in search of brook trout.
Published
June 16, 2013

Maine residents given free pass to state parks Sunday

Officials are encouraging Mainers to explore the outdoors by offering free admission at state parks and historic sites on Father's Day.
Published
June 15, 2013

Record number of Maine moose permits allocated

In Greenville, more than 4,000 hunters win a chance to try to bag Maine's signature beast.
Published
June 15, 2013

Come sail away in Portland Harbor

Portland's community sailing program offers rent-a-boat service and more lessons than before.

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