Birding: Is it convergence or one big, happy family?

Outdoors

Published
August 18, 2019

Birding: Is it convergence or one big, happy family?

Scientists study sparrow subspecies for clues to their adaptations to marine environments.
Published
August 18, 2019

Hiking: Heald and Bradley Ponds Reserve offers ponds, peaks and views of the Whites

Overseen by the Greater Lovell Land Trust, the 800-acre reserve is crisscrossed by a network of connecting trails.
Published
August 17, 2019

Hiker planning ‘comeback’ to Appalachian Trail

Anne Renner, 24, of Arlington, Illinois, had the help of an ex-Marine, a nurse, a forest ranger and fellow hikers after she fell in Grafton Township and seriously injured her leg.
Published
August 14, 2019

Deadline for Maine’s deer hunters to apply for permits nears

Maine plans to issue a little more than 68,000 "any deer" permits this year.
Published
August 11, 2019

Canoeing in Maine: Mount Blue Pond nearly beyond a worthy description

Select an adjective and it likely will pertain to a beautiful natural portion of that state.
Published
August 11, 2019

Why catch-and-release is killing, not conserving, Maine fisheries

In many waters around the state, the practice is creating overpopulation problems that are starving togue and salmon.
Published
August 11, 2019

Swimming holes: Not all are created equal

Here is your guide to the cleanest, safest spots to swim near Portland.
Published
August 11, 2019

In hiking adventures, make new friends but keep the old

Camden Hills State Park is an old favorite, but it hasn't lost one speck of its luster.
Published
August 7, 2019

Acadia’s Precipice Trail reopens after peregrine falcons leave nests

The trail is usually closed for part of each summer because of nesting peregrine falcon chicks.
Published
August 7, 2019

Piping plovers fledge record number of chicks in Maine

The number of nesting pairs on the state's beaches also set a record, but wildlife officials say protections remain critical for the endangered shorebirds.