With over 40 preserves and trails in the area, the Kennebunk Land Trust hopes to conserve land for recreational and climate use.
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Posted inOutdoors, Times Record
How to spot the menagerie of birds even in the dead of a Maine winter
As birdsongs quiet, some resilient species stay to outlast the cold. Midcoast Maine Audubon specialists shed light on who stays, who flees, and who should be migrating but aren’t due to the warming climate.
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Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier
Biddeford begins work on coastal resiliency
Beach dunes and dune grass are important to maintaining the shoreline, experts say.
Posted inMaine, News
$17 million awarded to promote forest sustainability, carbon storage in Maine
Grants awarded by the U.S. Forest Service will pay for private landowners to adopt climate-friendly forestry practices and conserve old-growth forests for carbon storage and help the Penobscot Nation enter carbon market.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
UNE students put sustainability lessons to work locally
The sustainability fellowship program was launched last year to train the next generation of leaders and build an official sustainability network in southern Maine.
Posted inNation & World, News
Landmark climate change case opens at top UN court as island nations fear rising seas
The UN General Assembly asked the International Court of Justice last year for an opinion on ‘the obligations of States in respect of climate change.’
Posted inTimes Record
Your Land: The large and the little — climate and you
First, let’s dispense with a common objection: Our climate is dynamic; it changes, and always will. So, why the headlines about climate change? And why is our town (and many towns around it) working to slow that change, to diminish its effects? Why are we on the verge of adopting a Climate Action Plan as […]
Posted inMaine, News
Outfitting New England’s highest peak to give a sneak peek at Maine’s weather
The expansion of the Mount Washington weather network will provide real-time data for skiers, hikers and skaters heading to New Hampshire, but it will also help improve Maine forecasts and preview storm systems heading into the Pine Tree State.
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UMaine building statewide network of weather stations
The 26 automated stations will be installed throughout the state to improve forecasts and severe weather alerts, and to help farmers and foresters manage weather-related risks.
Posted inMaine, News
Local climate action planning on the rise in communities across Maine
While governments are responding to climate change at the global, national and state levels, local officials are identifying opportunities and responding to threats that are unique to their communities.