As Bigelow Laboratory’s Gulf of Maine North Atlantic Time Series approaches its 25th year, NASA awarded the program funding to continue regular cruises on the R/V Bowditch. Here’s what to expect.
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Tiny house, big art: Artist showcases the value in balancing macro and micro
Deanna Jacome creates larger-than-life paintings in a tiny home in Freeport.
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A dive to declutter Boothbay Harbor
OceansWide, a group dedicated to removing marine litter, invited The Times Record on one of its last dives of the season. What surfaced? Critters, sea squirts and a lone golf ball — plus a spark of inspiration for the Gulf of Maine.
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Key takeaways from Maine’s new climate action plan
The updated plan to be released Thursday sets new targets for energy efficiency and aims to ensure that all Maine residents benefit from the state’s responses to climate change.
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Budworms ravaged Maine’s forests for years. They’re starting to come back.
An aerial survey confirmed 3,000 acres of Maine’s forest were damaged by spruce budworm in July. Modeling indicates 178,000 acres are at risk of defoliation from budworm larvae that will emerge next spring.
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Maine Youth for Climate Justice launches podcast promoting offshore wind
Understanding the climate crisis is tough. Maine Youth for Climate Justice (MYCJ) has turned to audio production to help educate the public on the problems and potential solutions.
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Attend a talk on how Maine fishery species will cope with warming waters
The talk, at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute on Nov. 20, will address the topic.
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Commission urges Maine to prepare for next round of severe winter storms
Extreme weather that caused inland and coastal flooding last winter spurred the report issued Tuesday with recommendations about how to prepare for more storms.
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Some people hunt for deer and turkeys in the fall …
while others hunt for invasive plants.
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Groundbreaking eelgrass pilot restoration takes root in Casco Bay
Local scientists embark on an underwater climate solution — a pilot-scale restoration of eelgrass, a known tool for capturing carbon emissions and mitigating effects.