Bowdoinham has received Maine Forest Service Canopy grant funding to support reforestation efforts at the new Riverfront Park, aiming to address shoreline erosion, reduce stormwater runoff, and provide more shade for residents and visitors.
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Worker safety program for Maine’s heritage industries gets funding restored
Maine AgrAbility, part of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, has regained access to nearly $200,000 in federal funding that was abruptly frozen last month.
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Brush fire burns 7 acres in Scarborough
The blaze along Highland Avenue was started by a ‘campfire that was not extinguished properly,’ the Scarborough Fire Department says.
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Unseasonably warm Saturday breaks record in Portland
A high temperature of 79 degrees shattered the previous record, set back in 1973.
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Maine fire officials warn of increasing wildfire risks, urge extra precautions
The Maine Forest Service said the wildfire risk is high across the southern half of the state and moderate across the northern counties.
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Escaped debris fire burns more than 45 acres in Aroostook County
The blaze threatened 3 structures after being sparked by a controlled burn, the Maine Forest Service said.
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Maine moving forward with budworm control, but funding delay will limit spray area
After the Legislature failed to pass $2 million in emergency funding, spraying this spring will cover only about 85% of the area threatened by the forest pest.
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Maine butterfly species among those experiencing fastest declines
A new study compiling butterfly surveys across the country found a 22% overall decline, while seven species found in Maine declined by more than 50%.
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Mills proposes $2M for preventative spruce budworm spraying
The early intervention program, modeled after one in New Brunswick, would fund the spring spraying of pesticides on 300,000 acres of commercial spruce-fir forests in northern Maine where state inspectors have found evidence of overwintering budworm larvae.
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Mainers headed to Los Angeles to help fight wildfires
Two crews of Maine forest rangers and volunteer firefighters will spend 2 weeks in southern California.