Or just maybe you have a little leeway.
wildlife
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
What do we owe animals?
A spate of new books reevaluate our relationship to the natural world.
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Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Can you skip the raking this year? Should you?
Whatever you do, please skip that noisy, noxious, polluting leaf blower.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine’s North Woods are a wilderness of global importance
Like the Amazon rainforest and Australian Outback, Maine’s north woods are among the world’s disappearing intact ecosystems.
Posted inNation & World
Iguanas are popping out of toilets in south Florida
The reptiles usually get into homes through bathroom vents on the roof, and crews are scrambling to keep up with calls from distressed homeowners.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Politics
Maine senators join new push to protect U.S. wildlife
In Maine, that would include the New England cottontail rabbit.
Posted inMaine
Dry summer could draw bears to backyards, Maine warns
Maine wildlife officials are warning residents that a dry summer this year could lure bears to residents’ backyards
Posted inMaine
Creation of a Maine Forest Advisory Board draws sharp comments from both sides
A bill to form a Maine Forest Advisory Board stirs diverse views as Legislature weighs the idea.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Unexpected acts of empathy in the animal kingdom
Belinda Recio explores the surprising ways animals help one another.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
To clean the garden or not to clean? That is the question (sorry, Shakespeare)
Too much spring cleanup can hurt beneficial native insects, some experts say. But how to balance those concerns with the needs and convenience of the gardener?