Feds Want More Land Protected For Canadian Lynx Angering Timber Interests
The threatened Canadian Lynx could have more of its habitat in Maine protected, under a proposal by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Federal officials set aside nearly 9,400 square miles of forest...
View ArticleTo Dismiss Climate Change is to Ignore Its Insidious Effects in Maine
PORTLAND - Relying primarily on a British tabloid's spin of a "leaked" copy of a yet-to-be released report, in his Sept. 20 column ("Facts undercut claim that scientists...
View ArticleBirding: Time is Approaching to Catch a :Look at a Pipit
Fall is the best time to see one of Maine's rarest breeding birds, the American Pipit. The only place in Maine where these ground-dwelling birds nest is on the Tablelands leading up to Baxter Peak on...
View ArticleMaine Coyotes: Dangerous Wild Pests or Important Members of the Ecosystem?
LINCOLNVILLE, Maine — After Wendy Rolerson McCusker let her pet border collie outside last Friday morning, she said she suddenly heard the dog’s bark turn from territorial to terrified.It was the...
View ArticlePlan to Hike Timber Harvest on Maine Public Lands Generates Concern
The Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands, which manages 400,000 acres of forestlands, plans to significantly increase the amount of wood it cuts every year. At the request of the LePage administration, the...
View ArticleProtection Sought for Bats Decimated by White-nose Syndrome
MONTPELIER, Vt. – A Vermont environmental group says the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to protect a once-common species of bat through the Endangered Species Act.The Richmond-based Center for...
View ArticleMercury Increasing in Birds Downstream of Canada's Oil Sands
Mercury levels are increasing in the eggs of water birds that nest downstream of Canada’s oil sands region, according to a new study.Mercury is increasing in eggs of gulls and terns in waters...
View ArticleClimate Change Threatens Much that is Life in the Maine Outdoors
Maine’s environment is our economy. We can have pickerel and payrolls. These tired — but true — slogans have defined much of our political rhetoric for decades. Perhaps it’s time to change the...
View ArticleWhat’s Happening to All the Moose?
Moose in the northern United States are dying in what scientists say may be the start of climate shock to the world’s boreal forests.The die-off is most dire in Minnesota, where ecologists say moose...
View Article‘The Dam in the Woods’ Plays Important Role
In 1840, William Parrot and Zebulon Bradley were engaged by the owners of T6 R11 WELS to explore the feasibility of redirecting the flow of water on the Allagash headwater lakes. They determined that...
View ArticleJ.D. Irving Gets Exemption on Maine Clear-cutting Rules
State forestry officials have entered into an agreement with J.D. Irving Ltd., Maine’s largest landowner, that allows the company to exempt its 1.25 million acres of forestland from some clear-cutting...
View ArticleMaine's Clear-Cutting Deal with Irving Comes Under Scrutiny
A five-year agreement between Maine's largest landowner and state forestry officials to exempt more than a million acres from clear-cutting provisions under the Forest Practices Act is coming under...
View ArticleWashington County Land Trust Gets $1 Million in California Carbon Offset Funds
GRAND LAKE STREAM, Maine — With the help of a carbon cap-and-trade program in California, a Washington County land trust is getting more than $1 million that it hopes to use to purchase nearly 22,000...
View ArticleReport: Climate Change Impacting Game Species in Maine
Augusta, ME (September 25, 2013) – Rising temperatures, spreading diseases, and more extreme weather events fueled by manmade climate change are making survival more challenging for America’s...
View ArticleMaine’s Moose May Be in Trouble – What We Don’t Know May Be Killing Them
“New Hampshire’s moose population has declined by 3,100, which is more than 40 percent, since 1997. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department has reduced the number of moose hunting permits by 60...
View ArticleClam Diggers Can’t Weather Climate Change
FREEPORT — Clam diggers rely on a healthy marine environment in order to provide nourishing whole food to citizens and contribute to the economy. However, the ability of Maine’s diggers to continue...
View ArticleBaxter State Park Authority Accepts 43-acre Katahdin Lake Easement
The Baxter State Park Authority on Monday voted to accept a conservation easement on an historic 43-acre lot that includes 500 feet of shore frontage on Katahdin Lake.The easement was granted by the...
View Article43 Acres on Maine’s Katahdin Lake to Be Conserved
BAXTER STATE PARK, Maine — The Baxter Park Authority has accepted a conservation easement described by Park Director Jensen Bissell as “the final piece of protection needed on Katahdin Lake.”The...
View ArticleAfter Years in Limbo, Maine Land Board Ready for New Proposals
A state program forced to keep a low profile in recent years announced Tuesday it is prepared to spend millions of dollars to conserve open space, protect farmland from development, create access to...
View ArticleLePage’s Upbeat View of Climate Change Ignores Impact on Fishermen
About the Author Mark Brewer of Boothbay Harbor is a trustee of the Maine Lobstering Union.BOOTHBAY HARBOR — I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard Gov. Paul LePage speak at a conference Dec. 5 about...
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