The Native Fish Coalition, Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife are seeking volunteers to help post informational signs on Maine’s State Heritage Fish lakes and ponds. The goal of this project is to protect this irreplaceable resource from the introduction of invasive fish, the number one threat to Maine’s wild native brook trout. These […]
Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has stepped up big time to criticize Central Maine Power’s proposal to construct a massive new transmission line through Maine to move electricity from Quebec to Massachusetts. The good people of New Hampshire rejected CMP’s proposal, so they’ve moved it to Maine. “Clear and compelling information is necessary […]
The ALS Association’s Northern New England Chapter has been a great help as I wrestle with ALS, so I am helping them with their annual fundraising walks in Bangor and Portland. My sister Edie Smith is leading the Bangor walk, and my friend Rusty Atwood is leading the Portland walk. I am hoping you will […]
I love seeing kids outside enjoying birds and birding. My wife Linda did a birding unit for her first graders every year, and at the end, they would be bused to our house for a birding adventure, which we all enjoyed very much. So I was pleased recently to learn about the Maine Young Birders […]
I live vicariously through Carey Kish, enjoying his posts about all his outdoor adventures. He and his wife are amazing hikers and adventurers, and Carey has written a number of hiking books. But I’ve got to say, his new book, Maine Mountain Guide, published by AMC Books, is his best. The book is nearly 600 […]
Who knew so many wild plants in Maine’s fields and forests are edible? Well, Tom Seymour does, of course, because he’s been eating them his entire life. The third edition of Tom’s guide, Wild Plants of Maine, is truly amazing. I have his earlier editions, and he added and updated a lot in this new […]
I almost didn’t read Sean Poage’s book, The Retreat To Avalon. It’s 450 pages long and a fictional account that takes us back 1500 years. Little did I know how fascinating this could be. Now I am very excited that this turns out to be the first of three historical fiction books exploring the origins […]
The editors of Down East magazine, in their book Best Maine Lobster Rolls, should have titled it Everything You Need (or want) To Know About Maine Lobster Rolls. From the opening section which covers the history of lobster rolls to the last section featuring the 75 best lobster rolls in Maine, this book is a […]
Both the House and the Senate voted to override the Governor’s veto of a moose bill, so it will become law. The bill had won the support of the legislature’s Fish and Wildlife Committee, after a lengthy discussion, and was enacted by the House and Senate before the Governor vetoed it. The bill requires the […]
Bald eagles are killing machines. Our population of Blue Herons is way down, because eagles are killing them. An eagle killed both of our baby loons last year. And I see them constantly dive-bombing ducks in my pond and stream. I know they are brutal on ospreys too. When DIFW first started researching bald eagles, […]
