Garden club program will address expansion and care of Belfast’s tree canopy
BELFAST — Learn more about a new initiative to expand and care for Belfast’s treasured tree canopy in a free
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Planning Board OKs public hearings on Lake Auburn watershed changes
The changes, some of which have been previously discussed by city officials, were recommended by the Lake Auburn Water Quality
Read moreUMaine leading development of first software for tracking PFAS nationwide
ORONO – The emergence of toxic per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in water supplies, farms and the environment is
Read moreMysterious purple deer in Cape Elizabeth euthanized
CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine — After following the conditions of a purple deer spotted in Cape Elizabeth, the animal was put down
Read moreGroups are working to protect trees — and traditions — from the emerald ash borer
Maine was the last state in the Northeast to see the arrival of the destructive emerald ash borer in 2018.
Read moreMitchell Center to host talk on the role of productive disagreement in lake associations Oct. 16
ORONO — The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk,
Read moreLand Trust adds 721 acres to Two Bridges Preserve
The preserve is now more than 1,000 acres and includes two miles of Crooked River frontage.Read More
Read moreContaminated farm in Unity to become PFAS research site
Songbird Farm is one of a growing number of farms found to be contaminated with so-called forever chemicals from sludge
Read moreRabid racoon raises alarm in Orono
ORONO, Maine — Orono town officials are asking Mainers to stay alert after a rabid raccoon was captured there this
Read moreMt. Blue Area Garden Club to host speaker Bernd Heinrich on Bumblebee Economics
FARMINGTON – Mt. Blue Area Garden Club is honored to welcome Professor Bernd Heinrich who is a renowned research scientist,
Read moreSquirrels prepare for winter by hanging mushrooms in trees
This story was originally published in October 2021. Have you ever read something about nature that just blows your mind?
Read moreWinslow digs into $2.4 million project as part of broader effort to finally curtail flooding
Crews are working along China Road to install larger drainage pipes and conduct other work to alleviate the flooding that’s
Read moreCottontail rabbits released in Maine refuge as part of effort to bring them back
The Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge in Kittery is the first refuge in Maine to host New England cottontails after
Read moreRegistration open for new STEAM Team Ocean Xplorers Program
BELFAST — Registration is now open for a new, interactive multi-session STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) ocean-focused adventure
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