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The surprising amenity Maine home buyers are demanding
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (639+ words) Ten rooftop solar panels were one of the selling points of the Falmouth retirement community Fritz Farquhar and his wife chose to move into nine years ago. The energy the solar panels generate in their independent living cottage at the…...
Maine's old growth forests are disappearing. This program could help save them.
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (839+ words) To Caleb Chaplin, it’s clear what sets a patch of old forest on his family’s land apart from the woods around it. “You can tell it’s never been plowed or made into fields and came back up, it’s really unique…...
What’s next for central Maine’s rivers in the coming 250 years?
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (913+ words) When Landis Hudson thinks back to what rivers in Maine must have been like 250 years ago, she thinks of bountiful sturgeon, shad, eel,, alewives and other sea-run fish. “What was going on in 1776 in the springtime would have been, for…...
Wind power is finally coming to northern Maine—but can it overcome years of grid lock?
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (780+ words) The Maine Public Utilities Commission has tried to encourage the development of large-scale renewable energy projects in Aroostook County for years. That saga may finally reach a resolution as the commission closes its latest round of bidding today and says…...
Do you own 10 forested acres in Maine? You could get up to $20,000 to protect it.
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (270+ words) Many Maine hunters and outdoor enthusiasts own wooded property. A new state program could help them improve wildlife habitat, increase forest diversity and make their woods more resilient to pests, disease and severe weather. The Maine Forest Service is seeking…...
Florida man buys off-grid Maine cabin to escape climate change and rising insurance costs
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (724+ words) This is part of the BDN’s Home Buying series that shares the stories of Mainers who became homeowners despite the state’s volatile real estate market. Want to share your experience buying a home in Maine? Email [email protected]. A Florida man…...
ATVs keep getting bigger. It’s putting Maine’s trail system at risk.
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (1391+ words) OXFORD — As the season kicks off, tens of thousands of riders are expected take their all-terrain vehicles out in Maine in the next few months. But as ATV clubs work feverishly to wrap up maintenance on the state’s 6,000 miles of…...
Hottest Mays in Maine since 1895 - AOL
4+ mon, 3+ hour ago (267+ words) Climate change is driving rising temperatures and more record heat. The Earth’s temperature has climbed each decade since 1880 by about.14 degrees Fahrenheit, or roughly 2 degrees Fahrenheit total. Stacker compiled a ranking of the hottest Mays in Maine since 1895 using data…...
Maine environmental advocates call on state to turn climate goals into mandates
4+ mon, 17+ hour ago (510+ words) Tribal land return, a total ban on synthetic pesticides and the creation of a new state office of conservation anchor a new environmental report that calls on Maine to convert its voluntary climate goals into state law over the next…...
New England Forestry Foundation signs first contract to protect Maine’s oldest forests
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (611+ words) NAPLES – New England Forestry Foundation has signed its first contract in a new initiative that will help protect some of the oldest forests in Maine while exploring long-term conservation... NAPLES – New England Forestry Foundation has signed its first contract in…...