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Rescued seal pups released back into the wild from Maine beach
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (46+ words) Five seal pups that were rehabilitated by Marine Mammals of Maine returned to the ocean from the shores of Head Beach in Phippsburg. Five seal pups that were rehabilitated by Marine Mammals of Maine returned to the ocean from the…...
Maine’s disappearing kelp forests are changing the reef microbiome itself
1+ week, 3+ day ago (871+ words) Kelp forest loss leaves Maine reefs with sun-powered microbes and a reworked water chemistry, raising questions about coastal carbon. Kelp grows in stands tall enough to swim through. Along much of the Maine coast, those stands are giving way to…...
Aquaculture & Maine Marine Living Resources
3+ week, 2+ day ago (459+ words) WRITTEN BY JULIA BAYLY While hiking or driving alongside the New Meadows River in Brunswick, you might miss the active farming operation just beneath the tidal waters at the end of Casco Bay. But if you look closely, you will…...
Maine struggling to get homeowners to test and treat private wells for arsenic
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1151+ words) Wendy Brennan agreed to participate in a study examining how arsenic exposure can affect children’s cognitive development primarily because her young daughter wanted the free T-shirt. It was 2009, and the family had lived on their property in the small Kennebec…...
Recent surge in Maine shark sightings don’t phase midcoast beachgoers
1+ mon, 11+ hour ago (1180+ words) Jenny Richardson-Rossbach and her family moved to Thomaston five years ago from a place she describes as “super, super sharky”: Monterey Bay, California. She wasn’t expecting to see many in her new state, she said Wednesday at Lincolnville Beach as…...
Why beaches close for piping plovers in Maine and New Hampshire
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (310+ words) I have been away working as a naturalist guide in Southeast Alaska for the past couple of weeks, far away from Maine beaches. One thing I love about guiding in that area, in addition to the large, charismatic megafauna like…...
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…...
This Maine bird might have the best life in nature. Here’s why.
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (696+ words) OutdoorsThe BDN outdoors section brings readers into the woods, waters and wild places of Maine. It features stories on hunting, fishing, wildlife, conservation and recreation, told by people who live these experiences. This section emphasizes hands-on knowledge, field reports, issues,…...
Maine couple helps save moose calf that was being chased by bear
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (216+ words) A Maine couple had an unexpected wildlife encounter while heading out for a day of fishing. Elvia and Todd Malcolm spotted a female moose acting agitated near a road in Telos Township. They parked their truck to watch. Suddenly, a…...
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…...