Outdoors

Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association

The Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association (SVCA) invites volunteers to join our “Green Workout Team” to help with general trail clean-up, painting kiosks, marking trails and bridge building at…

There is only one day left to apply for the 2014 Maine Moose Hunt Lottery.

Online applications must be completed by 11:59 p.m. on May 14. You can apply online now at…

George Green

If the tall fir outside Wiscasset's town office poses a visibility issue when emergency vehicles are heading onto Route 1, removing the lower branches might remove the problem, a…

Teens To Trails, or “T3,” is teaming up with the Cony High School Outing Club for the second annual Maine Outdoor Film Festival in Augusta on Friday, May 16 at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.…

From the outdoors

FREEDOM — For many who care deeply about wildlife, the recent headlines have been depressing: the ivory hunter's senseless killing of African elephants; poaching of India's remaining Bengal tigers…

A Bird’s Tale

If you haven’t heard it yet, chances are pretty good that you soon will. We’re talking about that rapid-fire rapping that arrives every spring. You may hear it from…

The Maine Wildlife Park, located on Route 26 in Gray opened for the 2014 season on Saturday, April 19 — just in time for school vacation.

Even though there is still some snow on the ground,…

Spring Cleaning
bath, hiking

Bath Trails needs help to prepare the Whiskeag Trail for use by residents and visitors this spring and summer! Join Bath Trails for the Community Trail Clean-up on Saturday, May 3 for spring…

Interested in getting outside this spring? Join Lands Manager Michael Warren from the Boothbay Region Land Trust to help spruce up the trails this April.

Feel free to meet at the following…

Spring 2014

More rain is on the way for all of Lincoln County late Monday night, April 7, through at least early afternoon on Tuesday, meteorologist Stacie Hanes of the National Weather Service’s Gray office…

Habitat 7 Rivers’ 21st annual Spring Walk will take place Sunday, May 4 in Brunswick at 2 p.m.

The organization’s largest fundraiser will begin at St. Charles…

All programs meet at the DRA Great Salt Bay Farm Heritage Center (110 Belvedere Road), Damariscotta, unless otherwise indicated.

Birch Bark Etching with David Moses Bridges
When:…

A Bird’s Tale

We were talking with one of our next-door neighbors recently, on one of the recent nine degree “spring” mornings, when he expressed his surprise that…

Hidden Valley Nature Center

This spring, Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson will once again offer monthly guided walks to visitors. With 1,000 acres and nearly 30 miles of trails, it can be a little intimidating…

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Charlie Newbury, Lisa Sleeper, Woolwich Rough Riders, ATV

Many of us are ready for spring to show its milder side. But in Woolwich, few may be more pleased when the snow disappears than the Woolwich Rough Riders.

The all-…

Since its recent inception in 2007, Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) has been filling a much needed niche in the Midcoast region, combining outdoor recreation…

The White House selected Teens To Trails Founder Carol Leone as a "Champion of Change: Engaging the Next Generation of Conservation Leaders" for her efforts to engage communities and youth in…

A Bird’s Tale

People think of doves as peaceful. In some cultures, they’re considered a symbol of peace. Maybe that’s because they typically occur together in groups and can sometimes be seen roosting together…

Wiscasset Selectmen
Bill Barnes

A lot could happen to Wiscasset's shot at public access on Gardiner Pond. The land could be lost to another buyer or the town might decide it doesn't want it, Wiscasset Parks and…

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) is inviting volunteers, ages 18 and older, to join…

Hunting

With spring knocking at our door, what better way to spend a day than at the 34th annual State of Maine Sportsman’s Show? This year’s event jam-packs the Augusta Civic Center with everything…

A Bird’s Tale
American robin

Living in a coastal area where open ocean water is always nearby and where, for us humans, freshwater is available anytime at the kitchen sink, it is…

A Bird’s Tale

After one of the recent snowstorms, we woke up to see our bird feeding area covered in 10 inches of snow. But, before we could get out to clean it…

Hidden Valley Nature Center
Hut

Throughout the month of March, Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson is offering great deals on the yurt, huts and campsite reservations. Make the most of this winter, or come out to…

Hidden Valley Nature Center
tracking

Winter is a special time of year during which we get to observe the patterns and habits of our animal neighbors as they hunt, breed, nest and struggle to meet the demands of winter. Their tracks…

BRLT

Boothbay Region Land Trust has scheduled another year of exciting events to get you outside and enjoying the natural areas of our region.

This year’s theme is “…

Monthly walks with graduates of the Maine Master Naturalist Program resume on February 21 at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson. The focus of the walk changes…

Hidden Valley Nature Center
skiing

On January 26, more than 160 participants and an equal number of volunteers and spectators ignored the wind and cold to join in the fun at Hidden Valley Nature Center’s third annual Biathlon. The…

The Great Maine Outdoor Weekend is being held February 14-16 throughout the state. Hidden Valley Nature Center, a proud participant, invites you to several fun family events. Or just get out on…

Lift and Lodge

There is nothing I like better in the winter than to don my skis and take some turns on one of Maine's many mountains.

But the equipment and the lift ticket for my favorite sport both come…

Maine Wildlife

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has embarked on an intensive 5-year moose research project that will give department biologists an even greater understanding of the health of…

Hidden Valley Nature Center
maine biathlon

Sochi, Russia is a long way from Jefferson, Maine.

Make that 4,974 miles, to be exact.

But, despite…

Hidden Valley Nature Center

Like guns? How about skiing? Most importantly; looking for some off-the-wall outdoor entertainment?

The third annual Liberal Cup…

Children ages 6 to 10 are invited to discover the joy of the outdoors at Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center February 18-21 in…

Damariscotta River Association

The Damariscotta River Association (DRA) announced that they are offering several guided nature walks focusing on winter wildlife. On Thursday, Jan…

Teens to Trails, also known as T3, has launched the Association of Maine Outing Clubs or AMOC.

A Bird’s Tale

Islands have a mysterious draw to many people. Certainly the idea of isolation is central to the fascination. Birders may share this fascination, but we also layer on some of our own particular…

Maine Wildlife

On December 14, 17 hardy observers set about counting the birds of the Pemaquid-Damariscotta area as part of the 114th annual National Audubon Christmas Bird Count…

Hidden Valley Nature Center
Biathlon

On January 26, Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) will host the third annual Liberal Cup Biathlon. Racers from the age of 8 up are encouraged to register. Don’t be intimidated by this Olympic…

Phippsburg
popham maine winter

Winter in Maine can be a dark time. If the short cold days aren’t enough to drive one inside, then the bitter biting wind and driving snow might be.

For that reason, the Maine State Parks…

Coastal Midcoast - minus 37 F wind chill

GRAY — Word of a late-week storm has been swirling around for days, but it wasn't until 3:20 p.m. on New Year's Day that the National Weather Service pulled the Midcoast into the mix. It had been…

Mix of rain, heavy snow headed to Maine Sunday night into Monday morning

GRAY — The arrival of Sunday's storm later this afternoon is consistent statewide, but the snow-rain mix line travels as far up the coast as Knox County, with points north likely to see all snow…

The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Bureau of Parks and Lands will sponsor free, guided hikes in five state parks on New Year’s Day as part of America's State Parks…

NWS: Winter storm watch through 7 a.m. Monday

GRAY — The National Weather Service Friday has issued a winter storm watch for Sunday, as a coastal storm could bring 6 to 10 inches of snow.

A fast moving low pressure system is expected to…

musher sled dogs Heidi Sutter Alaska

Growing up in Wiscasset, Heidi Sutter always wanted to live somewhere with a lot of open land and not many people.

From photographs she saw of Alaska, it looked…

Robert Mitchell: ‘Round Town

One of the most annoying things about snow for me, is that we have to work so hard removing something that eventually goes away on its own.

There…

Hidden Valley Nature Center

Winter is off to a great start at Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson. The snow came just in time for last Sunday’s full moon hike and “Owl Prowl.”

Fourteen visitors joined Lynne…

Meditations: too few rodents or too many?

We've all admired the National Geographic photos of the serene white owls perched like solitary buddhas on the Arctic tundra. For some birders and photographers…

Weather Alert
Snow

Although December is off to an auspicious and brown start, things will soon be getting white.

Unfortunately for snow-lovers, they will…

Boothbay Region Land Trust

We hope that by now you are well aware of Boothbay Region Land Trust’s (BRLT) Stewardship Campaign: an effort to raise sustaining dollars for the land trust’s hiking trails,…