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Trout Fishing in Maine

In the Rangeley Lakes area of Maine Robert J. Romano, Jr., who fully admits his addiction to that little tug of a fish that's found only at the end of a line, discusses how age- and a wish to be away from crowds- drove him to smaller waters. It's here in shadows of the conifers and the calm of the still unprovoked waters he casts for trout. Read his story about living life in Maine's margins. Native to the region, 16-inch brook trout are not uncommon. Photo by Trish Romano

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Oysters

Delicious, nutritious, endangered? The Maine oyster has a long history, ten-thousand-year-old oyster shells have been recovered from Georges Bank and the waters around Mount Desert Island. Overharvesting, pollution, disease, and other factors have contributed to the loss of 85 percent of the world’s oyster reefs. Photo by Dana Morse: A native oyster from the relict wild population in the Sheepscot River Estuary

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Maine Black Bear

People aren't the only mammals in Maine getting their wellness checks in winter. Ronald Joseph recounts his time with the chief bear biologist of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. It involved trekking in wooden snowshoes and wool gear for stealth, crawling into a bear's den for weight estimation (very important for correct sedation) and some cub snuggling while the scientists did their thing.

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Tamarack Trees In The Fall

Tamarack Tree

Kevin Martin

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The Perfect Christmas Tree

Perfect Christmas Tree

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Tamworth

Tamarack Tree

While most New England families set out in search of the perfect Christmas tree this time of year, Kevin Martin and New Hampshire local forestry agents went out in search of a different type of tree: the Tamarack. He was able to find and measure a record breaking National Champion of a Tamarack in Tamworth, New Hampshire. Read about his personal quest in our story "In Search of the Biggest Tamarack". Tamarack trees showing off their fall color. Photo courtesy Kevin Martin

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Bull Moose

Bull moose in October are so eager to breed they’re easily fooled by imitation cow calls. Since the early 1980s, Registered Maine Guide Greg Drummond has used a birch bark megaphone to call in dozens of bulls for photographers and hunters. Photo: Note the antler battle scar beneath the eye of this bull. By Paul Cyr

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Planting for Pollinators

"Honeybees, native bees and some wasps, and even butterflies like the migrating monarchs are disappearing. Fingers point to habitat loss and chemical controls as culprits. Aside from the beauty and wonder these marvelous insects provide, they are an important link in the food chain. One of the solutions to the mystery of pollinator decline is to provide food and habitat with blooming plants. Another is to eschew chemical controls—both pesticides and herbicides.

Planting for Pollinators

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Allegash Wilderness

Considered one of Maine’s natural treasures, the Allagash Wilderness Waterway flows north some 92 miles and features a string of singular lakes along the way. One of the guide-and-map brochures produced by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry cautions that the “Allagash Wilderness Waterway is not the place for an inexperienced person to learn canoeing or canoe camping alone.” Writer Carl Little set off down this amazing waterway with five friends in three canoes.

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Atlantic Salmon

The Race to Save Maine’s Wild Atlantic Salmon By Ronald Joseph When Ronald Joseph toured the Kennebec River area with local Carson Hinckley, a seventh-generation Hinckley who lives in his family’s early 1800s homestead, he learned all about efforts to preserve wild Atlantic salmon in Maine. Photo courtesy Paul Christman/Maine DMR

Atlantic Salmon

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Beaver Magic

Restoring Wetlands By Ronald Joseph Today, wildlife managers, conservation landowners, and growing numbers of farmers and foresters realize that beavers, once considered pests, play a critical ecological role in conserving wildlife habitat and water quality. Instead of removing beaver dams and killing the animals, humans across the globe are discovering the value of harnessing the adage, “busy as a beaver.” Photo: By Paul Cyr

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Animal Encounters

It's spring, and the forests are awakening. You may have more animal encounters as the wilds wake up. Read Ronald Joseph's accounts of his run ins with animals at the top of his scare lists are mother bears. Photo 1 by Paul Cyr- Bears produce cubs every other year, often after a bumper beechnut crop, which also occurs every other year. Photo 2 by Paul Cyr- Cow moose produce calves almost every year. Administering tough love, they drive away the previous year’s young just prior to giving birth

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Belfast Harbor

The Maine I Love: story and photos by Nicolle Littrell Belfast Harbor: “Belfast is my home and the harbor is the place of my livelihood. I offer rowing lessons and guided tours there in my traditional-style wooden Swampscott dory. I love the harbor for its immense beauty and the sense of possibility it inspires. The colder months are especially atmospheric. The sea smoke rising off the water is mesmerizing. Rowing through the wisps and whorls feels like being in a dream.