Land, Water & Wildlife Archives

Into the Wild(ish)

The Allagash Wilderness Waterway is one of the country’s more remarkable experiments in wilderness preservation — and one of its classic river trips. Today, with the number of paddlers at a 30-year-low, a trip along the Allagash is as quiet and sublime as ever.

Country Way

Farming isn’t making a comeback on Whitefield’s Townhouse Road. It never went away.

Dennis Spinney dives for curly-leaf pondweed in West Pond

The Weed Wackers

Southern Maine’s lakes, ponds, and rivers are under siege. Invasive weeds, inadvertently imported on boats from out of state, are choking out native plants, starving fish of oxygen, and restricting boat access.

Stranded, Diane Cowan, Down East Magazine

I Was Stranded For a Month on an Icebound Maine Island

A brutal winter tests an icebound scientist’s survival skills — and her capacity for solitude.

Sea Smoke: Maine’s Most Photogenic Winter Phenomenon

Cold air flowing over a warmer sea gives rise to Maine’s rarest — and most beautiful — type of fog.

field of purple, white, and pink lupines

Should You Plant Maine’s Favorite Non-Native Wildflowers?

Lupines are an emblem of early summer along Maine roadsides, but do they have place in your garden?

Time-lapse Video: Stephen Phillips Memorial Preserve

Watch a time-lapse video by Irvin Serrano of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Preserve as seen from the Height of Land.

Bridgton’s Big Night

Why did the amphibian cross the road? The answer is no joke.

The River Wild

One of the most ambitious river restorations ever undertaken in the United States is happening on the Penobscot River.

The Incredible Edible Eel

The mysterious fish faces a troubling future from overfishing to environmental factors.

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