The magnificent landscape might well be our state’s greatest asset, but only a small portion of it has ever been publicly protected.
Land, Water & Wildlife
A cadre of engineers, boatbuilders, policy advocates, and aquaculturists are spinning a greener future for the Maine coast, with electric-powered outboard motors and infrastructure.
Lee Kantar, the only dedicated state moose biologist in the country, is charged with everything from managing the hunt to countering the deadly onslaught of winter ticks.
Well into his 80s, Scott Nearing was still living the good life on his farm.
For more than three decades, Jerry Elwell took vulnerable wild creatures, including a kamikaze crow, a preemie duck with an identity crisis, and a goose that required mouth-to-beak resuscitation, under her wing.
The Wyman’s Wild Blueberry Research and Innovation Center at UMaine allows for hands-on learning and year-round research.
Their traditions trace back generations, but faced with increasingly erratic winters, syrup makers are tapping into new ways of turning sap into everyone’s favorite pancake topping.
The university's marine-science center is a magnet for misfit crustaceans, including orange, yellow, blue, purple, calico, and split-colored varieties.
The Nature Conservancy knows that healthy ecosystems are essential for people and the planet — and that thriving, sustainable forests are vital for communities.
Forty years ago, a novel legal agreement set aside some 18,000 acres in Attean Township for conservation — and timber harvesting.
The night sky is a wonderful thing to get lost in, and it’s a terrible thing to lose.
Some observers suspect that the number of baby eels migrating up Maine rivers is declining. Passamaquoddy fishermen have taken conservation into their own hands.