Beekeepers are a growing breed in Maine, and with it comes a responsibility of treating diseases.
Deirdre Fleming
Deirdre Fleming covers the outdoors for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, and has been a newspaper reporter in Maine for 25 years - and an outdoor writer for the past 20. During that time, she’s seen biologists trap 500-pound bear, watched fishermen land high-jumping makos, camped on Moosehead Lake in the winter, and retraced Gov. Percival Baxter’s first trip to Mt. Katahdin. She is often asked, but still does not know her favorite wildland in Maine. A graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Missouri, she lives with her husband in Buxton near the Saco River, where they both fly fish.
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Deirdre Fleming: Disease taking toll on bats
The summer bat survey that has begun in Maine to gauge the health of the state’s bat population shows signs of a depleted population.
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HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: McClintock, Brown win N.E. titles
SACO — Connecticut schools dominated the New England track and field championship Saturday, winning 18 of 34 events at Thornton Academy. But where Maine athletes won, they rocked it.
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Diamonds in the rough
Volunteers are journeying into the backwoods to help the state discover uncharted brook trout ponds.
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FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT: Fishing still fast
Spring is a mixed bag for fishing. Sure the bugs are thick — but so are the hatches. And across Maine, biologists still report fast fishing typical of cool spring weather.
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Rain delays finish of Class A track & field tourney
Due to the wet conditions the pole vault was rescheduled to Wednesday, at a site yet to be determined.
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OUTDOORS: Getting a helping hand
METINIC ISLAND — The work of federal biologists trying to bring seabird populations back to Maine’s vast island network is a job littered with unexpected problems and roadblocks.
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FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT: Time of transition
As we head into the best of spring and onward toward summer, the fishing is transitioning, too.
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FRESHWATER FISHING REPORT: Spring fishing offers fast action thus far
Spring fishing doesn’t get any better than right now. And reports pouring in from state biologists in the seven regions across Maine echo the same message: Fast action.
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DEIRDRE FLEMING: Catch-and-release fishing only works if you know how to do it
Catch-and-release in fishing is one of the most widespread trends in an increasingly conservation-conscious society.