This summer in Maine and across the Northeast, an all-out effort will begin to survey and try to protect bat populations that were decimated by white-nose bat syndrome last winter.
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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OUTDOORS: Film ‘Turning Tail’ details plight of Atlantic salmon
BRUNSWICK — It’s the fourth outdoor film in six years for director and Bethel native Carter Davidson.
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FRESH WATER FISHING REPORT: Fishing got an early start this spring
The statewide fishing report compiled by the Maine Sunday Telegram runs every two weeks.
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Enjoy the rare air
While winter was a no-show at ski areas, Mt. Washington has both unusually good quality and far fewer skiers than normal.
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OUTDOORS: Another big challenge
LINCOLNVILLE — Andy Hazen is used to embarking on big adventures. He did it 20 years ago when he opened the fifth microbrewery in Maine.
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OUTDOORS: Birding festivals flourish
In the past 14 years, Maine’s spring birding season has grown from having one festival to five. And birders from Maine and beyond say there is plenty of room for growth.
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Early warmth brings on ticks
This year’s unusually warm winter and early spring mean ticks have become active earlier than usual, and if a 10-year pattern of warmer winter weather continues, then tick-borne diseases are likely to become more of a problem in the future, researchers say.
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Warm weather starts tick clock early
This year’s unusually warm winter and early spring mean ticks have become active earlier than usual, and if a 10-year pattern of warmer winter weather continues, then tick-borne diseases are likely to become more of a problem in the future, researchers say.
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DEIRDRE FLEMING :Rewards of the hunt tasty, and helpful for charity
Deer pie, bear meatloaf, duck kebabs and moose sausage are not unusual snacks to find at a Maine camp or rod and gun club potluck dinner.