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Based on the recommendations of a bi-partisan, independent study committee, the legislation replaces the Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC) with a new land-use board and refocuses its mission on both conservation and economic development. The new agency, which is a division under the Maine Department of Conservation, also focuses on local input and improved permitting processes.
As part of the celebration, MDOC Commissioner Bill Beardsley will present the 2012 Frank Knight Community Forestry Excellence Award to Robert and Beverly Dutton, of Dutton’s Nursery, Morrill, who last year donated more than 1,000 trees to Maine schools, municipalities and non-profit community organizations.
Boothbay Windjammer Days Kicks Off 50th Anniversary with “Jammers and Joggers” Land and Sea Race – On June 25, schooner captains and identical twins Bob and Joe Tassi will set sail from Rockport aboard the schooner Timberwind bound for Boothbay Harbor. At the same time, veteran marathoner Dr. Aquilino Alamo will start running from Rockport to Boothbay bearing the Windjammer Days signature torch. Alamo calls himself “a regular family doctor” and has a dream of running a marathon in each of the 50 states.
In the latest publication from the Maine Department of Conservation, loggers are called “bucherons,” the Maine Forest Service is “Service de la foret du Maine,” and the term “Best Management Practices (BMPs)”– which describes how loggers can protect water quality at harvest sites – is “Pratiques exemplaires de gestion.” That’s because the latest publication is the French version of the Maine Forest Service’s notable logging manual, “Best Management Practices for Forestry: Protecting Maine’s Water Quality.”
Hunters, fishermen, snowmobilers, sportsmen, conservationists and lawmakers from both sides of the aisle will gather at the State House on Monday to call on the Maine Legislature to replenish the Land for Maine’s Future (LMF) program. Lawmakers will be asked to support LD 852, a $5 million bond proposal designed to help fund working waterfronts, farmlands, and forests; wildlife habitat; and special recreation lands across the state. If passed, Maine voters will have the opportunity to vote on an LMF bond this November.
State and federal officials on Thursday announced the start of a statewide survey to hunt for an invasive insect that threatens to destroy Maine’s ash trees. Starting this month, a total of 955 distinctive, purple bug traps will be placed high up in the canopy of local ash trees at specified locations to see if the emerald ash borer (EAB), an invasive insect that has destroyed millions of acres of ash trees in other parts of the U.S., is present in Maine.
Piping Plovers are an endangered shorebird species that nest on white sand beaches where nesting success is a constant struggle against weather, beachgoers, pets, and predators. They were listed on the state’s Endangered Species List in 1997, and were federally listed as Threatened Species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1986.
As of Saturday, May 5, 2012, Wildlife Management District (WMD) 9 will be open to turkey hunting through June 2nd. WMD 9 includes the area northeast of Greenville to Baxter State Park. Analysis of data and observations indicate the turkey population in the WMD is healthy and will support a hunting season like neighboring districts 10 and 14.
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife reminds everyone that they have until May 14th to apply for a Moose Permit! This year’s lottery will take place at the Oquossoc Marina in Rangeley, Maine on June 23rd. Maine plans to award 3,725 permits this year. The winners will be announced first in Oquossoc, and then the entire list will be published.
The first in a four-part sustainability series in May hosted by Lithgow Public Library will be an informational program about the proposed Maine Woods National Park. On Thursday, May 3 at 6:30 p.m.,Tom and Lee Ann Szelog return to Lithgow Library with a multi-media presentation featuring the music of legendary folk singer Pete Seeger along with Tom Szelog’s stunning nature photographs. Since 2007, the Szelogs have put a face to the land and wildlife of the proposed 3.2 million-acre park in northern Maine through their “Maine Woods National Park Photo-Documentation Project.”
Attendees will spend three mornings in workshops of no more than twelve participants working on either fiction with Cynthia Underwood Thayer or memoir with Monica Wood. Afternoons will be open for writing and optional thirty-minute individual sessions with the instructors. In addition to the intensive workshops and one-on-one sessions, the weekend will include faculty and participant readings.
“Feathers Over Freeport,” a two-day birding event at Bradbury Mountain State Park, Pownal, and Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport, will provide visitors an easy and enjoyable introduction to the raptors, songbirds and backyard birds who make their home in this state. This year’s event, under the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands, Maine Department of Conservation, will feature a wide variety of activities and demonstrations, including live-bird demonstrations, bird walks for people of all abilities, identification workshops and numerous children’s activities.
Augusta, Maine (March 27, 2012) – Near-record warmth in the winter of 2011-2012 left wildlife and outdoor enthusiasts and the businesses in winter-based sectors scrambling to adapt – and it’s [...]
The Maine Windjammer Association is proud to be featured on page 640 of this New York Times bestseller. The Maine Windjammer Association is committed to preserving our nation’s natural areas through our partnership with the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics, an organization that promotes responsible
outdoor skills and ethics.
Musician and Music Venue Events for May, and Beyond – Keep Checking Back
Theater, Social and Public Events for May 2012 and Beyond – Updated Regularly!
REMINDER: “Always Patsy Cline” with Sally Struthers at Ogunquit Playhouse May 23rd to June 16th
Festival Franco Fun 2012 Celebration Scheduled for June 2nd
A Sure Bet is The Line-up at The Strand Theatre through May 2012
Electricity Maine to be Featured at June Meeting of Winthrop Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce on June 7, 2012
Maine Forest Service: Forest Ranger Discovers Bomber Crash Ejection Seat
10th Annual Meals on Wheels Golf Tournament to be Held June 11, 2012
Developing an Edge in Overseas Markets: Maine Businesses Talk Strategy May 24, 2012
Maine Historical Society Newsletter for the Week of May 21, 2012