“Trees are like any other crop,” David Rocque, Maine State Soil Scientist, says, in that they thrive with specific soil conditions. He warns against “shoe horning” trees in places where they won’t be happy. Rocque recommends . . .
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Most of Maine’s migrating songbirds will arrive at the beginning of May. Some can’t wait that long.
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If you see a brown rabbit during the winter in Maine, it’s a New England Cottontail.
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Can I tap this tree? I could, if I wanted to tap a . . .
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Many white pines never get a chance to fulfill their genetic potential. and in most cases it’s not because they’re cut down, or blown down, or broken down by snow and ice, but because they fall victim to a tiny insect – the white pine weevil, a bug that could be a candidate for the 10 Most Unwanted List.
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When looking at tracks, a good way to start is deciding whether it is a canid (dog) or a felid (cat). A dog track will have . . .
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Take a survey and help determine state and local natural resource programs and funding opportunities in the coming five year cycle.
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Shoreland zoning laws help to keep our waters clean; at least that’s the intent. This set of laws, as it relates to timber harvesting . . .
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Like a lot of woodland owners, we usually select a wild tree for Christmas from our land each year. But several years back, we also planted some balsam firs.
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In just five years, the Maine Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation (ME-TACF) predicts they will be producing potentially blight-resistant chestnut seed. Reintroduction of the American chestnut to the Maine and eastern U.S. forest ecosystems is an enormous undertaking.
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At 115 feet, this recently discovered American chestnut tree in Lovell, Maine is the tallest in North America. While it is blight-free, it may not have resistance. It may just have managed to escape due to its isolated location.
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I’m a landowner and I’m a user of private lands as well. I think many sportsmen and women are in the same boat, and those who are recognize and understand the relationship between landowners and land users. There are others, however, who treat public access as a right and not the privilege it truly is.
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The fact is that hunters are at a high risk for exposure to ticks. What might not be immediately obvious is that . . .
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In Maine, this is the time of year that large numbers of adult ticks are feeding. Here are three pointers . . .
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Doing a double-take is a natural reaction when seeing a piebald deer. The flash . . .
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Recently, I returned to a northern Maine forest area I have visited regularly since 1979. It was a watershed study harvested in 1981. Over the years, I’ve marveled at the staying power of the common red raspberry. But now, after more than 30 years, the raspberry brambles are being suppressed by a new arrival, a dense mat of wild buckwheat.
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All male members of the deer family – deer, moose and caribou – have antlers. On occasion, females also grow antlers. I don’t know if it’s because social media makes it easy to pass around photos and information, or . . .
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