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Appalachian Mountain Club buys 27,000-acre Piscataquis County forest for $18.5M
Staff September 15, 2022Acquisition of the 27,000-acre forest Pleasant River Headwaters Forest in Piscataquis County is expected to preserve outdoor recreation and forestry industry opportunities as well as habitat.
Staff September 15, 2022
Mills: Lobster industry needs more time to weigh in on right whale protections
Laurie Schreiber September 14, 2022Gov. Janet Mills criticized the feds' process, saying “it is unconscionable for NOAA to only hold a single public hearing" on the proposed measures.
Laurie Schreiber September 14, 2022Marketing group launches petition to remove lobster from ‘avoid’ list
Staff September 12, 2022The group said the updated listing “is counterproductive to decades of proactive efforts made by the fishery.”
Staff September 12, 2022
Red’s Eats launches fundraising challenge for lobster industry
Staff September 7, 2022The industry directly employs about 10,000 people and interacts with other sectors such as real estate, hotels, restaurants and trucking companies.
Staff September 7, 2022
$1.4M raised to conserve swath of woodland on Hancock County mountain
Staff Updated: August 17, 2022The conservation project is expected to enhance recreation and hunting opportunities across the 336-acre parcel.
Staff Updated: August 17, 2022
EV rental business launches in Bar Harbor
Staff Updated: August 15, 2022The battery-powered vehicles, developed in the 1990s, aim to provide an easy-to-maneuver, carbon-free, quiet experience of Acadia National Park.
Staff Updated: August 15, 2022
Eastern Trail brings national kudos, and growing dollars, to southern Maine
William Hall Updated: August 24, 2022The trail was inducted this month into the Rail-Trail Hall of Fame, a group of only 35 other former railroad corridors honored for the economic value and other benefits they now bring as recreational space.
William Hall Updated: August 24, 2022
After 34 years, the Maine Island Trail Association has a home for its workboat fleet
Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 28, 2022The stewardship organization depends on its fleet of workboats to carry out its mission of caring for island and mainland sites. Now it has a storage facility for those essential watercraft.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 28, 2022
$20M in state funds will help Maine communities protect themselves from climate change
Staff July 20, 2022“Over the past two decades, the once-in-a-hundred-years events have started to happen more and more often,” said one town manager.
Staff July 20, 2022
In whale protection effort, federal court reinstates lobstering ban off Maine coast
Laurie Schreiber July 14, 2022The court said the balance “tips heavily in favor of protected species” compared with hardships posed by the seasonal ban to the lobster industry.
Laurie Schreiber July 14, 2022
New Acadia fellowship to promote college-to-career pathway
Staff July 12, 2022The program will help integrate research, education and communication in the stewardship of Acadia, and help prepare recent college graduates for careers in conservation fields.
Staff July 12, 2022
Court says federal right whale protection inadequate, but avoids shuttering lobster fishery
Laurie Schreiber July 11, 2022A federal judge said regulators might find other measures to reduce deadly run-ins between whales and fishing gear, or might find those interactions are fewer than estimated.
Laurie Schreiber July 11, 2022
Two western Maine preserves will split $16M in land-conservation funds
Staff June 17, 2022The goal is to protect vital wildlife habitat, mitigate climate effects, benefit local economies and create public access to community amenities.
Staff June 17, 2022
Creation of new Bar Harbor preserve featuring a stone barn is underway
Staff June 16, 2022The sale of the property to a trust was designed to ensure continued public access. New parking and programs are underway.
Staff June 16, 2022
$500K project will help restore Acadia National Park wetland
Laurie Schreiber June 14, 2022Acadia’s largest freshwater wetland hosts a variety of animals and offers recreational opportunities. But ecosystem issues date back to the park’s founding.
Laurie Schreiber June 14, 2022
Maine will spend $50M to rev up an 'economic engine' — state parks
Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 9, 2022The state says its plan to upgrade parks across Maine represents the first meaningful investment in their infrastructure for over 15 years.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 9, 2022
Today's Poll
Sponsored by: Kennebunk Savings Bank
With the official end of summer this past weekend, we're taking a look back at how the season unfolded.
Back in early August, we asked how the summer tourism season was going — and at the time, the majority of respondents told us it could be better. And remember, the season started very rainy and ended amid a drought.
Now that the season has wrapped up, we're checking in again to see how things ended. Did things improve? Did tourism pick up later in the summer, or did the season fall short of expectations?
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The Giving Guide
The Giving Guide helps nonprofits have the opportunity to showcase and differentiate their organizations so that businesses better understand how they can contribute to a nonprofit’s mission and work.
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Work for ME
Work for ME is a workforce development tool to help Maine’s employers target Maine’s emerging workforce. Work for ME highlights each industry, its impact on Maine’s economy, the jobs available to entry-level workers, the training and education needed to get a career started.
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Groundbreaking Maine
Whether you’re a developer, financer, architect, or industry enthusiast, Groundbreaking Maine is crafted to be your go-to source for valuable insights in Maine’s real estate and construction community.
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