Loon Plate Weekend Free Admission at Maine State Parks Set for July 17-18

If there’s a Maine Loon License Plate on your vehicle, you get free admission this weekend to all Maine state parks and historic sites.

Cobscook Bay State Park: Your Downeast Base Camp

Cobscook Bay State Park in Edmunds Township near Dennysville is not Everest Base Camp; the local seafood is better. Ok, it’s also a little lower in elevation and a little more accessible — especially if you’re stuffed in the family car. On the other hand, both places share the distinction of being a base of operations from which adventures abound.

Maine Forest Service Receives $360,000 Grant to Assist Woodlands Stewardship in Presumpscot River Watershed

A federal grant will allow the Maine Forest Service to assist the stewardship of woodlands in the Presumpscot River watershed, which has been identified as a national priority for the protection of a natural resource.

From Philadelphia, With Love

The Lipperts’s wedding plans had intrigued me from the start. It was a cold January day when Wiscasset resident Tim Lippert called to reserve our popular shelter area for his son Jesse’s wedding. Tim explained that since Jesse and wife-to-be Valerie DeLoach lived in Philadelphia, the task of making the necessary Reid State Park arrangements had fallen to him.

Maine State Parks Open For Shutdown Day, Holiday Weekend; Forest Rangers on Duty

Some Maine Department of Conservation staff will continue to be on duty for the May state shutdown day and over the Memorial Day weekend, according to department officials.

Spring Housekeeping

Looking back, I guess I should have opened the cabinet more carefully.

It’s just that I couldn’t find the cash register tape anywhere, and I was becoming increasingly frustrated by my search, which had brought me to every corner of every storage room in every building at Reid State Park. I was running out of places to look.

Maine Parks Open For Holiday, Shutdown Day; Forest Rangers on Duty

Some Maine Department of Conservation staff will continue to be on duty for Patriot’s Day and the April state shutdown day, according to department officials.

Cobscook Bay State Park to Open This Weekend

A fifth Maine state park campground will open early this year because the weather is expected to be good and the park is ready, according to Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands officials.

Maine State Parks Winter Events Draw Crowds

Great weather and great activities equaled great fun for the many children and families who got outside at Maine’s state parks during the past three months to enjoy the kick-off [...]

Great News Just In Regarding Popham Beach Erosion

River Channel Shift Will Rebuild State Park Beach The peripatetic Morse River has finally changed its course and no longer threatens the beach and new bathhouses at Popham Beach State [...]

“A Laser Ray of Hope for Maine’s Endangered Birds”

By Samantha Wilkinson Park Ranger, Reid State Park For the endangered piping plover, there’s no such thing as a carefree day at the beach. Each April, the small, puffy, sandy-colored [...]

No-Whining Zones

T.S Eliot wrote that April is the cruelest month. I guess he didn’t spend too many Februarys in Maine. Like most Mainers this time of year, I’m at war with [...]

LURC to Hold Educational Outreach Sessions

  GREENVILLE, Maine – According to a recent press release the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC) will hold two open house-educational outreach sessions later this month in Greenville. The [...]

Androscoggin Riverlands Public Meeting Set

AUGUSTA, Maine – A second public meeting to explore options for enhancing recreation opportunities at the state-owned Androscoggin Riverlands will be held: 6-9 p.m., Tuesday, June 30, at the cafeteria, [...]