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The West Woods Trails are part of the Wiscasset Community Trails system. West Woods Trails start in the 83-acre Sortwell Memorial Forest, which is owned by the New England Forestry Foundation. The…
While doors closed and gates shut during the height of COVID-19’s sweep across the state, one nonprofit remained opened for the duration, quietly ushering the weary into the woodlands and open…
HANCOCK — Frenchman Bay Conservancy is launching a capital campaign to fund the purchase of 1,400 acres in Hancock for the Frenchman Bay Community Forest project. The community forest will be…
Construction is set to begin this fall on a five-story, mixed-use building in Roxbury. While modest in size, its development could mark the beginning of big changes to how buildings are constructed…
As scientists continue to warn about projected climate change on a heating planet, others are taking steps in their own realms to mitigate the damage in innovative ways. A recent webinar hosted by…
FARMINGTON, Maine — The male Canada warbler arrives in Maine looking like he blew in from a Broadway Musical. With his neon-yellow chest decorated with a bold black necklace topped off with a…
It is said, “a good crisis is a terrible thing to waste.” As the world continues to confront the coronavirus pandemic and the deep economic fallout, environmentalists say this is a golden…
ROYALSTON — This spring, Richard Perkins donated a conservation restriction to Mount Grace on 88.3 acres of woods deemed Perkins Woodlands along Neale Road in Royalston. He then donated the…
ROYALSTON — This spring, Richard Perkins donated a conservation restriction (CR) to Mount Grace on 88.3 acres of woods deemed Perkins Woodlands along Neale Road in Royalston, according to a press…
There is no doubt the ambiguous pandemic situation continues to cause turmoil in every aspect of people’s lives right now. This is especially difficult as summer is upon us; a season when most of…
In Boston, two firms designing affordable housing using cross-laminated timber hope it can be replicated elsewhere. Sustainable engineered wood products are starting to turn up in large-scale…
FARMINGTON — Western Maine woodland owners interested in restoring or improving habitat locally and benefiting the planet generally may be eligible for funding to get on-the-ground work done. The…
