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TEAM PENOBSCOT BOSTON MARATHON

Posted by Kevin McKay, 06 April 2012 · 364 views

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The Penobscot Indian Nation invites you to help heal Maine’s mighty Penobscot River.
By donating to sponsor Team Penobscot’s run in the 2012 Boston Marathon, you can help bring the Penobscot River Restoration...


Milfoil threat close part of Great pond

Posted by Kevin McKay, 29 March 2012 · 794 views

By Mechele Cooper mcooper@centralmaine.com

Staff Writer
BELGRADE -- The northwest corner on North Bay in Great Pond will be closed off to boaters this summer to prevent an invasive plant from spreading.
Motorboats also will be barred from the...


Fishermen fear feds could close Gulf of Maine

Posted by Kevin McKay, 01 February 2012 · 266 views

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- Local recreational and charter fishermen fear the outcome of an upcoming hearing with the National Marine Fisheries Services, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), could mean the end of groundfishing in the Gulf of Maine.
"We’re seriously concerned," said Capt. Aaron...


Frozen Fly fishing Fun

Posted by Kevin McKay, 15 January 2012 · 578 views

A once-modest winter gathering of fly fishermen has grown into an increasingly popular event.


By Deirdre Fleming dfleming@mainetoday.com
Staff Writer



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MDEP "lapse" dilutes Flagstaff Lake control

Posted by Kevin McKay, 17 December 2011 · 539 views

By Terry Karkos, Staff Writer

Published on Friday, Dec 9, 2011 at 12:12 am | Last updated on Friday, Dec 9, 2011 at 1:01 am

EUSTIS — Fifteen years of work by conservation groups and Maine agencies to require the owner of the Flagstaff Lake Hydropower Storage Project to meet stricter water quality standards was flushed downstream...


Maine fly tying classes are going high-tech, but there's no substitute for hands-on learning.

Posted by Admin, 04 December 2011 · 842 views

By Deirdre Fleming dfleming@mainetoday.com
Staff Writer


YARMOUTH - Evelyn King has tied flies for more than 20 years. But two decades of hackle and bucktail doesn't guarantee the company...


Maine Fish Ladder Gets Grant

Posted by Kevin McKay, 21 November 2011 · 369 views

NOBLEBORO — The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has awarded a grant to help restore a fish passageway that's been in operation for more than 200 years between the saltwater Damariscotta River and the freshwater Damariscotta Lake along midcoast Maine.


The fish ladder was originally built in 1808 and is maintained by the towns of...


Escapee salmon discovered in Maine, New Brunswick

Posted by Kevin McKay, 23 October 2011 · 209 views

By John Holyoke, BDN Staff

The recent discovery of farm-raised Atlantic salmon in two rivers — one in Maine, one in New...


Restoring the Penobscot river

Posted by Kevin McKay, 19 September 2011 · 185 views

Restoring the Penobscot
Maine is getting a chance to prove it's possible to make clean energy and restore sea-run fish access to rivers.
By Tom Bell tbell@mainetoday.com
MaineToday Media State House Writer

GREENBUSH - Ian Kiraly gently nudges the bow of an alien-like vessel along the banks of the Penobscot River. The electro boat, with its cathode...


Maine’s dams: Hazard alert. Half of dams that threaten lives lack state inspection

Posted by Kevin McKay, 24 August 2011 · 276 views

By JOHN CHRISTIE AND NAOMI SCHALIT
August 24, 2011 © Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting

Maine is not living up to the state law that requires regular inspections of the nearly 100 dams in the state classified as hazardous for their potential to take lives or sweep away buildings, roads and bridges.
The state has 93 such dams from Limestone to...







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