One sure way of putting a damper on the holidays is an emergency trip to the veterinarian for a sick dog. Yet this time of year is full of dangers for pets. While some accidents are unavoidable, there are a few things you can do to make your home safer for your pup during the […]
Difficulty: Easy-moderate. The trails total about 1.5 miles and travel over rocky, uneven terrain on the gentle slope of Caterpillar Hill. How to get there: From Blue Hill, take the Route 15 (Mines Road) toward Brooksville and Sedgwick. Continue on Route 15 until you reach Caterpillar Hill Scenic Turnout. (The road will change names from […]
George Fields won the “Where in the Woods Am I?” game for Caterpillar Hill in Sedgwick in November 2014 given these verbal clues and the following gallery of photos: Friday, temperatures were in the 20s. Saturday, the 40s. And Sunday, the 50s. What a strange weekend. It’s probably no surprise to you that I waited until Sunday to […]
With the temperature topping off at 20 degrees Fahrenheit today, it got me thinking about how rough the winter must be on birds that remain in Maine year round. I’ve been feeding backyard wildlife for a few years now, but I’ve still got a lot to learn. So I decided to call up the staff […]
Difficulty: Easy to moderate. The trails in McPhetres Farm Forest add up to a little less than 1.5 miles. The forest is fairly hilly, so expect a few short uphill climbs. Look out for exposed tree roots. Narrow bog bridges span a few soggy sections of trail. How to get there: From the intersection of […]
Scott Bennett won the “Where in the Woods Am I?” game for McPhetres Farm Forest in Veazie in November 2014 given these verbal clues and the following gallery of photos: On this snowy Monday morning, I’m warm inside the BDN office and wearing a big, soft sweater. Johns wearing a sweater, too. It’s a sweater type of day. Outside, […]
Snowy owls are once again popping up all over Maine — atop Cadillac Mountain, in Bangor-area fields and near the State Capitol Building. Migrating down from the Arctic tundra, many of these majestic birds will likely remain in Maine throughout the winter, and biologists believe more owls may be on their way. Last winter, snowy […]
When a small brown mammal first scampered up to 21-year-old Mike Ogilvie of Bangor, he was a little concerned it might attack him. But the weasel hung back a few feet, watching him with what appeared to be curiosity, stretching its neck to peek at him above the rocks along the shore. It was a sunny day […]
On Veterans Day, my friend Sharon and I headed to Mount Desert Island to see what wildlife we could find. The weather was unusually warm, and the sun shone bright in a cloudless sky. We knew we were likely enjoying one of the last warm days of the season. Stopping at pools, marshes and beaches, […]
For those of you who love visiting the Orono Bog Boardwalk, there are only a couple days left this season to do so. (So get out there!) The boardwalk will close at the end of the day on Friday, Nov. 14, two weeks earlier than normal, to make time for phase two of the boardwalk reconstruction project, according […]
