This is the second segment (2-3 pm) of a special two-hour Maine Calling, as part of our coverage of the impacts that COVID-19 is having on Maine's people.
With Gov. Mills issuing her latest stay-at-home order to combat the spread of coronavirus, and many parks and beaches in Maine closing, how can people still get some fresh air and exercise in Maine's great outdoors? We get some tips of where to go and what to do--and how to be sure you are maintaining safe practicies.
Guests
- Carolann Ouellette, Director, Maine Office of Outdoor Recreation
- Nancy Sferra, Director of Land Management, The Nature Conservancy in Maine
Call-in guests:
- Amanda Beal, Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
- Kristine Keeney, New England Coordinator for the East Coast Greenway Alliance and a member of the Maine Trails Coalition
- Gary Fish, Maine state horticulturalist
- Kaitlin Bernard, Natural Resources Policy Advisor, The Nature Conservancy in Maine
Resources
- Maine Closes Popular State Parks, Encourages Cooped Up Residents To Recreate Closer To Home
- How to safely spend time outside
- Here's what you should be doing when practicing social distancing outdoors
- Nature Nuggets with the Ecology School
- Maine By Foot
- Ten Steps to a Successful Garden
- Resources for Home Gardeners
- Trails and COVID-19 from MaineTrailFinder
- Go Fishing, Maine Wildlife Officials Say, But Stay 'A Rod Length' Apart
