outdoors

For a lot of Maine, summertime is when tourism booms and people get outside. But for northern and inland Mainers, the winter is a busy season, as people take advantage of the ice and snow. Over 2,100 people participated in this year's Long Lake Ice Fishing Derby.

The Maine Outdoor Learning Pavilion on Mackworth Island in Falmouth is the latest addition to the Mill's administration's Outdoor Learning Initiative which is billed as a response to pandemic-related learning loss.

A coalition of outdoor groups this morning launched a new campaign supporting the $30 million trail bond on the November ballot.

All over Maine, communities, land trusts, and parks are working to make their trails and outdoors programming more inclusive for people with disabilities. From building boardwalks to improving signs, outdoor organizations across the state are doing what they can to make open spaces more accessible and welcoming.

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…

We talk with Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Commissioner Judy Camuso about her background, priorities and goals--and what challenges she see…

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will be one of the first official visitors to Maine’s Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument that was…

Mainers love the outdoors. Many grew up in camping, fishing and hunting families, and have maintained a lifelong connection to those traditions. But for…

Acadia National Park soon marks two major milestones: celebrating its 100th anniversary next July, and bidding farewell to longtime Park Superintendent of…

After years of planning, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hopes to finally sign off on a permit in October that allows trapping in Maine to continue as…