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A spokesperson for the Maine Forest Service said gusty winds have contributed to some recent blazes.
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The National Weather Service says parts of Maine are experiencing one of the driest falls on record.
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Smoke from Canadian wildfires has again moved into Maine on Wednesday, causing pollution in the northern part of the state that's considered unhealthy for sensitive groups.
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Michael Flannigan, a Canadian expert in forest fires, spoke with Maine Public's Irwin Gratz about the growing danger of wildfires in Canada and the U.S. from human-caused climate change.
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Though Maine was spared the worst of it, many areas in the Northeast U.S. have been blanketed by smoke from Canadian wildfires in recent weeks. A new book suggests this may become more common phenomenon.
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Smoke from the wildfires in Canada is finally affecting the air quality along Maine's coast today.
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Air quality in Maine is currently very good despite smoke from wildfires in Quebec that are creating harmful conditions elsewhere in the Northeast and as far south as Virginia.
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A fast-spreading wildfire has forced the evacuation of more than 16,000 people from several communities near downtown Halifax, one of three major fires raging in Nova Scotia, where tens of thousands of acres have burned in recent days.
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Gov. Janet Mills has declared the week of April 17 to April 23 wildfire awareness week in Maine. The Maine Forest Service reports that there have already been more than 100 wildfires throughout the state this year.
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Mainers might notice some haziness in the skies these days. Hunter Tubbs, of the National Weather Service in Gray, says that's due to the wildfires raging…