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Missing Maine Snowmobiler Found Dead
After a search that was started yesterday morning the Maine Warden Service located a missing snowmobiler from Dixfield, Maine who left his residence to go snowmobiling February 10, 2012. Joey Mann (5-5-65) 46 years old from the Mease Road in Dixfield was located by a volunteer searcher who spotted what appeared to be a helmet [...]
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Sugarloaf to Host Second Annual Sugarloaf Banked Slalom, March 10-11
New England snowboarders will face the ultimate test of skill and agility at the second annual Sugarloaf Banked Slalom, March 10-11, 2012. Organized in part by two-time Olympic gold medalist Seth Wescott, the Sugarloaf Banked Slalom captures the soul and laid-back nature of snowboarding in the Northeast, while allowing snowboarders of all ages and skill-levels to [...]
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Maine Hut-to-Hut Adventures Now in Full Swing
Thanks to numerous small snow events, the snow cover on the Maine Hut trail is now very good and the condition of the snow has been excellent for most of the 45 miles of the trail. The deepest snow is on the Carrabassett Valley side with the the least cover near the West Forks Trailhead. [...]
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First Live Bear Cam Installed in Maine Wild Bear Den
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the newly-formed Wildlife Research Foundation have worked together to bring to reality the first Live Bear Cam of a Maine wild Black Bear. The 24/7 streaming video can be seen and heard on the Foundation’s website at www.wildliferesearchfoundation.org. The camera was placed in the den of [...]
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Maine Warden Service Reports Three Fatal Snowmobile Crashes this Weekend
The Maine Warden Service is emphasizing the need to snowmobile safely after a weekend involving three fatal crashes and other crashes involving injuries and property damage. Game Warden Major Greg Sanborn states that “all snowmobile operators must practice good judgment and common sense while snowmobiling. As always, never drive beyond the capabilities of you or [...]
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One Group of Maine Trappers Catches 83 Coyotes
Last year about this time five members of the Carrabassett Valley Trappers reported in an article that the five had trapped and tagged 70 some coyotes. They had taken the coyotes in the early canine season in late October of 2010. This effort helped to reduce damage to livestock and wildlife (deer in particular). This [...]
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First-Annual Three-State Reciprocal Snowmobile Weekend in New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine Scheduled for Jan. 27-29
Concord, NH – Snowmobile enthusiasts will have a chance to explore some new territory the weekend of January 27-29, 2012 (Friday through Sunday), during the first-ever annual New Hampshire-Vermont-Maine reciprocal snowmobile weekend. Following are the ground rules for the weekend: All snowmobiles legally registered in Vermont and Maine will be able to operate on New [...]
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Maine Warden Service Rescues Man in Machiasport
The Maine Warden Service was called to Howard’s Cove in Machiasport to locate a local man who was lost in the woods. Shortly before 5:00 pm, Levi Moores called 911. He told the Department of Public Safety Dispatchers in Orono that he was lost and needed help. He advised them that he has lost his [...]
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Timber Point added to Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge
The 98-acre Timber Point property along the coast in Biddeford, Maine was conveyed to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today as part of the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, The Trust for Public Land and the Service announced. Protecting Timber Point had been a top priority of Maine’s Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge for decades. Located in [...]
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$6.8 Million in Grants Will Conserve the Northeast Coast
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that nearly $6.8 million in grants will support seven projects to conserve and restore coastal wetlands in Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Virginia. Across America, the National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program will this year award $20.5 million in grants, matched by almost $21 million [...]
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