When the editor of PawsTrails Explorer magazine approached me about writing an article on the success of working forestland conservation in Maine, it was autumn 2019. The piece finally went live in December 2020. Scrolling through it, that first time, I was struck by all that has happened in the … [Read more...]
Want the Trail to Yourself? Try Exploring Easements
Summer 2020 will be anything but ordinary. With some indoor activities restricted or closed, many landowners and managers across Maine are reporting a higher-than-average number of visitors to their hiking trails, parks, and preserves. Fortunately, the Moosehead Lake region has an abundance of … [Read more...]
Fiction of the Maine Woods
Although some very famous works of fiction may be set on the Maine coast (à la, Murder She Wrote), numerous novels and stories have also been written about and inspired by the history, communities, and remote landscape of interior Maine. One such classic is Arundel, written by Pulitzer … [Read more...]
Prong Pond Trail: from Flagging to (Almost!) Finished
By Erica Cassidy Dubois May 22, 2019 Last Saturday my husband and I woke up early to load our packs and our trusty trail dog, Arwen, into our 4-runner and head north. Outside of Greenville we met up with other volunteers from Moosehead Trails and state Bureau of Parks & Lands staff to put … [Read more...]
Granite peaks and golden eagles:
Maine’s northern forests are important to the biodiversity of the world by Erica Kaufmann, Forestland Steward The first summer I worked as a Forest Society of Maine (FSM) steward, I took a monitoring trip up Big Spencer Mountain. It was early July; the weather was sticky and hot, and my … [Read more...]
