By Amy Paradysz Islands newly added to the trail in 2020 include Wood Island and Eagle Point, both owned by the Town of Kittery, and Strawberry Island Preserve, owned by the Kennebunk Land Trust. Potato Island in Deer Isle, owned by the State of Maine, is back on the trail now that the Bald Eagle…
Whether you are a renter or a homeowner, you can upgrade the efficiency and comfort of your space without breaking the bank. Here are some tips to help you get started.
A growing trend Victory gardens and community farming show small plots can reap a bounty. By Amy Paradysz As Americans poise for a return to ‘normalcy’ by the Fourth of July, for many of us the new normal comes with bigger gardens. Tanya Dunton of Herman joined a Facebook group for victory gardeners last year…
Summer in Maine is a great time to relax by a lake or the ocean while enjoying one of Maine’s excellent craft beers. These two things have more in common than you might imagine because clean water is an essential ingredient for the great beer being brewed by Mainers. Maine Brewshed Alliance (MBA) is a coalition of 36 Maine craft…
By Amy Paradysz, Images courtesy Maine Bicentennial Community Cookbook. In a case of epic bad timing, Maine was poised to celebrate its bicentennial on March 15, 2020—just as we all hunkered down at home with bread, milk and toilet paper, as if a wicked bad storm awaited us rather than a pandemic. With the two-hundredth…
Katrina Venhuizen, Senior Environmental Educator, ecomaine You’ve reduced, re-used and recycled everything you can, carefully following the guidelines for what can and cannot be recycled by your city or town. But perhaps you still feel guilty about throwing something away. Or maybe you accidently put something in the recycling bin hoping it was recyclable but…
Carey Kish Maine is home to 3,500 miles of salty coastline, a bounty of islands, bays, peninsulas and beaches, while the vast forested interior holds 6,000 lakes and ponds and 31,000 miles of rivers and streams. It’s no wonder that Maine is a veritable paradise of canoeing and kayaking opportunities for paddlers of every ability…
You may have heard, there is growing global concern about declines in bee abundance and species diversity. In the United States, bees pollinate agricultural crops and plants in gardens, lawns, meadows and forests – so landscape converted for residential and commercial uses eliminates natural bee habitats. Also, many insecticides and herbicides are either toxic to…
By Heather Chandler You know the feeling. You walk into a room and immediately feel good. Maybe it’s the colors and the flow, the way the tables and chairs and rugs are oriented. Some of us might say that the space has good energy. It’s possible that this is because the room follows the principles…
You may have heard that the price of solar panels has dropped considerably in the past ten years. In fact, they’ve dropped by 75%. Whether you are motivated by saving money, freeing yourself from foreign energy sources or reducing your environmental impact, 2019 is a great year to consider installing solar. Here’s why: 1) Federal…