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Recreational Safety Coordinator Harland Hitchings Retires After 42 Years
After 42 years of service as a Recreational Safety Coordinator covering Washington and Hancock counties, Harland Hitchings will retire from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife on January 3, 2015. During his years at IFW, Harland delivered safety education courses, and recruited and trained a large contingent of volunteer instructors while working with many sponsoring clubs and schools to ensure the availability of programs. One of Harland’s greatest interests over the years has been to oversee safety training at Greenland Point Center’s Conservation Education Program.
2015 Maine Birder Band Is Now Available
The 2015 Maine Birder Band is now available! Maine’s Birder band is instrumental in helping protect birds, conserve habitat and provide access for birders throughout the state.
The Maine Way Cookbook
Recently, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife reprinted the popular cookbook ‘The Maine Way’ – a collection of Maine Fish and Game Recipes. The cookbook was originally authored in 1978 by Judy Marsh and Carole Dyer, wives of game wardens John Marsh and Russ Dyer, and illustra
Winterberries for holiday decorations & songbird snacks
Native Ilex verticillata shrubs, commonly called winterberry, stands out this time of year with its bright red fruit in wetland areas along roadsides. It's used in a variety of holiday decorations around the house -both inside and out.
Survival...You Alone in the Maine Woods (#tbt)
In honor of "Throwback Thursday" let's take a look back at an article written by Thomas Chamberlain that was featured in the Fall 1973 issue of Maine Fish and Game Magazine. You Alone in the Maine Woods is still available for free from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife.
Landlocked Salmon Receive An Assist In Spawning
[caption id="attachment_138" align="alignright" width="300"] Salmon congregate in the raceways after traveling up the Jordan River[/caption] The sheltered, concrete raceway may not be the pristine, pebbled waters that salmon normally seek
Aging Fish
[caption id="attachment_346" align="alignright" width="300"] A scale from a 5 year old landlocked salmon.
Short Videos Offer Glimpse Of Wildlife Biologists In The Field
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgr_-RBMc6c Chuck Hulsey is a wildlife biologist with an eye for detail and a knack for stories. That’s what makes this new feature on the IFW Website so compelling. “In The Wildlife Biologist’s Footsteps” is Chuck Hulsey taking two passions, video filming and wildlife, and creating memorable video stories of wildlife biologists working in the field.
Nets of the Trade
[caption id="attachment_351" align="alignleft" width="300"] A trap net set for salmon and trout.
Why Do We Band Ducks?
[caption id="attachment_73" align="alignright" width="300"] The numbered band on this duck will allow biologists to track this duck and provide valuable i
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