Chesuncook Lake Salmon Fishery Update
June 28, 2022 at 3:35 pm
We’ve invested a lot of time since implementing a new management strategy on Chesuncook Lake back in 2018. We are getting close to our harvest goal, and the fish are starting to respond.
Penobscot County Conservation Association Honored with 2021 Maine Warden Service Colonel’s Award
June 23, 2022 at 10:05 am
The Penobscot County Conservation Association was honored with the 2021 Maine Warden Service Colonel’s Award on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, by Maine Warden Service Colonel Dan Scott. This award may be presented annually to an individual or individuals who the Colonel has determined have provided distinguished support and/or service to the Maine Warden Service and/or its mission.
While You Were Sleeping, We Were Electrofishing!
June 23, 2022 at 12:35 pm
Electrofishing is a highly effective way to non-lethally sample a population and is very efficient for studying bass during their May-June spawning season.
Big Atlas Weekend 2022 - June 24-26
June 17, 2022 at 11:34 am
This exciting annual event is a fun way for birders from across the state to document breeding birds and come together as a birding community.
Boasting Maine’s Black Bears
June 17, 2022 at 2:59 pm
Many don’t realize it, but at some point or another, you’ve likely been in the presence of a bear in the Maine woods. Here are some facts about our state’s bears!
Skip the bread. Just watch instead!
June 9, 2022 at 5:32 pm
Malnutrition, disease, habitat degradation, and habituation are serious consequences of feeding ducks and geese.
BEE on the Lookout for the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee
June 2, 2022 at 5:10 pm
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is looking for the federally Endangered Rusty Patched Bumble Bee and we need more eyes!
Mapping Maine’s Salamanders, Frogs, Turtles, and Snakes
May 5, 2022 at 11:22 am
Maine’s wildlife biologists rely on community members to share their observations, including you!
Happy Mother’s Day!
May 5, 2022 at 12:19 pm
It only takes a quick look into the animal kingdom to see that motherhood comes in many forms.
Maine Bird Atlas Final Season
April 28, 2022 at 11:59 am
The Maine Bird Atlas is in the home stretch but there is a lot of work to be done in the final season! We’ll get there, block by block, but we need your help. This 5-year statewide project will guide Maine’s future bird conservation efforts, and every submission helps!
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