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Into the Wild: Maine’s next official state wildlife

Our representatives in Augusta finally got around to doing something worthwhile this session: establishing an official state butterfly. The idea came from a classroom...
A Black-and-white Warbler lay on a Portland sidewalk after colliding with a glass window.

Into the Wild: Designing a bird-safe world

The Black-and-white Warbler shown here began its northward migration sometime early this year. We don’t exactly know where it came from — this species...
An Atlantic Puffin on the water

Into the Wild: Answering autocomplete questions about Maine wildlife

Feeling prematurely nostalgic about its imminent replacement by AI, I checked in with my old pal Google the Search Engine to see how it...
A digital rendering of a woolly mammoth. (Photo credit: Timothy Neesam via Flickr)

Into the Wild: Polar bears in Portland? Woolly mammoths in Westbrook? It happened

Last month I wrote about how Maine’s geology was shaped in the wake of massive glaciers receding some 12,000 years ago. I ended with...
Lotte Jacobi, Portrait of Lotte Lenya, 1930, Siver print

Calendar, April 19-28

BENEFITS The Public Theatre’s Annual Online Auction | April 10-30 | The Public Theatre, Lewiston | View items and bid: 32auctions.com/TPTAuctionSP2023 APRIL 20 Aveda Institute “Trashion” Show...
A glacially-carved cirque on Mount Katahdin

The worst mud season in history: When the glaciers receded

The Maine Geological Survey says that “glaciers similar to today's Antarctic Ice Sheet probably extended across Maine several times during the Pleistocene Epoch, which...
A yellow-rumped warbler awaits the fate of several environmental bills facing the Maine Legislature. (Portland Phoenix/Nick Lund)

Into the Wild: The best environmental bills in this Legislature

A new Maine legislative session is underway and those looking to protect Maine’s environment are excited about the opportunities. Gov. Janet Mills was reelected...
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Calendar, February 8-17

BENEFITS Mission of Hope Clothes Closet | Free clothes for those in need | 9am-Noon, 1st and 3rd Saturdays | Cressey Road United Methodist Church,...
A Rock Pigeon looks directly into the eyes of author Nick Lund. (Portland Phoenix/Nick Lund)

Into the Wild: How did Portland get its pigeons?

What’s your hot pigeon take? Love ‘em? Hate ‘em? Wanna kick them out of the way? Toss them bread crumbs? Flying rats or friendly...
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Calendar, February 1-10

BENEFITS Mission of Hope Clothes Closet | Free clothes for those in need | 9am-Noon, 1st and 3rd Saturdays | Cressey Road United Methodist Church,...