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How to select the right snowshoes for your Maine winter adventures

      Raptor biologists discuss rare bald eagle sighting in Maine

        • Bald eagles reveal impressive hunting tactics off the Maine coast
        1-MINUTE ADVENTURES

        Day Mountain offers a short hike with great views in Acadia National Park

            Start your winter adventures at these Maine destinations

                BDN Videos

                1-minute hike: Jordan Homestead Preserve in Ellsworth

                    1-minute hike: Musquash Stream waterfalls in Nahmakanta Public Lands

                        1-minute geocaching adventure: Bangor City Forest

                            Good Birding

                            GOOD BIRDING

                            Identifying a mystery bird corpse can be a challenge

                                GOOD BIRDING

                                Here’s one way to make winter birding more interesting

                                    It’s time to start watching flocks of birds

                                        Acadia on My Mind

                                        ACADIA ON MY MIND

                                        Katahdin and Acadia holiday gift ideas for that special someone

                                            ACADIA ON MY MIND

                                            9 peregrine falcon chicks fledge at Acadia, Precipice Trail now open to hikers

                                                ACADIA ON MY MIND

                                                ‘MegOMoose,’ ‘mustang,’ other virtual racers lining up in Acadia to aid charity

                                                    Maine naturalist befriends a ruffed grouse

                                                        STRANGE STORIES

                                                        Bald eagles reveal impressive hunting tactics off the Maine coast

                                                          • Raptor biologists discuss rare bald eagle sighting in Maine

                                                          This is the best time of year to get rid of toxic browntail moth caterpillars

                                                              These tough ferns can survive even a Maine winter

                                                                  STRANGE STORIES FROM THE MAINE WILDERNESS

                                                                  Appalachian Trail maintainer catches hiking ‘thieves’ in western Maine

                                                                      1-minute hike: Long Reach Preserve in Harpswell

                                                                        1 hour ago

                                                                        Maine moth enthusiast’s 25,000 specimens could help scientists understand our changing world

                                                                            New film reveals some of Maine’s lesser-known outdoor gems

                                                                                1-MINUTE ADVENTURES

                                                                                New hiking trail opens at Jordan Homestead Preserve in Ellsworth

                                                                                  41 mins ago
                                                                                  STRANGE STORIES FROM THE MAINE WILDERNESS

                                                                                  Naturalist crosses paths with ‘sea serpent’ off Maine coast

                                                                                      3 reasons to appreciate Maine’s many porcupines

                                                                                          1-MINUTE ADVENTURES

                                                                                          This short hike leads to a series of waterfalls in Nahmakanta Public Lands

                                                                                            37 mins ago
                                                                                            GOOD BIRDING

                                                                                            The mystery of why 2.9 billion birds have disappeared from the US in 50 years

                                                                                                Here’s what to do if lost in the Maine woods

                                                                                                    Volunteers hauled more than 1,000 bags of trash off Maine islands this year

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