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PublishedMay 28, 2023
Mainers divided over rise of glamping
Some communities are pushing back on plans to develop 'glampgrounds' that seek to offer an outdoor hotel-like experience.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2022
Maine Voices: An invitation to step off the trail and sit on the Earth itself
Being alone in nature, in silence, is far from weird. It’s wonderful.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2022
Maine Voices: Consider embarking on a flowerbed safari
Insects outnumber us on the planet by more than 200 million times. I decided to take a closer look.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2021
Tech startups, including a company co-founded by a Waterville man, benefits from rising interest in outdoor activities
Investors, entrepreneurs and outdoor industry professionals have taken notice of the growing interest in the outdoor activities and the new technology-driven ways people are connecting with it.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2021
With Little Whaleboat, a wild island preserve is forming in Casco Bay
Maine Coast Heritage Trust has launched a campaign to buy and protect the Harspwell island for public access, part of an evolving network of preserves it is assembling in upper Casco Bay.
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PublishedJune 25, 2021
Human feces, unauthorized fires lead to closure of Tumbledown Mountain camping
Though never officially authorized on the mountain, camping has been largely accepted. With more litter, discarded equipment and large, unauthorized fires, the Bureau of Parks and Land is saying no more.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2021
Skiers hit Maine slopes in 2020-2021 season as pandemic pushed people to get outside
"People really wanted to ski," Sugarloaf spokesman Ethan Austin said. "They didn't want this to be one of the things the pandemic took away from them."
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PublishedNovember 15, 2020
For hardy Maine teachers and students, outdoor learning will continue this winter
With the right preparation and community partnerships, some educators are planning on keeping outdoor learning going through the winter as a means of fighting COVID-19.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2020
Students welcome, thrive at new charter school in Unity
The Ecology Learning Center, in its first year, emphasizes sustainability and hands-on, environmentally based, outdoor learning.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2020
Mountain biking in Richmond helps students get active outside, while maintaining distance
Richmond High School physical education teacher Joe Viselli wrote a grant that funded 23 mountain bikes to implement into the district's curriculum.
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