For years after its announcement in 2005, conservationists and some Moosehead Lake area residents battled a development plan that they say would have changed the character of the region forever.

Difficulty: Easy to strenuous, depending on what trails at the sanctuary you explore.

The Maine Aquatic Connectivity Restoration Project is a five-year, $6 million effort that provides significant financial and technical assistance to private landowners to upgrade road-stream crossings.

AUGUSTA – On July 15 the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC) approved a petition to terminate the Concept Plan for the Moosehead Lake region and rezone the entire Resource Plan Protection (P-RP) Subdistrict currently applied to the approximately 380,074 acre Plan area.

Many of the events will likely not be happening as listed below due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Maine Forest Service recently announced the recipients of the 2020 Project Canopy Assistance Grants.

In 2017, The Washington Post adopted an official slogan: Democracy Dies in Darkness.

Dirigo Reads cofounders Dan and Karen Cashman are pleased to announce the release of the 2019 Dirigo Reads annual report, highlighting the success of the program’s first year.

The committee charged with recommending urgent measures to stabilize and support Maine’s economy amid the coronavirus pandemic recommended the state provide $1.

The state is now opening 18 new drive-up coronavirus testing sites in places as far abreast as South Portland and Presque Isle as part of a previously announced expansion to the state’s overall ability to detect the disease.