Category: Environment

Camden Harbor is still on a cold March afternoon. Mount Battie sits off in the distance, full of snow that refuses to melt.

Slivers of Spring in the Moody Month of March

3/2/2012 - The month of March is a period of great transition on the Maine coast. Winter morphs into the house guest that refuses to leave, and no matter how hard you wish for Spring's arrival, you know deep down that March is still a winter month in these parts, and the… SEE MORE

Save the Bay is holding its annual meeting on March 4 in Providence. Come celebrate our collective achievements over the year!

Come Celebrate a Year of Protecting Narragansett Bay

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3/1/2012 - On Sunday, March 4, at noon Save the Bay is hosting its Annual Meeting at the Bay Center in Providence. We'll take a look back at the organization's achievements over the years while honoring the people and organizations that made them possible. A brief business meeting will be followed by… SEE MORE

A scallop diver is all geared up and ready to go to work in Winter Harbor, Maine.

Dangerous But Lucrative Business: Maine Scallop Diving

2/28/2012 - Scallop diving is dangerous business, make no mistake about it. Divers plunge into the icy waters of downeast Maine, sometimes sixty to seventy feet down, all while the water temperature sits in the mid 30s and the winter winds howl above its choppy surface. It’s dangerous all right, but it’s… SEE MORE

Early morning clouds seem to dance over the islands of Penobscot Bay. From left, Job, Lime, Lasalle, Saddle, and Mark Islands.

An Essay in Color and Light: Penobscot Bay Skies

2/20/2012 - The sky over Penobscot Bay, the jewel of Maine's famous rockbound coast, provides boaters with an astounding array of colors and a light that is continually changing with each passing season. An early morning sunrise in Camden can bring a pleasing pallet of blues, pinks, and reds. Sunsets over the… SEE MORE

A freshly shucked sea scallop with roe. Photo by D. Morse/Maine Sea Grant.

Understanding the Science, Industry Behind Scallop Fishing

2/15/2012 - The nearshore sea scallop fishery in Maine state waters has fluctuated over the years and declined recently. Scallops still thrive in Cobscook Bay, where harvesters collected them by hand (SCUBA diving, hence the descriptor "diver-caught" or just "diver scallop”) and by dredge. Dredge and trawl are the primary methods of… SEE MORE

A beautiful new launch by Pease Boatworks and Railway.

The Sights and Smells of the Boatbuilders Show on Cape Cod

2/10/2012 - It's a fact: You can tell how good something is by how it smells. And the Boatbuilders Show at Cape Cod smelled like boatbuilding at its best when it opened its doors on February 10, with the essence of fresh varnish, paint, and clean fiberglass greeting people as they walked… SEE MORE

The Ice & Smelt Festival will be held Feb. 3-4 at Mailly Waterfront Park in Bowdoinham.

A Festival of Smelt, Ice, and Fun in Bowdoinham

2/1/2012 - Anyone who has lived through a Maine winter knows that you need to find your fun outdoors or you'll go stir crazy waiting for spring and, eventually, summer. Luckily there are a bunch of great festivals that actually celebrate freezing your butt off outside, and surely one of the quirkiest… SEE MORE

A late January sunset unfolds over Port Clyde Harbor and Muscongus Bay.

One Shimmering Moment: The January Thaw in Port Clyde

1/31/2012 - Every once in a while, a day will come in late January when you swear you can almost taste spring. It may only be for a brief moment, but there it is, and there is no denying it. It might be the light in the air, the shimmering reflections off… SEE MORE

Oysters at the annual Pemaquid Oyster Festival, held on the last sunday in September.

Maine Oyster Country: Newcastle and Damariscotta

1/30/2012 - Oyster cultivation on the coast of Maine is on the increase, thanks to our clean, cold, salty, water. This water is full of nutrients, and it's part of what gives our oysters their delightfully distinctive taste. Maine oysters have their moment in the sun, literally, on the last Sunday in… SEE MORE

An old boatyard at the northern end of the Pool, on Great Cranberry Island's eastern side.

In the Lee of Acadia: Welcome to Great Cranberry Island

1/24/2012 - Great Cranberry Island, a lovely oasis of sloping meadows, protected inlets, and rocky shores, is truly a place where you can escape the hustle and bustle of the outside world. Sitting just two miles off Mount Desert Island, GCI, as the locals call it, is the largest of the Cranberry… SEE MORE

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