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ON JUNE 27TH, SLEEP OUTSIDE THE BOX!
That’s the night of the Great American Backyard Campout.

Hiking and Backpacking

Want to run up that ridge, just to see what’s there? Want to easily carry your pack up those fourteener’s, so you can go down by any route you choose? Want to feel good at the end of a twenty-mile day? It’s time to lighten your load.

Located in the Crawford Notch region of the White Mountain National Forest (WMNF), Frankenstein Cliff is named after a German-born painter who was known for his landscape art. It is fitting that his namesake stands approximately 1000ft above the valley floor and offers incredible views of the Saco River Valley, Dry River and Bemis Brook [...]

Biking

Mountain bikes are designed to meet very different criteria from a street racer. A bike with steep head angle and shorter wheelbase handles more quickly than one with larger angles and a longer wheelbase. Wide tires and long travel suspension are designed to take rougher terrain. Combine all those characteristics with your desired type of riding and you can arrive at the mountain bike you want.

Ever wonder where you can ride your bike and take in the sights around Maine? Well, look no further. The State of Maine has put 25 suggested bike routes on it’s website. Many of the routes have options for short, medium and long rides. For instance, the Freeport/Brunswick tour has options [...]

Canoeing and Kayaking

Canoe paddles are the most used canoeing accessory. They are used in every activity that the canoe is used for. Some of these activities may include rowing, fishing and exploring.

For the past fourteen years the Androscoggin river Source to the Sea canoe trek has succeeded in it’s mission to raise awareness about the Androscoggin River as an important ecological and economic resource and as a result thousands of people have come to the river to join the trek for a day or two and [...]

Fishing

University of New England researchers caught an unexpected shortnose sturgeon while studying Atlantic sturgeon in the Saco River. The Atlantic sturgeon had officially disappeared from the Saco River 100 years ago.  James Sulikowski, assistant professor of marine sciences, and his students have been studying Atlantic sturgeon in the Saco River since catching one in 2007. [...]

New England Game and Fish posted an article listing some of the best trout fishing waters in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.

Conservation

Maine Island Trail Association and the Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) are thrilled to present the Second Annual Paddlers Film Fest at the Jewett Auditorium at Southern Maine Community College on Thursday, June 4th from 7-9 p.m.

America Rivers released an announcement yesterday that will benefit Black Brook in New Hampshire.
Washington D.C. Sept. 10, 2008 - Rivers and fisheries nationwide are getting a boost, thanks to a partnership between American Rivers, the nation’s leading river conservation organization, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Restoration Center. $310,000 in Community-based Habitat Restoration [...]

Skiing

Vermont is renowned for its best cross-country and downhill ski areas. It has more than 20 alpine ski resorts and almost 50 cross-country touring centers. The combination of skiing areas and picturesque Vermont villages offers visitors a superb chance to explore the quintessential New England winter experience.

The Appalachian Mountain Club is offering one hour clinics and introductory workshops this Winter.

Wildlife

Since their inception in 1996, birding trails now wind throughout the United States. Much of the major migration flyways in the U.S. are covered. Texas was the first of now almost 40 states to create birding trails. The trails were the inspiration of Ted Eubanks and Madge Lindsay. Their inspiration resulted in the first trail, [...]

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seriously examining the the status of the Eastern Mountain Lion.