Category Archives: Maine

News from Southern Maine: The Thanksgiving Pig

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Jeanne Christie

It’s nearly Thanksgiving, a holiday that abounds with family traditions.  Every family has its favorite meal.  My family mashes turnip and bakes a turkey in a brown paper bag.  But it wasn’t always that way.   I can hearken back to … Continue reading →

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News from Southern Maine: Best Practices for Deer Removal

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Jeanne Christie

It is deer hunting season in Maine and a few of my relatives have been wandering through the woods glowing like giant orange pumpkins. The deer, on the other have been hanging out close to the ASWM offices. They have … Continue reading →

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Wetlander’s Pick of the Posts

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Administrator

Removing Dams in Maine Living on Earth – September 23, 2011 http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=11-P13-00038&segmentID=6 &segmentID=6

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News from Southern Maine: Chipmunk Nation

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Jeanne Christie

Naming one’s summer camp is a tradition in the area where we live. When I’m walking along the lakeside roads I enjoy reading the camp signs and trying to figure out the stories behind them. They have names like ‘Eagle’s … Continue reading →

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Strange Wetlands: Beneficial Uses of Dredged Material – Are you Picking Up What I’m Putting Down (or vice verse)?

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Leah Stetson

What is dredging? Underwater excavation is called “dredging.” Usually when people think of “dredged material,” they imagine the murky water from the sediments stirred up in the process of dredging a river, waterway or wetland. For example, the Army Corps … Continue reading →

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The Compleat Wetlander: Golf, Open Space and Ecological Services

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Jeanne Christie

It’s vacation time and the Association of State Wetland Managers’ main office is located in Vacationland otherwise known as the great State of Maine.  This is the time of year that Maine residents are suddenly contacted by long-lost relatives in … Continue reading →

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News from Southern Maine: Houdini’s Transformation

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Jeanne Christie

In March we adopted a black cat from the local Animal Refuge League.  “Houdini” had been at the animal shelter for three months and was not flourishing.  We took him home and introduced him to our other cat, Tux.  Within … Continue reading →

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Strange Wetlands: Sleuthing Out the Truth About Snapping Turtles (Part 1)

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Leah Stetson

As a kid spending summers on Little Sebago Lake in southern Maine, I was used to seeing snapping turtles. My brother, Tad, and I liked to hang out under the dock,—and we stared down the snapping turtles. Their trapezoidal heads … Continue reading →

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News from Southern Maine: The Tom Turkey’s Challenge

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Jeanne Christie

I feel sorry for male turkeys this time of year.  They try so hard.  We’ve had five females visiting our birdfeeders for months.  As expected a male turkey, a particularly spectacular specimen, has attached himself to the group of five … Continue reading →

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News from Southern Maine: Winter Plus Water = Kaboom!

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Jeanne Christie

Some parts of the country may be feeling spring like, but it’s not happening here.  The Sebago Lake fishing derby will occur this weekend and the entire lake is frozen solid.  Snowmobiles, cars, and trucks will be whizzing over all … Continue reading →

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