Recreational Safety Coordinator Harland Hitchings Retires After 42 Years
After 42 years of service as a Recreational Safety Coordinator covering Washington and Hancock counties, Harland Hitchings will retire from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife on January 3, 2015. During his years at IFW, Harland delivered safety education courses, and recruited and trained a large contingent of volunteer instructors while working with many sponsoring clubs and schools to ensure the availability of programs. One of Harland’s greatest interests over the years has been to oversee safety training at Greenland Point Center’s Conservation Education Program.
2015 Maine Birder Band Is Now Available
The 2015 Maine Birder Band is now available! Maine’s Birder band is instrumental in helping protect birds, conserve habitat and provide access for birders throughout the state.
Winterberries for holiday decorations & songbird snacks
Native Ilex verticillata shrubs, commonly called winterberry, stands out this time of year with its bright red fruit in wetland areas along roadsides. It's used in a variety of holiday decorations around the house -both inside and out.
Survival...You Alone in the Maine Woods (#tbt)
In honor of "Throwback Thursday" let's take a look back at an article written by Thomas Chamberlain that was featured in the Fall 1973 issue of Maine Fish and Game Magazine. You Alone in the Maine Woods is still available for free from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife.
Spring Family Fishing
It's finally spring in Maine and as the ice and snow slowly disappear many of us are itching to get outdoors! In my opinion, there is no better way to get out and enjoy some time together than wetting a line and taking in all the beauty that Maine has to offer.
Learning to fish with Backyard Bass
Teaching children to fish is both rewarding and challenging, especially when working with a large group of children at one time. I always strive to provide an opportunity for the kids I work with to go on an actual fishing trip but sometimes it just isn't realistic. Enter - Backyard Bass. I was first introduced to this tool when it was endorsed by the Future Fisherman Foundation.
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