Stump Pond Wildlife Management Area
by Regional Wildlife Biologist Chuck Hulsey Also known locally as “Baud’s Pond”, this wetland management area is perfect for a quick paddle and great wildlife viewing. Visitors who arrive very early in the morning or after sunset are likely to see wood ducks, deer, moose, wading birds, or furbearers such as a musk
A Morning on the Marsh at Lyle Frost Wildlife Management Area
Written by Sarah Spencer, Wildlife Biologist It’s four a.m.
Banding Birds Of Prey Provides Hands-On Experience by Amy Meehan
[caption id="attachment_848" align="alignright" width="300"] IFW Biologist and occasional IFW blogger Amy Meehan with a red-shouldered hawk.[/caption] Raptors, or birds of prey, are some of the most fascinating and beautiful birds in the world. This group includes Eagles, Vultures, Hawks, Kites, Osprey, Falcons and Owls. I recently had the
Kennebunk Plains Wildlife Management Area
By Regional Wildlife Biologist Brad Zitske The Kennebunk Plains Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is an exceptional 1758-acre property located in the town of Kennebunk. It is composed of 650 acres of sand plain – grassland community, representing the largest contiguous unit of this type in southern Maine. The remainder of the property is upland forest with black, white, and red oak, red maple, white and red pine, and some ecologically rare pitch pine – scrub oak barren.
Grouse and Woodcock Management at Jamie’s Pond WMA
Text and photo by Leigh (Eric) Hoar, Assistant Regional Biologist/Lands Management Jamie’s Pond Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is an 800 acre upland parcel surrounding a 100 acre cold water fishery in the towns of Farmingdale, Hallowell and Manchester which the Department be
Booming Ground WMA Is On The Edge (of Maine)
[caption id="attachment_807" align="alignright" width="329"] Mud Lake Falls is a quarter-mile of quickly dropping rapids.[/caption] The Booming Ground Wildlife Management Area is located in the northeastern part of Forest City Township, Washington County, Maine, and is composed primarily of a peninsula formed by the dammed waters
Delano Wildlife Management Area
Delano Wildlife Management Area by Regional Wildlife Biologist Scott McLellan The Delano Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is located about 4 miles north of the town of Monson, along the eastern side of Route 6/15. This 589-acre WMA wraps around Spectacle Pond, which is the only roadside pond vi
WHEP in Maine?
I have been asked to serve as a wildlife biologist representing state agencies for the National Committee for the Wildlife Habitat Education Program (WHEP), a 4H-based program to inform high school students about wildlife species, habitats, and management practices. No doubt that I was nominated to this committee because
A Visit to Big Libby Island by Wildlife Biologist Tom Schaeffer
Wildlife Division Director Judy Camuso joined Region C Wildlife Biologists last week on an offshore run out to Big Libby Island to gain, in part, some familiarity with the island, generally assess seabird use, and attempt to document the presence/absence of peregrine falcons due to a proposal for nearby, offshore development.
Plymouth Bog Offers Something For Everyone by IFW Wildlife Biologist Kendall Marden
Plymouth Bog Wildlife Management Area is a classic central Maine parcel of low-lying upland and some wetlands along Plymouth Bog and Martin Stream, and it is home to a variety of wildlife.
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