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Private Landowners Key To Success Of Wildlife And Fisheries
By Assistant Regional Wildlife Biologist Brad Zitske Working as a wildlife biologist for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife in the busiest region in the state means I spend a lot of time talking with people. In fact, we tend to work with people more than we work with wildlife itself. Many wildlife […]
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View Full ArticleMDIFW Undertakes 3,139 Shrub Plantings for Wildlife Habitat in Scarborough Marsh WMA
By Jeremy Clark, Resource Manager – Lands Program Since Fall 2016, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) Regional Biologists and Resource Managers from the Lands Program have planted over 3,100 shrubs to bolsterwildlife habitat at Scarborough Marsh Wildlife Management Area. The Scarborough planting project aims to fast-track the succession of once-maintained fields to […]
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View Full ArticleMaranacook – Central Maine’s healthy, but vulnerable trout and salmon fishery
By Assitant Regional Fisheries Biologist Wes Ashe Maranacook Lake is an 1800-acre water in Kennebec County, and is one of the jewels in the Winthrop lakes region. Maranacook is almost like two lakes, with its northern basin that is relatively shallow and approximately 700 acres, and the 1,000 acre south basin that reaches depths of […]
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View Full ArticleIn One Month, Over 100 Years Of Expertise Exits MDIFW
Yesterday, The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife said good bye to the third of three biologists who have retired in in the past month. Combined, this trio amassed over 100 years of experience with Maine’s woods and waters, protecting and enhancing the inland fisheries and wildlife resources of the state. They all will be […]
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View Full ArticleFishway At Grand Lake Stream Provides Access To Cooler, Deeper Water For Landlocked Salmon And Trout From Grand Lake Stream
By IFW Fisheries Biologist Jacob Scoville On June 22nd fisheries biologists in the Downeast Region opened the fishway at the West Grand Lake dam in Grand Lake Stream to allow passage for landlocked salmon as well as brook trout. Grand Lake Stream is a hugely popular salmon fishery and as spring passes and summer arrives, […]
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View Full ArticleMaine Warden Service Pilot Plays Critical Role in Locating Two Young Missing Boys
By Game Warden Megan Miller On Wednesday, July 18, several local game wardens responded to the lower end of Mattawamkeag Lake, to search for two young boys who had wandered away from their family’s camp. Because the search area included large tracts of woods, Maine Warden Service aircraft were also sent to aid in the […]
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