Holt Pond Preserve is a scenic and quiet place with an impressive diversity of terrain. You can wander through forest,
A slaty skimmer dragonfly rests on my knuckle during a paddle on the Presumpscot River in Windham. (Shannon Bryan photo)
This grasshopper's unique coloring is due to erythrism, a rare genetic mutation that causes an overproduction of red pigment.
Borestone Mountain Audubon Sanctuary offers a pretty rockin' hike up Borestone Mountain and a small Nature Center chock full of outdoor education - from animal ID to insect life cycles, rocks and leaves and skulls and a selection of scat common to the area.
For a few years in a row, my back porch was a nursery for spider babies. In early June each
The 1-mile trail begins in the woods before the boardwalk begins, winding its way through the trees until the views open up in the bog and the boardwalk can shoot out straight ahead. It's mostly flat the whole way, making this trek an easy walk/hike for folks who want to take in the Maine outdoors in leisurely fashion.