I found a rare salamander in the middle of the night. “When conditions are just right — rainy, dark and about 40 degrees Fahrenheit or warmer — certain salamanders and frogs cross Maine roadways as they migrate from their wintering grounds to breeding pools.”
Turkey hunting has become too commercialized. "There’s far more emphasis on gear, camo and looking the part than the actual nuts and bolts of it all,” Outdoors Contributor Chris Sargent writes.
Tick expert offers advice for increasingly popular “No Mow May.” You can still participate in the effort to foster an environment for pollinators with a few tweaks to your yard work habits.
Six ways to make your own backyard fire pit. We rounded up six of the best video tutorials to guide you through the steps of making a fire pit for your own backyard.
Avoid the crowds at Acadia by hiking this steep trail with granite steps. The Perpendicular Trail on Mansell Mountain features more than 300 cut granite steps and was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933.
If you like foraging for fiddleheads, try looking for Indian cucumber. Though they are not as culturally ubiquitous as fiddleheads, some Mainers have been foraging for Indian cucumbers their whole lives.
