Wild About Nature

By Nancy Coverstone, Extension Educator in University of Maine Cooperative Extension Androscoggin and Sagadahoc Counties. These articles originally appeared in the Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine.

• Here's to Making a Difference in Your Own Back Yard

• Lisbon Program makes Strong Earth Connections

• Good Hedges Make Good Neighbors

• Tiny Wonders

• Spring Songs Fill Late Winter Air

• Please Think Carefully Before "Helping Deer"

• The Pure Essence of Beeing

• Eastern Redcedar is a Bird Magnet

• Cooperation is Survival in Nature

• Finding Pleasure, Peace in Scotland

• Many Factors Influence Wildlife Populations

• Birds Harbingers of Well-Being

• Planning Can Protect Maine's Grassland Birds

• Celebrate the Bear

• Community Forests

• Relationships With Nature, Its Followers

• Who Calls Maine Home?

• Watery Banks Offer Untold Riches

• Turtles Need, Deserve Our Informed Compassion

• Yes, Canada Geese Can be Controlled

• Planning Can Make the Backyard Take Wing

• Merlins give Neighborhood a Bit of Magic

• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail is Part of Maine's Cycle

• Seeing Nature's Levels Improves the View

• Vive la Différence!

• With Great Anticipation, Winter Slips Into Spring

• Zen and the Squirrel

• Eagle Sightings Can Make Heart Soar

• The Mighty Oak: Significant to Humans and Wildlife

• Busy Beavers Do Much For Others

• The Best Trails Respect Wildlife Surrounding Them

• It Was a Summer Jam-packed With Birds...And Learning

• Birds Need a Hole Lot of Homes

• Those Frustrating Furry Foragers

• Spring into Planting For Wildlife

• Bird Deaths Prompt Call For Feeder Safety

• Thorncrag: Offering Sanctuary For Birds, Humans

• Winter Provides Required Time for Summer Bugs

• Foxes Live Quietly

• Wild, Intriguing Amphibians Stalk Our Backyards

• Oh, What To Do About Strays and Their Nasty Ways

• Hawk Migration Adds Thrill to Autumn Skies

• Late Wildflowers are Beautiful, Too

• Railroad Park Offers Peaceful Meeting with Mother Nature

• The Right Environment Helps Wildlife