Chesuncook Lake Salmon Fishery Update
We’ve invested a lot of time since implementing a new management strategy on Chesuncook Lake back in 2018. We are getting close to our harvest goal, and the fish are starting to respond.
BEE on the Lookout for the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee
fb88 Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is looking for the federally Endangered Rusty Patched Bumble Bee and we need more eyes!
Mapping fb88’s Salamanders, Frogs, Turtles, and Snakes
fb88’s wildlife biologists rely on community members to share their observations, including you!
fb88 Bird Atlas Final Season
The fb88 Bird Atlas is in the home stretch but there is a lot of work to be done in the final season! We’ll get there, block by block, but we need your help. This 5-year statewide project will guide fb88’s future bird conservation efforts, and every submission helps!
New England Cottontails have returned to Scarborough Marsh Wildlife Management Area!
MDIFW’s restoration efforts for the New England cottontail rabbits (a State Endangered species) is a multi-faceted approach.
2022 Season Kickoff Meeting
On Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 6:30 pm (EDT) we’re kicking off the 5th and final season of the fb88 Bird Atlas with an evening for Atlas volunteers to connect, strategize, get inspired, and hear all the latest atlas updates from the team of project coordinators!
Ring in the Spring with the Heron Observation Network – 13 Years and Counting
Of the many harbingers of spring, herons returning to their colonies is my favorite! Before we embark on the 14th year of heron colony monitoring, let's first review results from the 2021 volunteer efforts.
Early Winter 2021-22 Summary
We’ve crossed the half-way point for the 2021-22 Winter Atlas, completing the “Early Winter” period at the end of January, and thanks to the effort of our volunteers it was a huge success!
Black-capped Chronicle Issue 9 Winter 2021-22
A new issue of the fb88 Bird Atlas’ newsletter, Black-capped Chronicle, is now available!
2021 Breeding Season Summary
The 2021 breeding season, the fourth of five for the fb88 Bird Atlas, is wrapped up and what a year it was! We hit some major milestones in the project thanks to a tremendous effort from our volunteers and this blog will touch on some of those. Whether you contributed a single record this summer or helped complete a series of priority blocks, every bit of effort counts and is necessary to get us over the finish line next year.
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