YIKES! WMTW just reported that the fire was started by #Lithium!
#BerwickME – "A water conservation order is in place in Berwick due to an ongoing fire.
"The fire is at Berwick Iron and Metal Recycling on Route 236."
Related video [#WMTW]:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pVfqZnifQs
#LithiumFire #Maine #ToxicSmoke #SouthernMaine #AQI #AirQualityAlert
Thursday, February 19, 2026, 10:00am – 1:00pm
"Celebrate the #wildlife of #SouthernMaine with live animals, a guided walk, scavenger hunt, and craft projects.
10-11am
#CenterForWildlife presentation with live animal ambassadors
11am-12pm
Wildlife craft and activity time with York County Audubon & Wells Reserve
Face painting
12-1pm
Wildlife #tracking / #NatureWalk with experienced guides
#Sledding, #snowshoeing, and snowy fun with hot cocoa for warming up
Wildlife scavenger hunt on the trails*
*The wildlife scavenger hunt is self-guided and will be available all day, every day starting on Saturday Feb 13th and continuing throughout the week! Pick up the scavenger hunt outside the restrooms!
Bring your own snowshoes and sleds if you have them! If not, we will have some on hand for you to borrow. Wear animal costumes/hats if you have them!"
Reservations Not Required.
Free
Location:
Mather Auditorium, Wells Reserve at Laudholm
342 Laudholm Farm Rd, Wells ME 04090
This event is handicap accessible
https://wellsreserve.org/event/80383/winter-wildlife-day
#SolarPunkSunday #WellsReserveAtLaudholm #LearnAboutNature #SpendTimeInNature
#MaineEvents #WellsReserve
#BuxtonME Community Cupboard
"The Buxton Community Cupboard has been serving the Buxton community for many years. It is located in the little white house behind the parsonage of the Buxton Centre Baptist Church that is located at 938 Long Plains Rd, Buxton, ME 04093.
This organization relies on donations of food from the good citizens of Buxton, food drives at businesses, schools and cash donations which are spent on food items.
They are always looking for new people to help. Hours of Operation: Friday mornings 9:30 am to 10:30 am.
If you would like more information about the services or would like to volunteer please call (207) 929-6764 and ask for Betty.
Donations: Bring items to the church on Sunday morning or call the church (207) 929-3535 to make arrangements to get them. Cash donations are accepted to buy food."
https://www.barmillscommunitychurch.org/buxton-community-cupboard.html
#Mainers #SouthernMaine #BuxtonMaine #FoodAssistance #FoodInsecurity #Donations #MaineFoodPantries #SNAP #SNAPCuts #FoodPantries
#SouthernMaine - #USM Student, Staff and Faculty
Oakhurst Campus #FoodPantry
"The Oakhurst Campus Food Pantry provides essential resources to the USM community to fight food insecurity and meet the basic needs of students, faculty, and staff using a self-assessed need model.
"We believe individuals should have the autonomy to determine their current level of need and be empowered with accessible, equitable, and inclusive resources to alleviate and eliminate the need.
"We distributed over 10,900 lbs of food to the USM community in 2022
"There is no paperwork to fill out or expectation to 'prove' your current need in order to access the pantry; all you need is your current #UniversityOfMaineSystem (#UMS) ID. We do not limit how often you can access pantry resources.
"We offer a wide range of food (non-perishable, cold, and frozen), household, and personal goods. Shop in-person at our Portland campus location or submit a pre-order online, available for pick-up in #PortlandME, #GorhamME, and #Lewiston-#Auburn Campus.
"The Pantry has experienced a steady increase in need over the last 18+ months as reflected in our data; resources distributed, spending to stock pantry items, and the number of people being served. Pantry regulars include undergraduate and graduate students, domestic and international students, and university staff and faculty. What was once supplemental for many people, has become a resource they regularly depend upon."
FMI:
https://usm.maine.edu/dean-of-students/oakhurst-campus-food-pantry/
#MaineFoodPantries #FoodInsecurity #SNAP #SNAPCuts #USM #USMCommunity #Maine #FoodPantries
It turns out not have been hail -- but #graupel! The air definitely felt like snow! There were reports as far north as #NorwayME.
We just had a mini hailstorm just now! No damage -- just itty bitty stones. Not something we see here in Maine very often.
So, I can say that given the observations made by myself, my hubby and my neighbors, the bumblebees have made a HUGE comeback in #SouthernMaine this year (despite the drought)! There were very low #Bumblebee populations last year (more #CarpenterBees and #honeybees and a few smaller #NativeBees). A lot of us are #GardeningForPollnators and #GardeningWithoutChemicals , so I think that's helping!
Our #TinyLittleEarthquake (that made a big BOOM) made the news!
#SouthernMaine experiences small #earthquake
September 22, 2025
"The United States Geological Survey (USGS) says a small earthquake happened in southern Maine Sunday night.
"The agency estimates the epicenter was a little under 2 miles southeast of Limington, and a man from Standish says he felt it around 9:30 p.m.
"The USGS reports the quake was only a 1.9 magnitude.
"If you felt the quake, you can report it on the USGS website."
#ScarboroughLandTrust acquires 130 acres to expand #conservation area
The 130-acre addition to #SilverBrookPreserve expands contiguous conserved lands.
Dana Richie, July 30, 2025
"The Scarborough Land Trust is expanding its green footprint in Western Scarborough with the addition of a 130-acre parcel to the Silver Brook Preserve at 65 Hanson Road.
"This is a sizable boost to the preserve that was previously made up of a 19-acre parcel purchased in 2001 and an 18-acre parcel purchased in 2024. And it expands the contiguous block of conserved land in the area to 943 acres, 600 of which are within the SLT’s stewardship.
" 'It really rounds out 25 years of conservation efforts,' said Christine Labaree, president of the land trust’s board of directors.
"The Silver Brook Preserve is home to a variety of wildlife including wild brook trout, spotted turtles, deer, bobcats, bats and maybe even a black bear or two.
And the land directly abuts #BroadturnFarm, a 434-acre parcel under the SLT’s stewardship complete with a working farm and wooded trails — the spot where Andrew Mackie, executive director of the land trust, and Labaree met on a hot and sticky afternoon.
"While walking along the #MapleSugarTrail by the edge of an open field full of tall grasses speckled with trees, Mackie said that the Silver Brook Preserve is across the tree line in the distance. Plunging deeper in the woods, past a still brook surrounded by a canopy of green, he pointed to a tree that bore a sign for the Stonewall Loop, a 1-mile trail in the Western corner of the property.
"Mackie explained that the land trust plans to extend that loop into the Silver Lake Preserve property, adding about 2 miles of trails and parking onto the new parcel within the next two years.
"Right now, the Silver Brook Preserve is open to the public for activities like hiking, skiing, snowshoeing, wildlife observation, hunting and fishing, and Mackie said that the land trust is still figuring out a lot of the policies for the preserve, like whether dogs will be required to be leashed.
"Western Scarborough isn’t the only area in town where the land trust is working to 'seed and grow' its conserved areas. There are 500 acres of contiguous conserved land in Pleasant Hill, made up of the 187-acre #PleasantHillPreserve and 300-acre #RachelCarsonNationalWildlifeRefuge. And #WarrenWoods, which was originally 162 acres in 2012, is now 313 acres, with plans in the works to connect trails to The Downs.
" 'The goal is that every neighborhood in Scarborough has opportunities to have access to open land,' Labaree said. The land trust is working with the town to achieve its goal of '30 by 30' — to preserve 30% of its land by 2030. According to Labaree, the town is currently at 23%.
"And Mackie said that these larger land parcels are more attractive in the long term because they are more ecologically sustainable, provide varying habitats for #wildlife and are easier to maintain."
Archived version:
https://archive.md/qaDNC
#SolarPunkSunday #WildlifeCorridor #WaterIsLife #SaveTheMarshes #SaveTheFarms #Maine #SouthernMaine #LandTrust #BlueCarbon #SaveTheWetlands #SaltMarshes #ScarboroughMarsh #WebOfLife #Wetlands #SaveTheForests
#PreserveNature #LandConservation #LandForMainesFuture #SpendTimeInNature #RachelCarson
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