Maine has outlawed floating camps in state waters after years of wrangling over how to regulate the usual structures. Officially designated "nonwater-dependent floating structures" resemble small ...

Maine is home to over 6,000 lakes and ponds. While these aquatic ecosystems used to be thriving water habitats, some of these water bodies are in danger due to invasive species.

Hungry alewives help clear Maine lakes, ponds. Alewives spawn millions of juvenile fish that ingest and carry out phosphorus that leads to algae blooms. Posted August 15, 2015.

One of the Maine towns whose population doubles during the summer months is Winthrop. It’s located at the center of the Winthrop Lakes Region, where there are more than three dozen lakes and ponds.

Maine is home to almost 6,000 lakes and ponds, with some of the cleanest, clearest water in the country. But many are under threat from climate change. Water temperatures are skyrocketing.

Maine's thousands of pristine lakes and ponds have largely avoided widespread infestations, but the state's luck could run out without more protections, advocates say. Posted January 18, 2022 ...

(WGME) — As Maine's lakes and ponds begin to freeze, District Game Warden Chris Carney is cautioning residents about the ...

Maine’s 6,000 lakes and ponds have a big economic impact for the state, thanks largely to the value of lakefront properties and recreational users. A new study led by a team from the University ...

Maine's outdoor skaters are enjoying rare, glassy black ice on lakes and ponds — a fleeting gift of sunny but snow-free winter days.

As Maine winters warm, the amount of time Maine's ponds, rivers and lakes are covered by ice is shrinking, posing a threat to lake health and the winter sports economy. Posted January 5.

Silver Linings: Scott Williams, 73, retired recently as executive director of Lake Stewards of Maine, a nonprofit that has trained some 5,000 volunteers to monitor lakes and ponds over the past 26 ...

Maine (WABI) - Last August, we introduced you to a Belfast woman taking on quite the challenge. Ali Simonds, or Maine Lakes Mermaid as she calls herself, is on a mission yet again to swim in 31 ...