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The weather this afternoon is as pretty as you can have on a late winter day. Perfect blue sky a little wind and warm. OK it is relative; the temperature is 52 degrees Fahrenheit; in the summer we would all be reaching for a coat. But since it is April I was outside this morning enjoying the sunshine with only a fleece vest and a cup of coffee for warmth. In fact as I write this newsletter I have the office door open and am enjoying the breeze. The snow storm last week left us with over a foot of new snow.

The first official day of spring greeted us with a fresh covering of snow, maybe three or four inches. Not a big deal but enough to remind us that winter is not going to give up easily. The next morning temperatures were in the teens with a stiff northwest breeze. The high for the day was less than thirty degrees. On my walk yesterday I noticed the first pussy willows on the side of the road. I'm sure that there are others around but they are the first for me this spring. The ice on the ponds is beginning to darken as it prepares to leave ever so slowly.

As I have written several times over the last year or so. I think that Maine Outdoors is actually in the conservation education business. My goal is for each client to learn something new about the environment that gives them a deeper appreciation for our world. Of course that has a variety of facets from the family fishing trip where we have an eagle watch us fish, to working with the Board of Directors of the Maine Conservation School or Unity College or even explaining the realities of a decision to a legislator.