Newsletter

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.

Yes it is an honor to be recognized by my peers in tourism but the quotes from clients were most enjoyable part. The press release on the event from the Maine Office of Tourism is included in this newsletter. But first a weather report; yes it is snowing here today and we are forecast to get over a foot of new snow. There are blizzard warnings posted until early tomorrow morning. The current temperature is 12 with a northeast wind of around 30 miles per hour.