News this week is about fisheries, climate change, ticks, blue heron, elvers, and a harmful caterpillar. Click on the title of this post (Casco Bay News Roundup) to access links to the stories.
May 25
Shoppers may get to know the backstory of their piece of fish (Portland Press Herald)
May 27
Experts warn climate change affecting tick population (WMTW)
May 29
‘Real-time’ nationwide tracker ranks Maine No. 1 in flea and tick activity (Portland Press Herald)
Benton great blue heron colony vital to monitoring threatened birds (Kennebec Journal)
June 2
State: High price boosted elver fishery value by nearly $3 million (Bangor Daily News)
June 3
Harmful caterpillar abundant this spring, Maine Forest Service warns (Bangor Daily News)