By Jen Brophy and Igor Sikorsky
As longtime owners of sporting camps in Maine, we know the deep connection that a clean and healthy environment has to the state’s economic success.
Maine’s North Woods are the backbone of a booming outdoor recreation economy.
Signs of spring offer hope – and they show up earlier than in years past
The shift in the timing of signs of spring provides evidence of a changing climate in Maine.
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Red River Camps owner Jen Brophy shows a patch of snowpack that lingers in one spot near her sporting camp each May. Brophy believes the patch on the last mile of road takes longer to melt than it used to because there are fewer rain storms in May now.
Photo courtesy of Jen Brophy
Signs of spring in nature offer a welcome change, like a happy homecoming. And many who work in Maine’s outdoors have their favorites. Some also have noted how spring events in nature are occurring earlier on the calendar.