The Arundel Conservation Trust

May is National Lyme Disease Awareness Month, what better time than now to review the best ways to avoid ticks in Maine. If you have spent much time outside this spring you'll know firsthand that the ticks are out in full force this year. Depending on the town that you live in public parks may or may not have pesticides sprayed to eliminate some of the tick population however most large parks and conservation trust trails avoid potentially harmful pesticides and allow nature

Early spring wildflowers After a long COVID winter, we’ve all looked forward to Spring, a time of renewal and hope. This year it means so much more than just the earth in rebirth but perhaps a rebirth in a level of normalcy for all of us. Many of us have planted spring bulbs and are enjoying their color and abundance but nature has its own display of spring wildflower beauty. Perhaps not as showy as our tulips but every bit as gorgeous, if on a more delicate scale. In thi