Litigation hardly slackened. The high court has upheld public access if it occurred regularly in the past, and also repelled ...

A very low tide in early August enticed me and a couple of friends out to see what we could see in the intertidal zone. Accompanied by a horde of nasty little biting flies that liked to settle at the ...

WELLS, Maine — The attorney for an oceanfront property owner says those who are pressing for public access to his client’s private intertidal zone are just trying to create controversy as part of ...

WELLS, Maine — Members of a local group are asking the town to partner with them in ongoing efforts to increase public access to Moody Beach, particularly in the areas where seaside property owners ...

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WELLS, Maine — Advocates for public beaches are feeling bolstered by their discovery the owners of intertidal properties in Wells are not paying taxes on the land they've prevented people from ...

Tide pools are found in the intertidal zone, a unique marine ecosystem that serves as a habitat for myriad plants and animals. They can be nurseries for certain fish species — and lobsters! — and also ...

What if your home and the surrounding area was submerged twice a day? How would you manage? This is exactly what happens to marine creatures that live in the intertidal zone or the region between the ...

We as Puget Sounders are able to enjoy many experiences and treasures in our region — things like temperate rainforests in the Olympic Peninsula, volcanic mountains that neighbor the sea, and some of ...

Apr. 21—A Cumberland County Superior Court justice has affirmed that the land between the high and low tide marks on Maine beaches belongs to private property owners, not the state, but he did not ...