Beginning in 1986, Bob became a familiar voice to radio listeners across eastern and central Maine. His morning show was top rated for most of 17 years. The Country Music Association tapped him as Broadcast Personality of the Year in 1994, and he was inducted into the Country DJ Hall of Fame in Nashville on March 2nd, 2004. Bob became interested in birds in the first grade. Interest grew to passion and today Bob is one of Maine’s top birding experts. He serves on the Maine Audubon Board of Trustees and is Vice President of Audubon’s Penobscot Valley Chapter in the Bangor area. Bob is a frequent field trip leader and has led trips from Atlantic Canada to the Florida Everglades. In 2009, Bob completed development of the Maine Birding Trail and has authored a guidebook for the state, published on Down East Books. He currently writes a weekly birding column for the Bangor Daily News. Bob recently finished four terms as a member of the Maine House of Representatives, where he served on the Environment and Natural Resources Committee and helped to direct state environmental policy.
Bob Duchesne
Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine: Managing Maine’s Wildlife + Boothbay’s Botanical Gardens [AUDIO]
It's our 75th episode! This week we're meeting with the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife about the state's Wildlife Management Plan and we'll visit the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay.
Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine: Celebrating the Maine Woods + Great Schooner Races [AUDIO]
What could go wrong did go wrong in one group's recent effort to celebrate the Maine woods by recreating the Thoreau-Wabanaki Trail Canoe Paddle. Four-foot waves on Moosehead Lake, lots of rain and one of the worst portages you can imagine.
Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine: Extreme Bird Watching [AUDIO]
This is not your typical show on bird watching! This is more about an obsession to see every bird. How far would you go?
Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine: Is Northern Maine Ready for a National Park? [AUDIO]
This week on Wild Maine, we take a look at plans for a North Woods National Park at east branch of the Penobscot River.
Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine: Chasing Birds [AUDIO]
This week, we're chasing birds with a shotgun (microphone), and a shotgun!
Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine: What’s Eating Maine’s Great Blue Herons? [AUDIO]
What is eating Maine's Great Blue Herons? Why are we losing them?
Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine: Historic Pittston Farm [VIDEO]
We're north of Moosehead Lake this week at Historic Pittston Farm, an important part of Maine's history.
Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine: Defeating Black Flies + Mosquitos [AUDIO]
Jim Dill knows his bugs. In this edition of Wild Maine, the University of Maine entomologist tells us everything we need to know about defeating those pesky biting insects that will be here before we know it.
Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine: Fly Fishing + Fly Tying [AUDIO]
Play the video above to listen to this weekend's edition of Bob Duchesne's Wild Maine featuring an upcoming series of fly fishing workshops at the Appalachian Mountain Club's Little Lyford camps. We'll ask AMC's Shannon LeRoy some tough questions like, "If I take a running start, can I cast farther?"
Bob Duchesne’s Wild Maine: Traditional Pack Baskets [AUDIO]
This week, we're spending the show with Bill Mackowski, who makes traditional pack baskets at his shop in Milford.