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Colin Durrant, Strategic Communications Director

Colin works with NRCM’s advocacy team to craft communications strategies that protect and enhance the nature of Maine. Colin has more than two decades experience as a communications leader and storyteller in the nonprofit, government, and higher education sectors. He came to NRCM from Harvard University where he served as Senior Communications Officer for Sustainability, and previously led communications efforts at MassDOT and the Conservation Law Foundation. Colin cut his teeth in environmental advocacy right out of college when he worked in Oregon as a grassroots organizer with the Save our Wild Salmon Coalition to restore a free-flowing Snake River. He is a graduate of Tufts University, lives in Yarmouth with his wife, daughter, and young twin boys where he is Chair of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee.

About Colin Durrant, Strategic Communications Director

Colin works with NRCM’s advocacy team to craft communications strategies that protect and enhance the nature of Maine. Colin has more than two decades experience as a communications leader and storyteller in the nonprofit, government, and higher education sectors. He came to NRCM from Harvard University where he served as Senior Communications Officer for Sustainability, and previously led communications efforts at MassDOT and the Conservation Law Foundation. Colin cut his teeth in environmental advocacy right out of college when he worked in Oregon as a grassroots organizer with the Save our Wild Salmon Coalition to restore a free-flowing Snake River. He is a graduate of Tufts University, lives in Yarmouth with his wife, daughter, and young twin boys where he is Chair of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee.

Listening and Learning in Franklin County

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Stretching from Jay and Farmington in the south to Eustis and Round Mountain in the north along the border with Canada, Franklin County is emblematic of the shifts happening across rural Maine. Former mill towns reinventing themselves; local organizations dedicated to serving their communities; towns emerging or sustaining themselves as outdoor recreation hubs not just Read More

Enock Glidden: Expert and Advocate for Trails Access for All

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Born with spina bifida, Enock Glidden is a Maine-based disabled athlete, adventurer, motivational speaker, and an advocate for others with disabilities. He works at Maine Adaptive Sports and Recreation. An accomplished rock climber, he has completed an ascent of the Zodiac route on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, has a goal to summit Mt. Read More

Modernizing Maine’s Bottle Bill

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Step into your local redemption center and what you will see is the heart and soul of Maine’s most effective recycling and litter prevention program. At Patman’s Redemption Center in Windham, hardworking employees are in a constant state of motion, hand-sorting thousands and thousands of bottles and cans brought in by a seemingly endless flow Read More

8 Great Kids’ Distance Learning Nature Resources by Maine Organizations

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Let’s face it. It’s really not easy being a parent right now. Antsy children missing their friends and the stability of school combined with the pressure to home school compounded by what’s been less-than-ideal weather—it’s all adding up. As Mainers we get great pleasure from immersing our kids in nature, whether it’s showing them the Read More