We welcome wildlife photographer and NRCM member Chris L’Abbé of Topsham, Maine, as a new My Maine This Week contributor. We first “met” Chris when she sent us some photos for a Fall in to Winter photo contest last year. Thank you, Chris, for sharing your gorgeous photos with us! Chris took these stunning Bald Read More
Bill Seeks to Reduce Ratepayer Costs and Health Risks Associated with Natural Gas
Office of the Public Advocate | CLF Maine | Natural Resources Council of Maine | Sierra Club Maine Maine’s Public Advocate and Clean Energy Groups Partnering to Tackle the Problem A bill being considered by the Maine Legislature this year seeks to address the looming customer risks associated with utility gas infrastructure expansion, as well as Read More
Critter Chatter – Nuts to You!
I love chatting with Don Cote at the Duck Pond Wildlife Rehab Center – he has more than 50 years of critter stories to share! Not all have happily-ever-after endings, but I think every one of the animals Don and his late wife Carleen cared for over the decades touched his heart. It’s comforting to Read More
My Maine This Week: Black Guillemot by David Small
This week, we are delighted to share some photos taken by longtime NRCM member and My Maine This Week photographer David Small of Old Town, Maine. He photographed this Black Guillemot in Northeast Harbor. David writes, “It’s always a fun shoot when the pelagic Black Guillemots begin showing up close-in along the shoreline. During summer Read More
January 24, 2024—Zoom in: Maine’s Environment in the 2024 Legislative Session
It’s a new year and a new legislative session in Augusta. Thanks to all of you who joined us online for this Zoom webinar to hear from NRCM advocacy and outreach staff about our priority bills and what they’ll do, and we answered questions and discussed ways you can use your voice to help pass Read More
Creature Feature: Black-capped Chickadee
Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus Cool fact: Studies have shown that the Black-capped Chickadee grows new brain cells every fall, in part to help it remember where it has cached the thousands of seeds it hopes to feed on through the winter ahead. The chickadee was chosen as the Maine State Bird in 1927. Although the Read More
My Maine This Week: Wildlife in Holden by David Silva
Welcome to a new-to-us wildlife photographer, David Silva of Holden, Maine. David has been photographing Maine wildlife for several years and shares some of the stunning photos he has taken right in his own town! Thank you, David, for sharing these incredible photos with us. Do you have Maine wildlife photos to share? Please send them Read More
My Maine This Week: Salmon Falls River by Betty Olivolo
Let’s start this New Year off with two beautiful photos by NRCM member Betty Olivolo of Kittery, Maine. Betty shares her photos of Salmon Falls River in South Berwick, in southern Maine. This winter has not looked like this so far, with more rain than snow, so this is a reminder of the beauty of what Read More
Maine Environment Fall-Winter 2023 Newsletter
In this issue of Maine Environment, our feature story is about our work to set the stage for Maine’s clean energy future with an offshore wind procurement bill we helped to pass through the 2023 Maine Legislature, with a unique coalition of partners including other environmental organizations, organized labor, and fishing groups. You can read NRCM Read More
