This photo, “Spruce Bones,” was taken at Mosquito Head in Martinsville, Maine by NRCM member Steve Cartwright of Tenants Harbor, Maine. Thanks, Steve! To see past My Maine This Week photos, or to submit a photo of your own to be featured on our website, please visit www.nrcm.org/our-maine/my-maine-this-week.
Katahdin Woods and Waters: “Renewed Hope for Maine”
by Mary Kuhlman Public News Service news story AUGUSTA, Maine – From Maine to California, hundreds of small businesses are speaking up on behalf of some of the country’s most treasured places. Nearly 600 businesses and chambers of commerce on Thursday sent a letter asking the head of the National Economic Council to encourage the Read More
Food Waste a No Go in Sebago
Sebago Elementary School principal, Kirsten Goff, received an email in August that intrigued her. NRCM’s “Food Guy,” Ryan Parker, had reached out to the principals of Maine’s K-12 schools with some information about reducing food waste in Maine’s public education system. Principal Goff immediately contacted Ted Bridge-Koenigsberg, who teaches science and language arts at the Read More
Incentives for Electric Vehicles Provide Alternative to Oil Dependence
By Sean Mahoney, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News op-ed As climate change continues to worsen, the price tag from natural disasters and other associated impacts keeps rising. This is a scientific and economic certainty, as recently highlighted by the GAO report issued at the request of Sen. Susan Collins. Unfortunately, the United States’ Read More
My Maine This Week: Kate Rush
Former NRCM Board President Kate Rush spent a week on the Allagash River in September and shares these beautiful photos from her trip with us. Kate is from Newport, Maine. To learn more about the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, watch the new video by NRCM member Dean Bennett. To see past My Maine This Week photos, Read More
Get Your Car Ready for the Ice and Snow in an Eco-friendly Way
Car experts have tips for shrinking your climate-change treadprint in the cold weather while saving you money. by Meredith Goad, staff writer Portland Press Herald news story October may have been the warmest on record in Portland, but most Mainers know that even climate change can’t keep winter at bay for long. One day soon, Read More
My Maine This Week: Lucy Wess
“I took this photo while on a walk with the pups. This breathtaking view of Wilson Lake is just steps from our house.” Photo by Lucy Wess of Wilton, Maine To see past My Maine This Week photos, or to submit a photo of your own to be featured on our website, please visit www.nrcm.org/our-maine/my-maine-this-week. Read More
My Maine This Week: Jeff Toothaker
Hiking Above the Clouds. “This photo was taken on Saddleback Mountain in Sandy River Plantation, Franklin County, Maine on October 23, 2017.” Photo by NRCM member Jeff Toothaker of Winthrop, Maine To see past My Maine This Week photos, or to submit a photo of your own to be featured on our website, please visit www.nrcm.org/our-maine/my-maine-this-week.
Maine at the Cutting Edge of Compost Technology
By Abigail Curtis, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story Most people don’t spend a lot of time thinking about what happens to waste once it’s been thrown out or flushed away. But Mark King and the other members of the Maine Compost Team are not like most people. King, an environmental specialist with the Read More