We highlight news stories and opinion pieces related to Maine’s land, air, water, and wildlife in our monthly News & Noteworthy. December 2023 NRCM Staff Scientist Nick Bennett and Dan Kusnierz, the water resources program manager for the Penobscot Nation, wrote a strong op-ed about why the proposal for a mine in the Katahdin region Read More
My Maine This Week: Sheepscot River by Steve Cartwright
Steve Cartwright of Tenants Harbor, Maine, is an NRCM member and frequent My Maine This Week photographer, and we are so pleased that he shared his wintry photo of the West Branch of the Sheepscot River in Windsor as this week’s My Maine This Week feature. Thanks, Steve!
My Maine This Week: Garth Bammer
Welcome to a new My Maine This Week photographer/contributor! Garth Bammer of Old Orchard Beach and China Lake, Maine, shares his beautiful photo from last week’s snowstorm. He titles this photo, “Winter Magic on the Little Androscoggin,” and took this photo in Auburn on Route 202 last Monday, December 4th. Thank you, Garth, for sharing Read More
Maine Voices Opposed to Wolfden’s Mining
As the Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC) prepares to make its decision regarding Wolfden Resources’ flawed mining proposal, more than a thousand Mainers, local businesses, Wabanaki tribes, government agencies, and conservation and philanthropic organizations have submitted written testimony opposed to the project because it’s too big of a risk for Maine. The broad range of Read More
My Maine This Week: December Hike by David Preston
NRCM member and frequent My Maine This Week photographer David Preston of China Village, Maine, shares three beautiful photos he took on Saturday while hiking in western Maine. What are your favorite late fall hikes? David writes, “Despite the foggy weather, a friend and I had a great hike up Bald and Speckled Mountains near Read More
What’s Next: Utility Reform and Maine’s Clean Energy Future
In November 2023, after being deluged by nearly $40 million in campaign advertising by Maine’s largest utilities, voters rejected a proposal to shift the state’s investor-owned utilities to a consumer-owned business model. Here, NRCM’s Climate & Clean Energy Senior Advocate Rebecca Schultz reflects on how we can best move forward to hold utilities accountable and Read More
My Maine This Week: Gary Fish
Our thanks to Gary Fish of Augusta, Maine, for sending his photo, entitled “Minnehonk Morning.” Gary writes, “The photo was taken in Mount Vernon, Maine, at the north end of Minnehonk Lake. It is a black willow in the foreground. I was lucky to see how beautiful the water was on my way to work Read More
Critter Chatter – The Dangers of Glue Traps
Please note: This post contains descriptions of what happens to animals trapped in glue traps and may be upsetting to some readers. I knew immediately what I wanted to write about this month after seeing a young red squirrel recently admitted to Duck Pond Wildlife Rehab – he was the sole survivor of his litter Read More
My Maine This Week: Patty Keller
Last fall, NRCM held a Fall in to Winter photo contest, and these photos were sent to us by Patty Keller of Bar Harbor, Maine. We all love the Maine outdoors, and so do many of our four-legged friends. Enjoy these photos that Patty took at Acadia National Park and in Carrabassett Valley. Do you Read More
