by Colin Woodard, staff writer Portland Press Herald news story The puffins are having a better year. On a late June day, the adults are landing on the rocky shore of this 7-acre bird sanctuary in flights of three or four, their bright red and yellow beaks stuffed with sand lance, tiny haddock and white Read More
A Summer Adventure on Maine’s Public Reserved Lands
You could spend both ends of your vacation driving or flying to beautiful spots all over the country or the world. Or you could use those travel days to fit in yet more adventures on Maine’s Public Reserved Lands. These lands belong to us. They are must-see destinations for adventurers from Maine and travelers from all over the Read More
My Walkabout at Dodge Point
Dodge Point Public Reserved Land is a 520-acre property located on the Damariscotta River in Newcastle, just a few miles south on the River Road from downtown Damariscotta. Previously an award-winning tree farm, the property was purchased by the State in 1989, with funds from Land for Maine’s Future bonds, and the Damariscotta River Association Read More
My Maine This Week: Jane Schroeder
This photo, entitled, Morning Walk, was taken by NRCM member Jane Schroeder of Rockport, Maine. She sent it to us using our new NRCM Environment smart phone app. Learn more and send us your beautiful Maine photos right from your phone. To see past My Maine This Week photos, or to submit a photo of Read More
Maine’s Public Forests Need More Data and Lighter Hand
Increasing the amount of lumber removed and directing revenues to new purposes would set a destructive precedent. By Roger Merchant Maine Sunday Telegram op-ed ABOUT THE AUTHOR Roger Merchant of Glenburn is a licensed Maine forester. GLENBURN — Gov. LePage and Maine Forest Service Director Doug Denico insist that more timber needs to be extracted Read More
Winslow Passes Rules to Pave the Way for Massive Solar Project
Ranger Solar of Yarmouth has proposed building a $25 million commercial solar station on about 100 acres. By Peter McGuire, Central Maine Central Maine newspapers news story WINSLOW — Town councilors unanimously approved regulations on utility-scale solar-electric projects, paving the way for possible construction of a huge commercial solar array in town. In short order Read More
Allagash Wilderness Waterway Declared ‘Complete’ After Land Acquisition
By Irwin Gratz MPBN news story The Allagash Wilderness Waterway is now being called “complete.” The Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation says most of the land along the Allagash was acquired by Maine in 1966. Now, nearly 50 years later, the foundation says a 40-acre site, also called the Lock Dam Lot, was privately purchased last Read More
State Now Owns All of Allagash Wilderness Waterway
By Julia Bayly, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story BATH, Maine — Close to a half-century after its creation, the entire 92 miles of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway is now in the hands of the state. On Monday, the Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation, based in Bath, announced the 40-acre Lock Dam section connecting Chamberlain Read More
My Maine This Week: Steve Cartwright
Autumn Symmetry “I took this photo on Davis Stream in Jefferson. This stream was protected by the Damariscotta Lake Watershed Association. Even though it is right in the village, it feels wild.” —Photo by NRCM member Steve Cartwright of Waldoboro, Maine To see past My Maine This Week photos, or to submit a photo of Read More
