Roger Leisner of Augusta, Maine, is a new My Maine This Week photographer, but definitely not new to photography! Roger has photographed Maine people, places, and events for many years. We are glad to have Roger’s photo as this week’s feature. Roger entered this photo into the contest at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Read More
A Conversation with 2022 Allagash Visiting Artist Jordan Parks
Two years ago, the Allagash Wilderness Waterway (AWW) started a visiting artist program, and every year the Natural Resources Council of Maine’s Forest & Wildlife Director Melanie Sturm has interviewed the artist to explore the intersection of art and Maine’s environment. Below is Melanie’s interview with Jordan Parks, the 2022 AWW Artist in Residence and Read More
My Maine This Week: Richard Flanagan
NRCM member Richard Flanagan of Fairfield, Maine, shares this photo of the Kennebec River in Waterville. Richard has shared many of his beautiful Kennebec photos with us over the years, and we always love to see them. Thank you, Richard! We have been working to restore the Kennebec River for many years, but there is Read More
100 Clean Water Champions
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act and the many people involved in this work, NRCM recognized Maine’s “Clean Water Champions” who have been leaders in river, lake, coastal water, and drinking water clean-up. To find these Champions, we asked people from all over the state to nominate champions in one of four categories: Read More
October 26, 2022: Conservation Leadership Awards, Hallowell
NRCM Conservation Leadership Awards Celebration We gathered at Maple Hill Farm to honor this year’s outstanding Conservation Leadership Award recipients: Dr. Steve Kress, Julie Rosenbach and Troy Moon, Dr. Robin Hadlock Seeley, Frenchman Bay United, and this year’s People’s Choice Award winner. Thanks to everyone who joined us.
Fall in to Winter Photo Contest is Back
Voting is now CLOSED. Learn more about the winners. Fall in Maine…there’s nothing like it! The same is true for winter. We are again celebrating two of Maine’s spectacular seasons with our second annual Fall in to Winter photo contest. We want to see-and possibly award a prize to-your fall and winter photos of Read More
News & Noteworthy — July – September 2022
Read highlights from September 2022 news stories and opinion pieces related to the environment, including Maine’s air, land, water, and wildlife, in this News & Noteworthy from the Natural Resources Council of Maine. September 2022 We didn’t want to wait to share the fantastic news stories about yesterday’s Clean Water Champions event in Lewiston, so Read More
Five Tips for Hiking with Toddlers
When we got pregnant, we promised ourselves one thing: we would stay true to was our love for hiking and outdoor adventures. It was an important part of who we were as individuals and as a couple. I hiked all through my pregnancy. In fact, our two babymoons were hiking trips—one to the Cutler Coast Read More
My Maine This Week: Colin Durrant
NRCM Media Relations & Advocacy Communications Director Colin Durrant of Yarmouth took these photos on a ride through Scarborough Marsh on the Eastern Trail, which runs for 22 miles in Southern Maine, with more miles coming soon, we hope! Have you biked, walked, run, or traveled along the Eastern Trail? If so, please share your Read More
