Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis Cool facts: The oldest recorded Dark-eyed Junco? At least 11 years, 4 months old when it was recaptured and rereleased during banding operations in West Virginia in 2001. It had originally been banded in 1991, also in West Virginia. Interestingly, a flock of juncos is often referred to as a “blizzard.” Read More
NRCM Content Submission, Terms, and Conditions
Natural Resources Council of Maine Content Submission, Terms, and Conditions Before submitting content and agreeing to allow the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) to use it, please read the following terms and conditions. Please do not submit your content if you do not agree to these Terms; by doing so, you signify that you Read More
Bill Would Jumpstart Development of Offshore Wind in Gulf of Maine
Maine labor and conservation groups today unveiled a bill that would boost the development of responsibly sited floating offshore wind in the Gulf of Maine by requiring a competitive procurement of 2.8 GW of floating offshore wind over the next 12 years, enough to power 980,000 homes with renewable energy. “I’m here because Maine is Read More
My Maine This Week: Muscongus Bay by David Preston
NRCM member and frequent My Maine This Week photographer David Preston of China Village, Maine, shares his stunning photo of Muscongus Bay along Maine’s Midcoast during a recent snow squall. We thought it was a good photo for this week, since most of Maine finally got some snow last week (though we know northern Maine Read More
Wolfden Revives Failed Plan to Mine in Shadow of Katahdin
After being forced to withdraw its initial request because it was riddled with errors, Wolfden Resources today submitted a second rezoning petition to develop a zinc mine at Pickett Mountain The area Wolfden wants to mine is located in the shadow of Baxter State Park and Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. It contains the Read More
Nation’s First Floating Offshore Wind Research Array Moves Forward
NRCM news release January 19, 2023 (Augusta, ME) – The federal government today announced it would move forward reviewing plans for the nation’s first floating offshore wind research array in federal waters, located 29 miles off the coast of Maine. The decision by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management finding that there was no viable Read More
Critter Chatter – Flying Rodents? Part I
When I stopped by the other day to deliver some muffins to Don Cote at the Wildlife Care Center, I was interested in a recent admission: a flying squirrel that had probably been hit by a car. I was hoping to get a close-up peek at it, but flyers are nocturnal animals, so it remained Read More
My Maine This Week: Stacey Keefer
Welcome our newest My Maine This Week photographer, Stacey Keefer from Union, Maine. Stacey and her partner are ice sailors who travel around Maine to enjoy wing sailing (pictured here) on skates or skis. This photo is one Stacey took on a trip to Somerset County, and she writes, “It shows wind power being used Read More
My Maine This Week: Bald Eagle, by Jayne Winters
Longtime My Maine This Week contributor Jayne Winters of South China, Maine, recently shared some photos that she took this fall, including this one of a majestic Bald Eagle in Benton, Maine. Wow!
