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
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
Critter Chatter – Fall Preparations
I stopped in to see Don at the Duck Pond Wildlife Rehab Center today and was surprised to find only one critter in the house: a young gray squirrel, which likely had been injured by a cat. It was able to move and used its front paws for eating from the food dish, so Don Read More
Maine Clean Water Champions Named
Will be honored at Clean Water Act 50th Anniversary event NRCM news release September 20, 2022 (Augusta, ME) – A broad range of volunteers and professionals have been honored as “Clean Water Champions” in Maine as part of a year-long celebration for the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act. The 100 Clean Water Champions Read More
My Maine This Week: Linda Woods
Longtime NRCM member and My Maine This Week contributor Linda Woods of Waterville, Maine, shared some of her photos from earlier this summer with us. So, as we end summer and head into fall this week, please enjoy these photos that Linda took during a four-day birthday celebration, which included three hikes in three days! Read More
