As most of our readers are excitedly anticipating the holidays and time off from work and school, daily chores at Duck Pond Wildlife Rehab continue, no matter the weather, dropping temperatures or reduced daylight. Carleen described preparation for winter in portions of earlier columns: From 2008: “The babies that arrived in the spring and summer Read More
My Maine This Week: Steve Cartwright
Longtime NRCM member and frequent My Maine This Week photography Steve Cartwright of Tenants Harbor, Maine, shared his photo. This “mallard rendezvous” took place in late November at French Island in the Penobscot River in Old Town, Maine. Looks like a pretty cold place to meet up, but at least the sun was shining! Do Read More
Tips for Reducing Waste this Holiday Season
The holidays are a time full of tradition, nostalgia, friends, and family….and unfortunately a lot of waste. But it doesn’t have to be that way. You can find ways to lower your impact and even support our environment by creating new traditions. Here are some dos and don’ts for an environmentally friendly holiday season. DO: Read More
My Maine This Week: Jeannie Mooney
This is exciting! Our first international contribution to My Maine This Week comes to us from NRCM member Jeannie Mooney, a Mainer who now lives in Tasmania. Jeannie found this rock (look like any beautiful state you know and love?!) on a local beach. Jeannie wrote, “You don’t have to live in Maine to love Read More
NRCM Fall In To Winter Photo Contest
Fall In To Winter Photo Contest! Ah, New England in the fall. It marks the time when we know that another Maine winter is on its way. We want to see, and possibly use, your fall and winter photos of our beautiful state to help us protect the nature of Maine! Maybe you’ve got leaf-peeping Read More
My Maine This Week: Kristen Lindquist
NRCM member Kristen Lindquist of Camden, Maine, shares some photos she took recently while exploring Clark Island Preserve in St. George, along Maine’s Midcoast. Learn more about the Preserve, which is accessible by foot across a bridge. Thank you, Kristen, for sharing your beautiful Maine photos! Fun fact: Kristen has also written some of NRCM’s Read More
Maine DEP Suspends CMP Corridor Permit
November 23, 2021 (Augusta, ME) — This evening, Maine Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Melanie Loyzim suspended the permit for CMP’s controversial corridor project. This is a major blow for the project and comes weeks after an overwhelming vote by Maine people to terminate the CMP corridor. Below is a short statement from NRCM’s Advocacy Read More
My Maine This Week: Callie Wronker
Earlier this fall, NRCM member Callie Wronker of Jefferson and Portland, Maine, spent four nights at Spencer Pond Camps east of Moosehead Lake. This is the view she had for those four days – of Spencer Mountain across Spencer Pond. She said this was taken near the cabins at Spencer Pond Camps. Do you want Read More
US House Votes for Largest Investment in Climate Action and Clean Energy in History
NRCM statement by Emmie Theberge Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of the Build Back Better Act, which includes the largest investment in climate action and clean energy in U.S. history. Below is a statement from Emmie Theberge, Federal Director at the Natural Resources Council of Maine, regarding the House’s vote: “This Read More
