This week’s featured photo was sent to us and taken by Jessica Williams of Pembroke, Maine. Jessica writes, “I live in Pembroke, Maine, in Washington County although I give moose tours for a company called Northeast Whitewater based out of Shirley, Maine. I took this photo on Spencer Bay Road past the small village Kokadjo Read More
Critter Chatter – A New Chapter
As noted in last month’s article, rehabber Don Cote at Duck Pond Wildlife Care Center was hospitalized for a week in late May. I’m relieved and happy to report that his recovery at home is going well and as we expected, it didn’t take long before he started taking calls about orphaned and injured critters. Read More
My Maine This Week: Silver Lake by Francesca Galluccio-Steele
This week, NRCM Board member Francesca Galluccio-Steele of Portland, Maine, shares her beautiful photo of sunset on Silver Lake in the Katahdin Iron Works as our My Maine This Week feature. Which Maine waterways are your favorites to explore by canoe, kayak, or paddleboard?
My Maine This Week: Cornville by Sam Horine
NRCM member and frequent My Maine This Week photographer Sam Horine of Skowhegan, Maine, shares his beautiful summertime photo of water lilies on a no name fire pond in Cornville, Maine. Sam saw this pond full of water lilies while on a snack break during a recent bike ride!
A Paddling Adventure on the Sandy for Salmon
In May 2024, photographer Joe Klementovich and three others embarked on a Source to Sea paddle on the Sandy River to experience the spawning grounds of endangered Atlantic salmon and other sea-run fish. The trip was organized by Rivers for Change and supported by the Natural Resources Council of Maine. Here, Joe gives us his perspective Read More
My Maine This Week: Narrow Gauge Trail by Pattie Tanno
Welcome to our newest My Maine This Week photographer, Pattie Tanno of Randolph, Maine, who shares this adorable photo from the Narrow Gauge Trail in Randolph, Maine. As we all know, Maine’s outdoor recreational opportunities aren’t just for humans…dogs, cats, and others enjoy them, too! Pattie writes, “Nellie, my five-month-old standard poodle and I out Read More
Explore and Celebrate Maine’s Great Trails
This year marks passage of Maine’s first-ever trails bond! More than 500 organizations, businesses, and communities came together with NRCM urging legislators to pass the measure. Now the Maine Trails Bond will appear on the November ballot. If approved by Maine voters, the bond will provide $30 million over 4 years for the design, development, Read More
Great Reads by NRCM Members: New & Newly Discovered Books
Looking for some fantastic books to add to your summer reading list? NRCM members can help! Featured here are books published by our members covering a range of genres, from essays to art, mysteries, children’s literature, hiking guides, and more. If you’re an author of a book about Maine or related to environmental issues, you Read More
Orono Bog Boardwalk
The Orono Bog Boardwalk is a great location to visit if you would like to see and hear a wide variety of birds. You can also enjoy vegetation found in the bog and along the edge of the Bangor City Forest, which abuts the Boardwalk and is where you first enter the Boardwalk. Enjoy signs Read More
