NRCM supporter Glen Widmer of Montville, Maine, shares this photo from last summer and writes, “Our family and my wife’s brother’s family spent four days in the Debsconeag Lakes. Beautiful paddling and laborious portages. This was our final night of camping on First Debsconeag.” Are you starting to plan your summer camping trips? Have you Read More
My Maine This Week 2022
Enjoy these Maine landscape and wildlife photos sent in by NRCM members and supporters in 2022. If you have photos to share, please send them to us at nrcm@nrcm.org. Please include your name, town of residence, town or county where photo was taken, as well as a description of the photo. We look forward to sharing your photo soon as a My Maine This Week feature.
My Maine This Week: Peter Simmons
NRCM member Peter Simmons of Brunswick, Maine, shares his skunk cabbage photos taken at the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust’s Cathance River Trail in Topsham and writes, “This is not everyone’s favorite plant, but I find its early iteration a beautiful harbinger of things to come.” What signs of spring are you seeing and hearing around your Read More
My Maine This Week: John Neal
Did you know that 2022 is the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act? Learn more about this important legislation and what it has meant for Maine and the nation since 1972 in this blog post by NRCM Senior Director of Advocacy Pete Didisheim. And then enjoy these beautiful photos of some of Maine’s waters. Read More
My Maine This Week: Fall In To Winter Photo Contest Fall Photos
The Natural Resources Council of Maine recently hosted a “Fall In To Winter” photo contest, with 22 people from around Maine sharing their gorgeous Maine photos. Here are all of the photos from the Fall category. The winner of the “Fall Favorite” in this photo contest was Betty Olivolo of Kittery, Maine with her photo Read More
My Maine This Week: Fall In To Winter Photo Contest Winter Photos
The Natural Resources Council of Maine recently hosted a “Fall In To Winter” photo contest, with 22 people from around Maine sharing their gorgeous Maine photos. Here are all of the photos from the Winter category. The “Winter Winner” in this photo contest was Wendy Weiger of Greenville Junction, Maine with her winter Katahdin photo. Congratulations, Read More
My Maine This Week: Leda Beth Gray
NRCM member and activist Leda Beth Gray of Blue Hill, Maine, shares these beautiful photos she took while on a recent trip to Acadia National Park. These next two photos are lichens on the south ridge of Cadillac Mountain. Leda Beth writes, “On a basalt dike that cuts through the granite near the feather bed Read More
My Maine This Week: Byrd Wood
Today’s My Maine This Week photographer is NRCM member Byrd Wood of Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Look at that blue sky! Byrd writes, “This photo was taken when we were cross-country skiing at Harris Farm in Dayton. The sky was a brilliant blue and the snow hung on the trees like soft cotton balls.” Do you have Read More
My Maine This Week: Dark-eyed Junco by Richard Flanagan
NRCM member and frequent My Maine This Week photographer Richard Flanagan of Fairfield, Maine, captions this photo as: “Not Too Long Till Spring? Ha!” Richard saw this Dark-eyed Junco outside his sunroom window (on a less than sunny day!) recently. With many Maine towns getting several snowstorms in a row in February, it does feel Read More
My Maine This Week: Linda Woods
Frequent My Maine This Week photographer and longtime NRCM member Linda Woods of Waterville, Maine, shares this incredible photo taken recently from mid-ice on Pattee’s Pond in Winslow. She writes, “It is my first decent shot of a sundog. Certainly an indicator that a big storm was on the way. The next day we got Read More
