“I was looking for Native American artifacts along a farm field in North Fryeburg, Maine, when I heard the distinctive squawks of Sandhill Cranes coming from a nearby field. I went back to my truck for my camera and luckily I had brought a 150-600 mm lens with me that day. I put it on Read More
My Maine This Week
Each week, NRCM members and supporters submit their Maine photographs to be shared in our My Maine This Week website feature. We also share these photos on our website and social media. They are also considered for our Nature of Maine Calendar!
My Maine This Week: Pemaquid by Bennett Christiansen
Bennett Christiansen of Kittery, Maine, has shared his stunning Maine photographs with us before, and even sat down to speak with NRCM’s Beth Comeau about his love of photography. You can read that full interview in our Maine Environment spring 2019 newsletter. This week, Bennett shares photos from a recent trip to Midcoast Maine. Thank Read More
My Maine This Week: Leslie Burhoe
NRCM Executive Assistant Leslie Burhoe spotted these mushrooms recently while walking on Wayne town land. Aren’t they beautiful? Thanks to Leslie for sharing this photo with us! We would love to see what the land, air, water, and wildlife look like in the town where you live. Please consider snapping a photo and sending it Read More
My Maine This Week: Pam Wells
“It was quite lovely in my forest today — only a few flies, a lot of lovely dragons, and such pretty birds,” writes NRCM member Pam Wells of Old Town, Maine. These three photos were all taken in her forest. Read more about her forest here. Do you have wildlife living in your backyard? Have Read More
My Maine This Week: Callie Wronker
Where has summer gone? This morning’s cooler temperatures remind us that fall is on its way, but not before we share a few more summer photos here on My Maine This Week! This photo was taken on Dyer Long Pond in Jefferson, Maine, earlier this year by NRCM member Callie Wronker of Jefferson and Portland, Read More
My Maine This Week: Sarah Rines
“The reward for getting up early on August 13th was this view of Mt. Katahdin with reflections on Lower Togue Pond from Camp Natarswi during Camp Adventures for Grown-Ups through the Girl Scouts of Maine.” Photo by NRCM Supporter Sarah Rines of Portland, Maine. Camp for grown-ups? Where do we sign up!? Thanks, Sarah, for Read More
My Maine This Week: Betty OIivolo
When we asked NRCM member Betty Olivolo of Kittery, Maine, how she would like to caption her photo of Fort Foster in Kittery, she wrote, “I love where I live!” We couldn’t have said it any better ourselves! Do you love your corner of Maine? If so, tell us why, and share a photo or Read More
My Maine This Week: Red-bellied Snake by Bob Fritsch
NRCM member Bob Fritsch of Dexter, Maine, shares these photos of a red-bellied snake that he found on his lawn earlier this summer. “This is a common, beneficial, and quite beautiful animal. I thought it was exceptionally beautiful,” he writes. What Maine wildlife have you seen in your yard? If you have photographed it, we’d Read More
My Maine This Week: Linda Woods
NRCM member Linda Woods of Waterville, Maine, shares this beautiful view from Whitecap Mountain in Rumford with us as this week’s My Maine This Week feature. She also wrote about it in our 2019 edition of Explore Maine publication. Hear from Linda and others about special places they enjoy spending time — all places that Read More
