By Clinton B. Townsend and Landis Hudson, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News op-ed Maine’s rivers belong to all of us. They flow through our cities and towns and through our history. For the last half-century, the state of Maine has been a leader in protecting our rivers against damage by the hydroelectric power Read More
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A Kennebec for the Generations
Fifteen years ago, the efforts of the passionate souls at the Natural Resources Council of Maine resulted in the removal of the Edwards Dam in Augusta. I didn’t work here then but I’m quite certain that, just as it is today, the culture here was one of steadfast resolve to protect the nature of Maine. Read More
Humans Changed Behavior, and Alewives are Rebounding in Kennebec, Penobscot, St. Croix
By Lisa Pohlmann, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News op-ed For the last few weeks sea-run fish known as alewives have been heading up Maine’s rivers to lay their eggs. Their journey is a breathtaking force of nature to behold, as they fight strong currents, heading upstream in droves. While probably hundreds of millions Read More
Citizen Leaders Stand Up to Protect Maine’s Precious Natural Heritage
For the Kennebec River, Bald Mountain and South Portland, three people are making a real difference. By Lisa Pohlmann Portland Press Herald op-ed AUGUSTA — This winter, I took my 8-year-old grandson out for an afternoon adventure in the snow-covered woods. We followed deer tracks, talked about the wood duck boxes in the marsh and Read More
NRCM Awards
The Natural Resources Council of Maine has received many honors and awards for our work protecting the nature of Maine. We thank all of the groups who have named NRCM as a recipient of their award and share our commitment to keeping Maine’s environment clean and healthy. 2022 – NRCM received ecomaine’s eco-Excellence Award for Read More
Success Stories
Maine Closes the Out-of-state Waste Loophole April 18, 2022In 2022, NRCM worked with our allies from Community Action Works, the Maine Environmental Priorities Coalition, and Don’t Waste ME, an alliance of impacted community residents and tribal citizens to pass LD 1639 and close a loophole that allowed toxic out-of-state waste to be disposed of in Read More
Timeline of NRCM’s History
From establishment of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, the cause upon which we were founded in 1959, to passage of the nation’s most protective metal mining rules, NRCM has been at the forefront of major victories that have helped keep Maine a special place to live, work, and play. View a visual timeline of our history. Read More
History of NRCM
For more than 60 years, NRCM has been protecting the nature of Maine. Photo of Moosehead Lake by Jerry and Marcy Monkman. The Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) has a long legacy of environmental leadership in Maine. NRCM was founded in 1959 as a small, volunteer-based environmental advocacy group, made up of organizations from Read More
About NRCM
Mission: The Natural Resources Council of Maine is a nonprofit membership organization protecting, restoring, and conserving Maine’s environment, now and for future generations. For more than 60 years, the Natural Resources Council of Maine has been protecting the places and way of life that make Maine so special. We work statewide to— Protect the health Read More