Former NRCM Board member Rondi Nelson of Mount Vernon, Maine shares this beautiful photo she took on New Year’s Day. She calls this, “This is 2020!” and she writes, “There was really cool low mist over the lake this morning.” The lake she is referring to is Echo Lake in Mount Vernon, where she is Read More
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My Maine This Week: Warren Cooke
Train Tracks and Moosehead Lake in October NRCM member Warren Cooke of Ridgefield, New Jersey shares his spectacular fall foliage photo from Moosehead Lake in Greenville, Maine. Thank you, Warren! Do you have some fall foliage shots from your favorite Maine location? If so, we would love to see them. Learn more about how to Read More
U.S. EPA Finalizes “Radical Repeal” of Common-sense Clean Water Protections
NRCM news release September 12, 2019 (Augusta, ME) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today it has finalized its aggressive rollback of some of the nation’s most effective clean water protections. For more than 46 years, the Clean Water Act has proved effective at making rivers, lakes, and streams safer for swimming, fishing, and drinking. The 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
Protecting Pushaw Lake: Students Work to Reduce Nonpoint Source Pollution
Just when it looked like the winter had finally ended and the snow was gone for the foreseeable future, we were surprised by six more inches of snow. Fortunately, in the short window that we had with bare ground, we were able to take a look at a few potential worksites for our Nonpoint Source Pollution Read More
Orono and Foundation Brewing Release “Earth Day” IPAs to Benefit Clean Water in Maine
News release Two of Maine’s top craft brewers, Foundation Brewing and Orono Brewing, are collaborating on a special release of Earth Day-centered IPAs to benefit clean water efforts in Maine. The beers will be released during an event at Portland’s Thirsty Pig from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 20 and proceeds will Read More
Old Town Students Get “LakeSmart” about Pushaw Lake
The seventh grade at Leonard Middle School in Old Town is gearing up and getting excited to launch our Nonpoint Source Pollution project on Pushaw Lake! With support from the Natural Resource Council of Maine, we were graciously awarded one of the grants through the Engaging Maine Middle School Students in Protecting the Nature of Read More
Support of LD 959, An Act To Increase Funding for the Maine Lakes Society’s “LakeSmart” Program
Senator Carson, Representative Tucker, and members of the Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. My name is Kristin Jackson, I am an Outreach Coordinator for the Natural Resources Council of Maine, and I appreciate this opportunity to testify in support of LD 959, which would provide important funding to help protect Maine’s lakes. Read More
Let’s Clean Our Lakes and Ponds
Loads of lead fishing lures can be found at the bottom of even the cleanest bodies of water. By George Smith Kennebec Journal column We’re blessed with our beautiful brooks, steams, rivers, ponds and lakes — but there is still a lot of work to do to clean them up. Thankfully, we don’t have the Read More
