Natural Resources Council of Maine
Protecting the Nature of Maine
Since 1959
NEW REPORT! Features business and civic leaders from the Katahdin region describing how Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument is providing positive benefits to their communities. Download or order your copy.
Help us “put the focus” on Maine’s environment by celebrating 30 years of the Land for Maine’s Future program. Now through October 2, visit your favorite Land for Maine’s Future site – or visit a new one! – take a photo (or photos), and send them to us. You could win a gift card to LL Bean, a local restaurant, or other prize.
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is re-opening the review of clean car standards to get a chance at slashing fuel efficiency standards and slamming the brakes on clean car progress. We need to tell the EPA that Mainers support clean car standards because they protect our public health and our environment while saving consumers money. Tell the EPA that you want cleaner car standards.
Join NRCM and friends in Portland on Monday, October 16th at 4:00 p.m. to be among the first to see Anthony Bourdain’s new film, “Wasted: The Story of Food Waste.” This is a free event, but space is limited, so be sure to reserve your seat today. Light refreshments will include food gleaned from local Maine farms!
NRCM is partnering with Save Passamaquoddy Bay to sell handmade Passamaquoddy baskets.
You can own a piece of Down East history and help Save Passamaquoddy Bay by ordering one today. We are selling the baskets for $200 each, with an additional $11 for tax and $25 for shipping and handling. A portion stays with NRCM to fund our work protecting Maine’s environment, but the majority of each sale supports Save Passamaquoddy Bay’s work. This is a rare opportunity to support two groups, own a piece of Native American history, and be part of saving glorious and abundant Passamaquoddy Bay.
Find hiking trails, beaches, paddles, bike paths, & more with our interactive Explore Maine Map.
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Find out about events NRCM is hosting or taking part in throughout Maine. Plan to attend!
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Get NRCM caps, t-shirts, and totes, hand-crafted Passamaquoddy baskets, Atayne active apparel, & more.
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If every family in the U.S. replaced one regular lightbulb with an energy-saving model, it would reduce climate-changing pollution by more than 90 billion pounds—the same as taking 7.5 million cars off the road. To view more tips, click here. To subscribe to our Tip of the Day RSS feed, click here.
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To encounter a river otter in the wild is to know joy. How could it be otherwise? “Otters are highly intelligent; their inclination to make a ‘game’ out of almost any activity is almost legendary,” wrote Maine Inland Fisheries & Wildlife biologist John Hunt.
NRCM’s Creature Feature helps you learn about many species of wildlife that live in Maine and whose survival depends upon a clean and healthy environment.
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NRCM is dedicated to making information available on issues facing Maine’s environment and the people who rely upon it. Our publications, including our Maine Environment newsletters, will, we hope, help you better understand the topic of interest and provide you with information that you can use in your own work on behalf of the people, wildlife, and environment of Maine.
