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Beth Comeau, Public Affairs and eCommunications Manager

Beth is a graduate of the University of Maine with a degree in child development and family relations. She taught Head Start before coming to NRCM in 1996. When she isn't at NRCM, Beth works at Mechuwana, the United Methodist Camp of Maine, located in Winthrop. For 12 years, Beth led their youth and young adult program, "retiring" from that position in May, 2010. She enjoys traveling around Maine to photograph the state's wild and beautiful places. Beth lives in Richmond with her husband, Chris, and their dogs, Daisy and Maggie.

The Year My Terror Went Viral: My 2015 NRCM Polar Bear Plunge

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I wouldn’t necessarily describe myself as an adventurous person. I refused to join my husband in going to see the new, terrifying (it seems to me!) Stephen King movie, “It.” Don’t look for me at those spooky houses during Halloween. And yet… I have plunged into the frigid ocean at Portland’s East End Beach not Read More

Meet Dwight Gagnon: NRCM Member and Artist of This Year’s Common Ground Country Fair Poster

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One of the favorite parts of my job is attending events hosted by the Natural Resources Council of Maine or other events in which NRCM participates, like our annual table at the Common Ground Country Fair in Unity, coming up in September. I get to meet members and supporters in a variety of settings to Read More

The Dog Days of Summer: Dog-friendly Beaches in Maine

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Part of my job at the Natural Resources Council of Maine is to read online news stories related to our work. I then post links to them on our website so that our members and web visitors can stay up to date on the latest news related to Maine’s environment. Sometimes, like during this past Read More

The Perfect Night for Puffins

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For years, I have wanted to see the Atlantic Puffins that breed off the coast of Maine. Every summer for the past four of five years,  I’ve said,  “THIS is the year I am going to see the puffins.” At the end of the summer, I had to say, “Next year is THE year I Read More

Popham Beach

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Chosen By: Beth Comeau, Public Affairs and eCommunications Manager Location: Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County Description: Popham Beach is a sandy beach near Fort Popham, at the mouth of the Kennebec River. It’s near the site of the short-lived Popham Colony, founded in 1607 and abandoned the following year. Farther down the beach is Popham Beach State Read More

Smalls Falls

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Chosen By: Beth Comeau, Public Affairs and eCommunications Manager Location: Madrid, Franklin County Description: A 54-foot waterfall on the Sandy River Activities: Swimming, hiking, photography, picnicking Favorite season to visit: Early fall Why it’s special: This waterfall is beautiful! You can hike up to the top, swim in the fresh, clean water at the bottom Read More

A Different View of the Dip & Dash

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I have been one of the people who has attended each of NRCM’s seven polar plunges on East End Beach in Portland. I was there when about a dozen people raced into the icy cold Atlantic to kick off NRCM’s 50th anniversary year in 2009, and I was there for this past event  when more Read More

Giving Thanks

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Giving Thanks I am not sure how November arrived so quickly this year, but here it is. I will admit, November is not my favorite month. November, to me, is darkness when I head to work and when I get home; drab (seems repetitive) trees, especially after this year’s spectacular fall foliage colors; and cold, Read More