So, my boss walked in my office yesterday and told me that it’s National Spring Cleaning Week. I am not sure if she told me that because I have papers strewn all over my desk, along with a couple of mugs that haven’t made their way to the kitchen yet, some hand sanitizer, a few assorted Read More
Rules for Polar Plunges? Who Knew There Were Rules?
My coworker Leisa and I were interested in learning more about ways to stay safe and warm during our polar plunge, happening on Thursday in Portland. The first rule is: DON’T sign up to do the plunge. We wish we had known that rule sooner. We did find some helpful “Polar Plunge Tips” on NaBloPoMo.com. They Read More
Atlantic Ocean…Here I Come!
One of my favorite blog posts from this past year is Matt Scease’s “NRCM polar plunge – a survivor’s story” post. I was at the polar plunge on January 2nd, but couldn’t participate due to a recent surgery to remove my tonsils. I enjoyed the event and watching my colleagues and others run into – and then quickly Read More
Another Reason to Celebrate: 10 Years of a Free-flowing Kennebec
I just attended my 20th high school reunion this past weekend. 20 years ago, I was graduating from high school. That is hard to believe. What is harder to believe is that that was around the time that NRCM and its partners in the Kennebec Coalition started the decade of hard work to remove the Edwards Read More
Governor King Talks about Leadership and Edmund Muskie – A Great Evening at Bates!
NRCM co-sponsored this year’s Edmund S. Muskie Lecture at Bates College on Wednesday night. The lecture was given by former Maine governor Angus King, with an introduction by Brownie Carson, NRCM’s executive director. I was very excited to attend this event, and I got to bring Marshall Burk with me – NRCM’s first-ever paid staff Read More
Do You Dare to Go “Bear”?
There are three little words that are eliciting a variety of responses around the NRCM office these days… “Polar”… “Bear”… “Plunge.” That’s right, as we began planning ways to celebrate our 50th anniversary next year, we thought, what better way to dive into the festivities than a brisk romp in the Atlantic Ocean? We have Read More
Wildlife in the City
I was sitting in my office this morning, watching the birds that continue to feed at my new bird feeder outside my window, and I wasn’t really paying close attention, as I know the “usuals” who visit my feeder now – some sparrows and mostly 2-3 chickadees who visit on and off throughout the day. Read More
