NRCM member Patricia Williams of Pelham, Massachusetts, sent us her beautiful photo of last week’s Harvest Moon supermoon, as seen over Casco Bay in South Portland. Stunning!
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My Maine This Week: Mount Kineo by Gerard Austin
NRCM member Gerard Austin of Solon, Maine, shares his photo of Mount Kineo as it rises majestically out of Moosehead Lake in Rockwood. The fall colors were just beginning when he took this photo last week. What does the fall foliage look like where you are? Please share your pics with us at nrcm@nrcm.org.
Thursday, October 30: Penobscot River Restoration: History, Dams & Ownership, Freeport
Join us at Patagonia’s Freeport store (100 Main St) from 6:30-8:00 PM to hear from NRCM Senior Director of Advocacy Pete Didisheim and others for the Penobscot River Restoration: History, Dams & Ownership discussion, sponsored by the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) and Patagonia. During this event we will take a look at the Penobscot River Read More
October 30: Plastic Pollution — Plastic Solutions, Brunswick
Please join NRCM Sustainable Maine Program Manager Vanessa Berry at Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick on Thursday, October 30th from 6:00-7:30 PM as part of this two-part, two-evening event. Vanessa will be speaking about “Maine Leads the Way on EPR” to share updates and ways to be involved in the implementation of Maine’s first-in-the-nation Extended Read More
Critter Chatter — The Final Chapter
On September 20, a Celebration of Life for Don and Carleen Cote was held at the VFW in Augusta. As I was driving by the former Duck Pond Wildlife Care Center on my way to this special event, a beautiful male Bald Eagle flew just above my car. A fitting symbol of freedom, strength, and Read More
Belgrade Lakes Region Birds by Larry Mingledorff
NRCM member Larry Mingledorff of Palm Coast, Florida, recently shared his photos of some of Maine’s favorite birds. This summer, Larry spent some time in the Belgrade Lakes region of Central Maine and captured these incredible images. What is your favorite Maine bird?
New “Damaging Maine” Report Details Impacts of Draconian Cuts to US EPA Budget
September 25, 2025 (Augusta, ME) – A new report issued today details how the U.S. House Appropriations Committee’s FY26 budget proposal would put Maine’s clean air and water at risk, limit clean-up of old industrial sites, and halt important scientific research that is essential for safeguarding public health. The dramatic cuts being proposed to the Read More
Conservation Groups Applaud Historic Agreement on the Kennebec
Augusta, ME – A coalition of conservation and fishing groups is hailing an agreement between The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Canadian power company Brookfield Renewable that sets the stage for the decommissioning and removal of four dams that are barriers to fish passage on the lower Kennebec River in Maine. Removing the Lockwood, Hydro-Kennebec, Shawmut, Read More
Bringing Down the House
The house next door to ours, and directly across our driveway, had sat vacant for the nearly 20 years we’ve owned our home, and for several years prior according to many in town. Last year we were finally able to purchase the property with the intent of tearing it down. It was beyond restoration. The Read More
