NRCM supporter Garth Bammer shares this photo of China Lake, taken by his sister Naomi McAllister. Mirror Image: A serene autumn day on China Lake, Maine
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My Maine This Week: “Wings of Bar Harbor” by Adria Sherrill
Wings of Bar Harbor — a bird soaring through the morning light on the Maine coast. This week’s feature photo is by Adria Sherrill of South Pittsburg, Tennessee, who recently visited Maine on a fall trip. She writes, “As a Nurse Practitioner, I’m often surrounded by the intensity of human moments. Photography allows me to Read More
CMP Rate Hike Would Deliver Nearly $700M in Profits to Shareholders
Acadia Center | Conservation Law Foundation | Natural Resources Council of Maine (Augusta, ME) — The five-year spending proposal by Central Maine Power (CMP) collects an additional $1.7 billion from Maine electricity customers for the stated purpose of investments to the electric grid, but according to new analysis, nearly $700 million would be delivered directly Read More
My Maine This Week: Thomas Pond by Karen Gannon
NRCM member Karen Gannon of Durham, Connecticut, shares three photos from her “happy place,” Thomas Pond in Casco, Maine. The first photo is titled “Morning Mist on Thomas Pond.” The second is “Fall Colors on Thomas Pond.” And finally, “A Stroll around the Pond.” Where is your happy place in Maine? Share your photos with us. Read More
Seven Mainers Honored for Commitment to Maine’s Environment
(Freeport, ME) – Mainers have always had a strong environmental ethic, and that was certainly reflected in the seven Mainers honored by the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) for their significant, lasting contributions to safeguarding Maine’s environment. Each year, NRCM honors a small group of Maine’s volunteer environmental leaders with a Conservation Leadership Read More
My Maine This Week: Cotton Grass on Isle au Haut, by John DeWitt
NRCM member John DeWitt of Isle au Haut shares his beautiful photo and writes, “I just spent some time the past few days walking in our bogs here on Isle au Haut. The fall colors are great in the bogs and, with the terrible drought we’re in right now, walking through them is possible without Read More
New Members Elected to NRCM Board of Directors
(Augusta, ME) —The Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) is pleased to announce that five new members have been elected to its Board of Directors. The new members bring with them a wide range of experience, relationships, and perspectives from across the state of Maine that will be valuable to NRCM’s work protecting the health Read More
My Maine This Week: Sparrows by Ted Anderson
NRCM supporter Ted Anderson of Westbrook, Maine, shares two photos from some recent excursions to marshes in southern Maine. The first is a Savannah Sparrow he spotted Scarborough Marsh, and the second is a Song Sparrow in a marshy area near the Spurwink River. What birds have you seen this fall? Please share your photos Read More
My Maine This Week: Harvest Moon by Patricia Williams
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!
