The Natural Resources Council of Maine awarded grants to six Maine middle schools through our “Engaging Maine Middle School Students in Protecting the Nature of Maine” program, which we started in 2015. Each of the schools began their projects in early 2020, though due to the COVID-19 pandemic, schools, of course, have gone to online learning, Read More
Old Orchard Beach Piping Plover Project
The Natural Resources Council of Maine awarded grants to six Maine middle schools through our “Engaging Maine Middle School Students in Protecting the Nature of Maine” program, which we started in 2015. Each of the schools began their projects in early 2020, though due to the COVID-19 pandemic, schools, of course, have gone to online learning, Read More
“Let’s Find Out” about Green Crabs at Downeast Institute
The Natural Resources Council of Maine awarded grants to six Maine middle schools through our “Engaging Maine Middle School Students in Protecting the Nature of Maine” program, which we started in 2015. Each of the schools began their projects in early 2020, though due to the COVID-19 pandemic, schools, of course, have gone to online Read More
My Maine This Week: Jeannie Mooney
This week’s My Maine feature is sent to us from a supporter from Clifton Beach, Tasmania, Australia! That’s about as far away from Maine as one can get, but Jeannie Mooney writes, “I come home every summer to visit family in Maine and of course to go camping in my beloved Maine woods! Tasmania and Maine Read More
Clean Car Rollback Latest Attack on Environmental and Health Safeguards by Trump Administration
Maine Public Health Association | Natural Resources Council of Maine | Maine Conservation Voters | Environment Maine March 31, 2020 (Augusta, ME) – As the nation faces an unprecedented public health and economic crisis, the Trump Administration continues its efforts to roll back critical science-backed safeguards that reduce pollution, protect the environment, save Americans money, Read More
My Maine This Week: Hal Winters
In late February of this year, NRCM member Hal Winters of South China, Maine, captured these stunning photos of a Barred Owl in his backyard. He reports that the owl stayed for about a half-hour, very intent on listening for any rodent activity under the snow. Unfortunately, Hal reports that it had no luck. Thank Read More
Happy First Anniversary Maine Brewshed Alliance!
Now, more than ever during these troubling times, we should look for opportunities to remind ourselves of our valuable community and of what we can accomplish together. Today, we want to take a moment to recognize the one-year anniversary of an exciting collaboration we launched last year with Maine’s craft brewers. On March 27, 2019, Read More
Critter Chatter — Spring Supply Needs for Maine Wildlife Rehabilitation
*Please note that this piece was written before the COVID-19 pandemic. We are not encouraging people to go out to shop for any of the items mentioned in this edition of Critter Chatter. If we’re to believe the groundhog’s prediction that spring will come early this year, it seems appropriate to share a post written by Read More
My Maine This Week: Steve Cartwright
“Come Spring” NRCM member Steve Cartwright of Tenants Harbor, Maine, shares this sure sign of spring from the woods in Tenants Harbor. Skunk cabbage “on the rise,” is a sure sign that no matter what, spring is here and nature is alive in Maine. Speaking of “skunks,” check out our brand new Creature Feature on Read More
