Fall officially arrive on Saturday, so we think it’s time to start getting excited about fall foliage! These photos by NRCM member Leslie Burhoe of Wayne, Maine, highlight a spectacular fall hike in western Maine: Tumbledown Mountain, complete with a pond at the top! Thanks, Leslie! As fall foliage begins its spectacular show in the Read More
Saturday, September 30: Solar & EV Expo, South Paris
NRCM is pleased to be a co-sponsor of the Center for an Ecology-based Economy’s 9th annual Solar & EV Expo. Join NRCM staff and others from 12:00 noon until 4:00 p.m. at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. This year, there will be a celebration of CEBE’s expanded EV charging network. The event will include: Electric Read More
News & Noteworthy — September 2023
Each month, we highlight news stories and opinion pieces related to Maine’s land, air, water, and wildlife. News & Noteworthy is updated weekly with the latest news related to the nature of Maine, including the work of staff at the Natural Resources Council of Maine. September 21, 2023 Read this week’s Portland Press Herald op-ed Read More
Tuesday, October 3: Zoom in—Driving Maine Forward with Clean Cars & Trucks
Join NRCM and guests for this Zoom webinar from 12:00-1:00 p.m. to learn more about how clean car standards can improve your driving experience, benefit your health, and protect our environment. This event will feature the following speakers: Josh Caldwell, NRCM Climate & Clean Energy Outreach Coordinator Scott Vlaun, Executive Director of the Center for Read More
Heads of Estuaries, Meadow Brook
Conserved as part of a larger effort to protect Maine’s beautiful coastline, Head of Estuaries is a wetland that started the Mason Bay Conservation Area, a group of conservation projects that includes 260 acres of freshwater and inner tidal wetlands, as well as 630 acres of uplands, protecting more than 5.5 miles of saltwater shore Read More
Monday-Tuesday, October 16-17: Pickett Mountain Mine Public Comment Sessions, Millinocket
Public Comment Sessions: The Katahdin Region is No Place for a Mine An untested and underfunded company, Canada-based Wolfden Resources Corporation, Inc. has proposed building a zinc metal mine at Pickett Mountain, in the shadow of Baxter State Park and the Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument. The Land Use Planning Commission (the LUPC) is Read More
Monday, October 23: Pickett Mountain Mine Public Comment Session, Bangor
Public Comment Session: The Katahdin Region is No Place for a Mine An untested and underfunded company, Canada-based Wolfden Resources Corporation, Inc. has proposed building a zinc metal mine at Pickett Mountain, in the shadow of Baxter State Park and the Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument. The Land Use Planning Commission (the LUPC) is Read More
My Maine This Week: Western Maine by Linda Woods
If it’s summer, and especially if it is beautiful weather on her birthday weekend, we know we will get gorgeous western Maine photos taken by longtime NRCM member and photographer Linda Woods of Waterville. This summer was no different! Earlier this summer, Linda shared her photos from Rumford Whitecap (a Land for Maine’s Future property), Read More
Critter Chatter — Do Foxes Swim?
I wasn’t sure what this month’s column would be about, but I needn’t have worried. Don always has a story or two (or more) to tell about the critters and experiences at the Duck Pond Wildlife Care Center! After more than over 50 years in wildlife rehab, you’d think that he’s seen about everything, but Read More
