It’s always fun to find new places to explore, but let’s be honest—we all have our favorite “go-to” locations around Maine. We love a certain trail, a particular mountain, a lake that our family has visited for years. This week, NRCM member and frequent My Maine This Week photographer Linda Woods of Waterville, Maine, shares Read More
News & Noteworthy — March 2021
Read some highlights from this month’s news stories and opinion pieces related to the environment, including Maine’s air, land, water, and wildlife, in this month’s News & Noteworthy from the Natural Resources Council of Maine. March 4, 2021 Maine’s US Congressman Jared Golden today sent a letter to the Biden Administration to ask that they Read More
Traveling Through Maine’s Public Lands in a Converted Cargo Van
I think the greatest investment I’ve made so far in the 25 years I’ve been alive is Stella Blue, a 2006 Chevy Express cargo van with questionable brakes that came into my life in 2019 and started my adventure into “van life.” My partner Carter and I bought her together and spent a month outfitting Read More
Friday, March 12: Infinitely Yours by Miwa Matreyek, & Climate Discussion with Lisa Pohlmann
The Strand Theatre in Rockland is hosting a full day of viewing “Infinitely Yours” by Miwa Matreyek. This is a multimedia performance that explores our vastly changing Earth. Multimedia performing artist Miwa Matreyek uses animation, projections, and her own moving shadow to create magical, surreal, visually rich performances that leave audiences spellbound! According to the Read More
My Maine This Week: Steve Cartwright
This week’s photo is getting us ready for spring to arrive in three weeks. After a lot of gray days this winter, these greens of a mossy pool on Clark Island remind us that spring is on its way! Longtime NRCM member and frequent My Maine This Week photography contributor Steve Cartwright of Tenants Harbor, Read More
News & Noteworthy — February 2021
Read the latest news stories and opinion pieces related to the environment, including Maine’s air, land, water, and wildlife, in this month’s News & Noteworthy from the Natural Resources Council of Maine. February 25, 2021 The Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition hosted a virtual talk by NRCM’s Chrissy Adamowicz last week—the topic was plastic pollution and Read More
Making a Difference Over Zoom: My January NRCM Internship
Imagine waking up every morning with a chance to conduct important advocacy research that could directly help influence what legislative bills are passed in Maine this year. Imagine spending every day attending interesting meetings full of smart, passionate people speaking about their work on environmental topics, ranging from climate and clean energy to developing outreach Read More
Critter Chatter – You Can Make a Difference!
You might think that winter is a respite for Don Cote and the three “regular” volunteers at the wildlife center. While it’s true they don’t have admissions of newborn animals, the months after fall releases and before springtime births are hardly quiet. There are still critters on-site that were not old enough or healthy enough Read More
My Maine This Week: Moriah Linda McDonnough
Bob Elliott of Bethel, Maine, recently shared this stunning sunset photo that his wife, Moriah Linda McDonnough, took from their deck. This is a view looking Northwest. The mountain view is the southern side of mountains whose north sides make up the Sunday River Ski Area. The first mountain on the right of the sun Read More
