Maine Environment Fall 2020: What’s Inside! In this issue of Maine Environment, we feature a story about the 30-year legacy of our former Forests & Wildlife Director Cathy Johnson, who retired earlier this year. You can read the full version of the story online. Cathy helped protect Moosehead Lake from a massive development proposal by Plum Read More
Protecting Maine’s North Woods: The Legacy of Cathy Johnson
by Douglas Rooks For 30 years, there’s been no fiercer, more consistent, or passionate advocate of protecting the Maine woods and enhancing its wildness. Cathy Johnson came to the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) in 1990, and two years later began working full-time on the North Woods project – a role she fulfilled for Read More
CMP & Hydro-Quebec Have Spent Record-breaking $16.78M on Campaign for the CMP Corridor
Spending hits $61,915 per day over the past 271 days NRCM news release July 7, 2020 (Augusta, ME) — Central Maine Power (CMP) has now spent $10.53 million and Hydro-Quebec $6.24 million on an unprecedented campaign to salvage their controversial 145-mile transmission line proposal that would deliver electricity from Quebec to Massachusetts by cutting through Read More
My Maine This Week: Lupines by Steve Cartwright
Before the lupines go by for the summer, we wanted to share this gorgeous photo of lupines taken by NRCM member and frequent My Maine This Week photographer Steve Cartwright of Tenants Harbor, Maine, in his hometown. Did you know that the beautiful lupines you see all over Maine in the early summer are not Read More
Be a Tourist in Your Own Home
It is so easy to live in a place passively — for months, years, or even generations. I spent the first 17 years of my life in a small town in northern Massachusetts comprised of woods, whitetail deer, farms, and wetlands. At the time, my friends and I would often remark, “What are we going Read More
Allagash River Trip: 9 Advantages to Choosing a Guide for Your Adventure
NRCM note: Mahoosuc Guide Service has joined many sporting camps that are offering a discount to Natural Resources Council of Maine members. Learn more about this offer and visit the Mahoosuc Guide Service website to plan your trip today! Why Choose a Guide for Your Allagash Adventure? Probably the most well-known canoe trip in Maine Read More
My Maine This Week: Justin Francisco
This week’s photo of a green frog comes to us from a new-to-us My Maine This Week photographer, Justin Francisco of Woolwich, Maine. Justin shared this photo and wrote, “First I’ve ever seen.” We are excited that Justin shared his first photo of this frog with us as his first, and hopefully not last, My Read More
News & Noteworthy — June 2020
June 26, 2020 Maine Magazine recently wrote about “The Conservation Legacy of Angus King,” from the mid-1970s to today. Did you know that he once lobbied on behalf of the Natural Resources Council of Maine on Maine’s Bottle Bill? Earlier this week, NRCM and others filed suit over the CMP corridor’s crossing of public lands Read More
Art, Haiku, Music, & More | Explore Maine 2020
Mt. Kineo with the S.S. Katahdin Artist: Neil Gallagher, Brunswick How Maine’s Environment Inspires His Art: “Maine has so much natural beauty, and such a variety, that after I had lived here seven years I found it impossible not to paint. It nudges me to explore, and to see more closely, all the glorious places Read More
