The Natural Resources Council of Maine is fortunate to have amazingly talented photographers as members and supporters. Some NRCM members, like Pam Wells of Old Town, Maine, have been sending us photos for more than a decade. This week’s photos were taken by Pam at the Orono boat launch on the Penobscot River. Pam captured Read More
3 Reasons Maine Needs the Transportation and Climate Initiative Now!
Right now, 12 states in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic are developing a regional Transportation & Climate Initiative (TCI) that could help create more affordable and healthier transportation options for Mainers and lead to less pollution from cars and trucks. Today the states released a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and results of economic modeling on Read More
Critter Chatter Column Returns!
December 2019, Part I In light of Donald Cote’s recent recognition by the Natural Resources Council of Maine [Town Line, November 21, 2019] for his decades of wildlife rehab work, the Critter Chatter column is being brought back to readers! As the new writer for this venture, I thought a good place to start would Read More
Fixing Fundamental Problems with Recycling
Recycling is one of the key ways we can keep materials out of landfills and conserve our natural resources. For decades, Maine people have developed a strong recycling ethic because they want to do the right thing. However, many are losing access to recycling programs due to changes in the recycled commodities markets. This is Read More
My Maine This Week: Jayne Winters
One of our regular My Maine This Week photographers, NRCM member Jayne Winters of South China, Maine, shares with us this adorable photo of a chickadee, taken in South China last winter. Jayne has captured some beautiful images of Maine wildlife, many of them birds that visit her backyard! To see more photos by Jayne, Read More
Mainers Call for Fairness in Army Corps Review of CMP Corridor
NRCM news release December, 5 2019 (Lewiston, ME) — People from across Maine gathered in Lewiston to express their growing concern over the proposed Central Maine Power (CMP) corridor through Western Maine and call on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a rigorous environmental review for the controversial transmission line, as was done Read More
What I Learn by Watching Middle Schoolers Learn about the Nature of Maine
There are few classrooms that are as enthusiastic and as engaged as the Middle School students I have seen who are working together on their own environmental grant projects. The students who work on these projects are focused on a specific issue of importance to their school and within their community and are able to Read More
My Maine This Week: Steve Cartwright
Long-time NRCM member Steve Cartwright of Tenants Harbor, Maine, shares three beautiful coastal Maine scenes in this week’s My Maine This Week feature. If you would like to see another beautiful photo by Steve, be sure to contact us to request your 2020 Nature of Maine wall calendar and annual report. One of Steve’s photos is featured Read More
My Maine This Week: Ted Anderson
We are so thankful to all of you who send in your beautiful Maine nature photographs to share in our My Maine This Week feature. This week’s feature is entitled “Two Songs.” It is a stunning photograph of the White Mountains from Pie Tree Orchards in Sweden, Maine, taken by NRCM member Ted Anderson of Read More
