Augusta, ME – A coalition of conservation and fishing groups is hailing an agreement between The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Canadian power company Brookfield Renewable that sets the stage for the decommissioning and removal of four dams that are barriers to fish passage on the lower Kennebec River in Maine. Removing the Lockwood, Hydro-Kennebec, Shawmut, Read More
Bringing Down the House
The house next door to ours, and directly across our driveway, had sat vacant for the nearly 20 years we’ve owned our home, and for several years prior according to many in town. Last year we were finally able to purchase the property with the intent of tearing it down. It was beyond restoration. The Read More
Katahdin Dawn by Wendy Weiger
NRCM member Wendy Weiger of Greenville Junction, Maine, shares two incredible photos from a recent hike up Katahdin. Please enjoy Wendy’s words and images, Katahdin Dawn, as this week’s My Maine This Week feature. Wendy writes: “Katahdin is an ancient Penobscot word, meaning “greatest mountain.” My understanding, from a presentation by Tribal Historian James Francis, is that Read More
My Maine This Week: Paddling Near Katahdin by Charlotte Agell
Usually, NRCM member Peter Simmons of Brunswick, Maine, is a My Maine This Week photographer. THIS week, he is the photographed! Peter’s wife Charlotte Agell took this photo of Peter while he paddled on Abol Pond, with the majestic Katahdin in the background. Peter said this was an “A-1 paddling day in late August.” What Read More
My Maine This Week: Wildlife in the Marsh by David Silva
This week’s featured photograph, Wildlife in the Marsh, is by NRCM supporter David Silva of Holden, Maine. David writes, “You never know, sometimes after a wildlife photo, what you might see. While practicing with my camera in a marsh area, I noticed from about 200 yards away what I initially thought was a doe. To my Read More
My Experience Monitoring Piping Plovers in Maine
Every summer, Maine Audubon works with Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife and municipal officials to protect Piping Plovers that nest on Maine’s shoreline. Over the past three months, I have been a volunteer for Maine Audubon’s Coastal Birds Project, which is among many initiatives developed to monitor and project coastal birds all across Read More
New Report: Offshore Wind Would Have Lowered Electricity Prices 11% Last Winter
(Augusta, ME) – New England electricity prices would have been 11% lower last winter if contracted offshore wind projects had been operational, according to a new study by Daymark Energy Advisors. Tens of millions of dollars in lower costs would have been reflected on the electricity bills of Maine households and businesses. The report, which Read More
My Maine This Week: Dragonfly by Rachel Maher
NRCM member Rachel Maher of Scarborough shares a photo she took recently of a dragonfly. She writes, “Here’s a photo of one of my favorite visitors in summertime! The stained-glass window effect of its wings is mesmerizing, don’t you think?”
My Maine This Week: Mother Deer and Her Fawns by Ana Vasquez
Talk about being in the right place at the right time! Ana Vasquez, from Quito, Ecuador, a college student in Canada, was visiting Maine with her boyfriend’s family when she saw this beautiful doe and her babies in Bar Harbor recently. Ana, thank you so much for sharing your beautiful photos with us. We hope Read More
