(Freeport, ME) – Mainers have always had a strong environmental ethic, and that was certainly reflected in the seven Mainers honored by the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) for their significant, lasting contributions to safeguarding Maine’s environment. Each year, NRCM honors a small group of Maine’s volunteer environmental leaders with a Conservation Leadership Read More
My Maine This Week: Cotton Grass on Isle au Haut, by John DeWitt
NRCM member John DeWitt of Isle au Haut shares his beautiful photo and writes, “I just spent some time the past few days walking in our bogs here on Isle au Haut. The fall colors are great in the bogs and, with the terrible drought we’re in right now, walking through them is possible without Read More
New Members Elected to NRCM Board of Directors
(Augusta, ME) —The Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) is pleased to announce that five new members have been elected to its Board of Directors. The new members bring with them a wide range of experience, relationships, and perspectives from across the state of Maine that will be valuable to NRCM’s work protecting the health Read More
My Maine This Week: Sparrows by Ted Anderson
NRCM supporter Ted Anderson of Westbrook, Maine, shares two photos from some recent excursions to marshes in southern Maine. The first is a Savannah Sparrow he spotted Scarborough Marsh, and the second is a Song Sparrow in a marshy area near the Spurwink River. What birds have you seen this fall? Please share your photos Read More
My Maine This Week: Harvest Moon by Patricia Williams
NRCM member Patricia Williams of Pelham, Massachusetts, sent us her beautiful photo of last week’s Harvest Moon supermoon, as seen over Casco Bay in South Portland. Stunning!
My Maine This Week: Mount Kineo by Gerard Austin
NRCM member Gerard Austin of Solon, Maine, shares his photo of Mount Kineo as it rises majestically out of Moosehead Lake in Rockwood. The fall colors were just beginning when he took this photo last week. What does the fall foliage look like where you are? Please share your pics with us at nrcm@nrcm.org.
October 30, 2025: Penobscot River Restoration: History, Dams & Ownership, Freeport
Thanks to all of you who joined us at Patagonia’s Freeport store to hear from NRCM Senior Director of Advocacy Pete Didisheim and others for the Penobscot River Restoration: History, Dams & Ownership discussion, sponsored by the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) and Patagonia. During this event we took a look at the Penobscot River Restoration Read More
October 30, 2025: Plastic Pollution — Plastic Solutions, Brunswick
NRCM Sustainable Maine Program Manager Vanessa Berry spoke at Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick on Thursday, October 30th as part of this two-part, two-evening event. Vanessa spoke about “Maine Leads the Way on EPR” to share updates and ways to be involved in the implementation of Maine’s first-in-the-nation Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging law. Mariel Read More
Critter Chatter — The Final Chapter
On September 20, a Celebration of Life for Don and Carleen Cote was held at the VFW in Augusta. As I was driving by the former Duck Pond Wildlife Care Center on my way to this special event, a beautiful male Bald Eagle flew just above my car. A fitting symbol of freedom, strength, and Read More
