Say ecosystems, public health, and economy all depend on effective Clean Air Act protections NRCM News Release Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park – With one of Maine’s most famous vistas at their back—the mountainous rocky coast of Acadia National Park—diverse speakers urged support for two important air quality standards that are needed to protect the Read More
My Maine This Week: Lois Dole
“I took this photo of the Saco River in Fryeburg on a summer evening.” Photo by NRCM member Lois Dole of Bath, Maine To see past My Maine This Week photos, or to submit a photo of your own to be featured on our website, please visit www.nrcm.org/our-maine/my-maine-this-week.
“Think About It!” Freeport Interact Club Starts School-wide Recycling Program
On our final school visit, Gabby Grunkemeyer and I headed to Freeport Middle School’s “Interact Club” meeting to hear about their NRCM grant project designing and implementing a school-wide recycling system. As we entered the school, we were greeted by teacher and club leader Lucy Lloyd and a lively group of middle schoolers eager to Read More
A Day of School Visits with NRCM!
On June 6th, three NRCM staff members took a trip to Windham and Gorham middle schools to get the inside scoop on how their “Engaging Maine Middle School Students in Protecting the Nature of Maine” grant projects are shaping up. NRCM staffers had a fantastic time this Monday as we visited Windham and Gorham middle Read More
Conservation Groups Acquire 4,300 Acres in Katahdin Region
The property, which will remain open to the public for recreation, includes 8.6 miles of frontage along the East Branch of the Penobscot River. By Kevin Miller, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story Conservation groups have purchased a roughly 4,300-acre tract in the Katahdin region that includes 8.6 miles of frontage along the East Read More
Camden-Rockport Middle Schoolers Study Maine Organisms
Seventh grade Camden-Rockport Middle School teacher Patty Crawford inspires her students one science experiment at a time. Whether it’s filling tomatoes with eggs through osmosis, constructing worm composting bins, sketching natural area as they change through the seasons, or releasing classroom-raised salmon, the students are engaged in hands-on learning that they are not likely to Read More
St. George Middle School Students Make a Difference for Alewives
The St. George Middle School in Tenant’s Harbor is beautifully positioned next to Ripley Creek, a tidal stream that opens into a freshwater marsh. This marsh teemed with spawning alewives until the 1980s when a new culvert constructed in Ripley Creek blocked their passage. In 2015, the town replaced this culvert with a fish-friendly culvert. Read More
Local Voices Have Been Heard — and They Support a Katahdin-area National Monument
By Rick Levasseur, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News op-ed Prior to traveling to East Millinocket with congressmen from Utah and Arkansas for a congressional field hearing and public forum on the proposed Maine Woods National Monument, Rep. Bruce Poliquin said, “The local people need to be heard.” His colleagues then invited to their Read More
Explore Maine: Protecting the Allagash
The Push for Protection: Saving the Allagash by Doug Watts Conservation of the Allagash River is what brought together the founders of the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM), at a time when the river was threatened by dams. Since its founding in 1959, NRCM has continued to be at the forefront of efforts to Read More
