Maine groups react in strong opposition News Release Portland/Augusta Maine – Today international energy giant TransCanada applied for permits to build its Energy East pipeline to carry tar sands oil from Alberta to Quebec and New Brunswick. Leading conservation groups in Maine denounced the plan. If approved, the pipeline would be the largest in North Read More
Mt. Abram Skiing Green with $940,000 Solar Power Project
A new array of 803 solar-electric panels positions the ski area as a leader in energy sustainability, and promises to cut its costs dramatically. By Tux Turkel, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story GREENWOOD — Can a ski area be green and white at the same time? The Mt. Abram Ski Area is betting Read More
My Maine This Week: Catherine Simonson
“I took these photos of an adult and juvenile Bald Eagle in Surry earlier this month. That young one is quite fun to watch learning to scare the seagulls.” – Photos by NRCM supporter Catherine Simonson of Ellsworth, Maine. To view the photos in a larger format, please click on them individually.
Godfrey Honored for LNG Fight
Natural Resources Council of Maine gives Bob Godfrey its People’s Choice award by Leslie Bowman Working Waterfront news story EASTPORT — Tenacity and dedication. Those were the qualities cited in recommending environmental activist and Eastport resident Bob Godfrey for recognition by the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM). Godfrey was given NRCM’s People’s Choice Award Read More
My Maine This Week: Betty Hartley
“I took these photos on a recent trip to Lincoln to visit my college roommate. I arrived just in time to capture these beautiful fall colors in East Winn.” – Photos by NRCM member Betty Hartley of Brunswick, Maine. The first photo is of Dwinal Stream and the second is of Mattakeunk Stream, both in East Read More
My Maine This Week: Susan Allmendinger
“These photos were taken at sunset in the Sugarloaf region during an aerial flight with our pilot friend, Vinnie, and a couple of girl friends. I discovered a new way to appreciate the beauty of Maine last fall. Now I start thinking every time I go of when I can go flying again to get more Read More
2014 NRCM Conservation Leadership Awards Announced, Including Lifetime Achievement Award for Wellehans
NRCM news release Augusta, ME – The Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM), the state’s leading nonprofit membership organization working to protect Maine’s land, air, water, and wildlife, has named its 2014 Conservation Leadership Award winners. Award recipients will be honored at a special event Wednesday, October 15 from 5–7:00 p.m., at Maple Hill Farm Read More
At the Core of Beauty and Peace: Paddling the Debsconeags
by NRCM board member Karen Herold In early July, NRCM’s Executive Director, Lisa Pohlmann, asked a friend and a couple of NRCM board members who like canoeing if we wanted to come for an end-of-summer paddle. The dates lined up effortlessly, but by mid-August we had yet to decide where to go. We batted around Read More
My Maine This Week: “Ktaadn” by Sam Horine
“These are two photos of ‘Ktaadn’ from almost in the new proposed National Park. The spelling is from Thoreau. My wife and I spent a few days at Katahdin Lake Wilderness Camps last week and this is a shot from the shore of Katahdin Lake.” (Click on photo to enlarge) “On a clear morning, the Read More
