Common Loon Gavia immer Cool Fact: In the non-breeding season when they are on the ocean, loons show modest gray upperparts and white underparts, but in the summer months (breeding season) adults have a striking black and white neck and back, and a black head and bill. Common Loons are among Maine’s most beloved and Read More
My Maine This Week: Isle au Haut by David Preston
NRCM member David Preston of China Village, Maine, said that he “had a wonderful hike on Isle au Haut this past Saturday.” He also shares that about half of the island is part of Acadia National Park, but it is only accessible by boat, with no overnight accommodations, so there are very few visitors, unlike Read More
Critter Chatter – Ready for Release
When I stopped by to chat with Don at the Duck Pond Wildlife Care Center today, I expected to see the usual pet carriers and cages with rescued critters in the living room. I was surprised to find no one in the incubators or cages! Sadly, the chipmunk that had been admitted last week with Read More
My Maine This Week: Belgrade by Sam Horine
We love it when longtime NRCM member Sam Horine of Skowhegan, Maine, shares his photos with us — many of which were taken of or from this red canoe. Sam’s travels for this photo took him to Belgrade, right on Route 27. This is a beautiful and familiar spot to any of us who travel Read More
Mainers Support Clean Cars and Trucks in Maine
News release Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is considering adoption of the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) and Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rules. Today, advocates organized to urge the Board to adopt the life-saving rules. Today, Mainers from across the state spoke at a public hearing in Augusta to urge the Department of Read More
My Maine This Week: A Day at the Beach by Betty Olivolo
Maine hasn’t had as many “beach days” with sunshine and warm temps as many of us would like, but luckily, it looks like it was the perfect beach day for NRCM member Betty Olivolo of Kittery and her great nephew. Betty captured these photos that remind us why a day at the beach during a Maine Read More
August 10, 2023: Climate Town Hall Forum, Brooklin
The Brooklin Climate Response Committee sponsored a town hall forum on climate change, and how it is affecting the life and health of Downeast Maine’s coastal communities. The Committee assembled a panel with an impressive depth of knowledge of the science of climate change and its impacts on the well-being of the residents, businesses, and Read More
My Maine This Week: Elana Mugdan
Thank you to NRCM member Elana Mugdan of Little Neck, New York, for sharing her beautiful photos of a tri-colored bumble bee she saw recently at Prong Pond, near Moosehead Lake. Learn more about this bee at www.inaturalist.org/taxa/127905-Bombus-ternarius
Maine Environment Spring-Summer 2023 Newsletter
In this issue of Maine Environment, our feature story is about the work we did to modernize Maine’s highly successful Bottle Bill. The two bills that Governor Mills signed into law (LD 134 and LD 1909) will streamline the work redemption centers have to do to recycle our cans and bottles and increase the handling fees Read More
