NRCM member and frequent My Maine This Week photographer David Preston of China Village, Maine, shares his stunning photo of Muscongus Bay along Maine’s Midcoast during a recent snow squall. We thought it was a good photo for this week, since most of Maine finally got some snow last week (though we know northern Maine Read More
Wolfden Revives Failed Plan to Mine in Shadow of Katahdin
After being forced to withdraw its initial request because it was riddled with errors, Wolfden Resources today submitted a second rezoning petition to develop a zinc mine at Pickett Mountain The area Wolfden wants to mine is located in the shadow of Baxter State Park and Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. It contains the Read More
Nation’s First Floating Offshore Wind Research Array Moves Forward
NRCM news release January 19, 2023 (Augusta, ME) – The federal government today announced it would move forward reviewing plans for the nation’s first floating offshore wind research array in federal waters, located 29 miles off the coast of Maine. The decision by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management finding that there was no viable Read More
Critter Chatter – Flying Rodents? Part I
When I stopped by the other day to deliver some muffins to Don Cote at the Wildlife Care Center, I was interested in a recent admission: a flying squirrel that had probably been hit by a car. I was hoping to get a close-up peek at it, but flyers are nocturnal animals, so it remained Read More
My Maine This Week: Stacey Keefer
Welcome our newest My Maine This Week photographer, Stacey Keefer from Union, Maine. Stacey and her partner are ice sailors who travel around Maine to enjoy wing sailing (pictured here) on skates or skis. This photo is one Stacey took on a trip to Somerset County, and she writes, “It shows wind power being used Read More
My Maine This Week: Bald Eagle, by Jayne Winters
Longtime My Maine This Week contributor Jayne Winters of South China, Maine, recently shared some photos that she took this fall, including this one of a majestic Bald Eagle in Benton, Maine. Wow!
My Maine This Week: Seal in Penobscot Bay by Larry Mingledorff
Happy New Year! We are kicking off 2023 by sharing this incredible photo of an adorable seal, photographed by NRCM member Larry Mingledorff of Palm Coast, Florida, during a visit to Maine. This seal is enjoying some sunshine in Penobscot Bay. Let’s hope the year ahead is full of sunshine! Do you have photos you Read More
News & Noteworthy — October – December 2022
Read highlights from December 2022 news stories and opinion pieces related to Maine’s air, land, water, and wildlife, in this News & Noteworthy from the Natural Resources Council of Maine. December 2022 Rulemaking for Maine’s first-in-the-nation Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Packaging law began this month. Read about the first meeting, and hear from NRCM Read More
My Maine This Week: Winter solstice by Richard Flanagan
NRCM member Richard Flanagan of Fairfield, Maine, sent us this gorgeous photo of the Kennebec River, taken, he writes, “at precisely the hour when winter began, the longest day of the year.” This view is from Fairfield, just over the Waterville city line. Thank you, Richard, for capturing this moment in time.
