With a history of European settlement dating back to the early 1600s, Colonial Pemaquid houses ruins and reconstructions of one of the earliest colonial communities in North America. Pemaquid had been the home of Abenaki Indigenous people for thousands of years prior to the arrival of English and French traders in the early 17th century. Read More
John H. Murphy Memorial Trail
This short trail connects to others in Blue Hill, all managed and maintained by the Blue Hill Heritage Trust. These trails make it possible to travel through Blue Hill Village without having to walk on major paved roads. The John Murphy Trail is made of crushed gravel so that strollers and those using mobility devices Read More
Meadow Brook Mill Stream Conservation Area
This 0.3-mile trail is accessible for most people, with its hard-packed, 6-foot-wide gravel trail that can be used with wheelchairs or strollers. Follow this trail to view Meadow Brook and the beautiful Mill Stream, which flows out of Parker Pond into the Bagaduce River. The Blue Hill Heritage Trust has protected and manages the land Read More
My Maine This Week: Katie Dobies
Welcome to our newest My Maine This Week photographer: Katie Dobies from Franklin, Maine. Katie shares her stunning photos of Deer Isle she saw on a trip earlier this summer. She writes, “I’m attaching beautiful photographs from my recent drive to Deer Isle.” See more of Katie’s photographs on Instagram @katie_dobies_photography. Do you have photos Read More
Rhoda and Lee Cohen River Trail
The Rhoda and Lee Cohen River Trail at Round Top Farm Preserve is an eight-foot-wide trail with a gentle grade, accessible for wheelchairs, strollers, bicycles, and anyone traveling on foot. The trail is 0.3 miles long and connects Round Top Farm to the Whaleback Shell Midden State Historic Site. You can get to the trail Read More
Gulf Hagas — Whitecap
This 8,400-acre parcel of mostly forested land is in the middle of Maine’s 100-Mile Wilderness. It lies right next to Gulf Hagas, the summit of Whitecap Mountain, and 11 miles of the Appalachian Trail. It was therefore the focus of conservation efforts by the Forest Society of Maine and the Appalachian Mountain Club in order Read More
Moose River — #5 Bog
This preserve, managed by the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands since 2009, encompasses thousands of acres of beautiful forests, frontage along the Moose River, and the #5 Bog. This bog is the only large intermontane peatland in the northeastern United States, and it was designated as a National Natural Landmark by the U.S. National Parks Read More
My Maine This Week: Pam Wells
NRCM member Pam Wells of Old Town, Maine, has been sharing her beautiful Maine wildlife photos with us for many years. This week we share Pam’s photos from a couple of summers ago during her visit to Essex Marsh in Bangor. She saw this viceroy butterfly and egret and writes, “I saw an egret and Read More
U.S. Supreme Court Decision Limiting EPA’s Ability to Reduce Pollution Will Harm Maine’s Clean Air and Climate
Augusta, ME (June 30, 2022) – Maine conservationists are expressing outrage over a decision issued today by the U.S. Supreme Court to dismantle the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to limit carbon pollution that is accelerating the impacts of climate change. The Natural Resources Council of Maine, one of the state’s largest and oldest conservation Read More
