NRCM news release November 4, 2021 (Augusta, ME) – Nominations and applications are now being accepted for the 2022 Brookie Awards, an awards program focused on elevating the voices and work of the rising generation of environmental leaders in Maine. A diverse group of six young changemakers are honored every two years for their demonstrated Read More
An Englishman Trying to Find a Moose
Do moose actually exist? After moving to Maine four years ago this was a question I found myself asking more and more as time went on. As each year passed by my doubts in these creatures being anything more than a unicorn grew. Having moved to Maine from the United Kingdom (UK) via Minnesota, I Read More
Mainers Demand CMP Corridor be Terminated
NRCM news release November 2, 2021 (Augusta, ME) – A strong majority of Maine voters today delivered a devastating blow to the controversial Central Maine Power (CMP) corridor project, according to results being reported by Maine media outlets. Question 1 was on track to pass overwhelmingly despite CMP and Hydro-Quebec shattering all previous referendum campaign Read More
My Maine This Week: David Small
“An annual trip to checkout the migrating shorebirds at the Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge resulted in my finding several flocks of semipalmated plovers and semipalmated sandpipers foraging on the incoming tide,” writes NRCM member and frequent My Maine This Week photographer David Small of Old Town, Maine. “They blend in so well with the Read More
Build Back Better Framework Will Support Maine’s Clean Energy Transition
NRCM news release (Augusta, ME) – The Build Back Better framework being announced today by President Joe Biden is a historic start to the long overdue and necessary action needed to combat climate change, and it deserves the support of Maine’s Congressional delegation, according to a statement issued by Maine’s leading environmental advocacy organization, the Read More
Passamaquoddy Tribe at Sipayik Opposes Mining Activities in the Cobscook Bay Area
The Passamaquoddy Tribe at Sipayik (Tribe) stands in firm opposition to the efforts by Wolfden Resources (Wolfden), a Canadian mining company, to conduct metallic mining near Cobscook Bay and a precious underground aquifer in the Town of Pembroke. The Passamaquoddy People have relied upon the ecosystems and water sources threatened by Wolfden since time immemorial. Read More
Brookie Award Winners in Their Own Words
Do you know a Mainer ages 15-30 who is working hard to protect the nature of Maine? We encourage you to nominate them for a 2022 Brookie Award. To demonstrate the impact of the Brookie Awards program, we’ve asked three of our 2020 Brookie Award winners to share in their own words why they were Read More
2021 Conservation Leadership Awards Honor Four Mainers for Lasting Contributions to Maine’s Environment
NRCM news release (Augusta, ME) – A leading climate scientist, small business owner, local energy efficiency advocate, and the long-time natural resources director at the Penobscot Nation are being honored as Maine’s 2021 Conservation Leadership Award winners for their significant, long-lasting contributions to protecting the nature of Maine. The awards program, which will stream live Read More
My Maine This Week: David Preston
For many of us in Maine, the fall foliage has gone by and our yards are covered with those brightly colored leaves. Luckily, NRCM member David Preston of China Village, Maine, captured some of those fall colors beautifully in this week’s My Maine This Week feature. Enjoy David’s photos from around Maine. He commented that Read More
