In 2017, the Natural Resources Council of Maine formed a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Committee (DEIJ) made up of staff members. This year they have moved to include board members and a member of the NRCM Rising Leadership Team. I have the honor of serving as the Rising representative. NRCM formed the committee in Read More
My Maine This Week: Terry Sprague
Longtime My Maine This Week contributing photographer and NRCM member Terry Sprague of North Haven, Maine, shares her recent photos. “These are Monarchs of verbena bonariensis. This annual flower reseeds readily year after year in my veggie garden. All butterflies love it, a true attracting nectar magnet!!” What butterflies, spiders, and insects have you seen Read More
Celebrating 5 Years of Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument
Today, Tuesday, August 24, we’re celebrating the fifth anniversary of Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument (KWW). And what a half decade it’s been! The success of KWW is an example of the enormous value that our public lands provide to the American people and our communities. The Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM), alongside other advocacy organizations like the National Parks Conservation Association, the Wilderness Society, and more, Read More
My Maine This Week: Looking Up the Kennebec by Richard Flanagan
NRCM member Richard Flanagan of Fairfield, Maine, sends another one of his beautiful Kennebec River photographs. This is looking up the river toward Skowhegan. Look at that beautiful bend in the river! See more photos by Richard in his My Maine This Week slideshow. And learn more about NRCM’s work to restore the Kennebec River Read More
Kennebec River Dams Must be Removed
Conservation groups cite impact on endangered Atlantic salmon in FERC filing Kennebec Coalition/Conservation Law Foundation news release August 16, 2021 (PORTLAND, ME) – In a filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), several Maine conservation groups have called for the removal of four dams on the Kennebec River between Waterville and Skowhegan. The Shawmut Read More
Critter Chatter — Three Little Kittens
This month’s column about the Wildlife Care Center in Vassalboro was going to be about fox releases, but before we got too far into the conversation, caretaker Don Cote mentioned he had three bobcat kittens on site. I “pounced” on the idea of writing about the bobcats, so we’ll address critter releases later. In late Read More
My Maine This Week: Mushrooms by Leslie Burhoe
NRCM member (and recently retired NRCM staffer) Leslie Burhoe of Wayne, Maine, shares her photo with us, and also asks for assistance in identifying these mushrooms. If you know what kind they are, please send us an email at nrcm@nrcm.org. Leslie saw these mushrooms in Wayne, just east of Androscoggin Lake. Have you seen some Read More
My Maine This Week: Stewart Guilford
We have another new My Maine This Week photographer this week. Welcome, Stewart Guilford of Sabattus, Maine! Stewart captured these two beautiful photos of these amazing birds, both on the hunt for lunch!
Maine Environment Spring/Summer 2021 Newsletter
Maine Environment Spring/Summer 2021: What’s Inside! In this issue of Maine Environment, we feature a story about our work to restore the Kennebec River above Waterville. Four dams above Waterville, owned by the international energy giant Brookfield Renewable Partners, stand in the way of a free and healthy Kennebec, blocking access to many miles of Read More
