Longtime NRCM member and frequent My Maine This Week photographer Sam Horine of Skowhegan, Maine, shares this beautiful winter scene he photographed recently of the mountains north of Webb Lake in Franklin County. After last week’s winter storm, we bet many of you have snowy Maine photos to share, and we would like to see Read More
Top 5 Take-Aways from Maine’s Latest Waste and Recycling Report
The Sustainable Maine team at the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) is laser-focused on three bills that will make a huge difference in addressing serious problems and troubling trends with our recycling and landfilling system. Maine people want to do the right thing for the environment, but we need better policies in place if Read More
Your Voice Matters: Preservation of Maine’s Iconic Moosehead Lake Region
There is a view in Maine, one that is not secret and is likely blazoned upon many a postcard and photograph, that takes my breath away and puts me at ease every time I see it. You only get it for seconds, maybe minutes, before it vanishes, not to be experienced until you return to Read More
My Maine This Week: Jon Luoma
Longtime NRCM member (and artist who created the artwork for our NRCM t-shirts) Jon Luoma of Alna, Maine, shares his beautiful Snowy Owl photo with us for this week’s My Maine feature. This Snowy Owl has been seen at Ocean Point in East Boothbay throughout the month of January. What a spectacular sight! Thank you Read More
Biden’s Climate Actions Will Benefit Maine’s Environment and Economy
President Biden today will issue a second round of executive orders focused on building a clean energy economy that works for all Americans by reducing fossil fuel pollution and investing in underserved communities. Maine’s leading environmental advocacy organization, the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM), applauded the Biden Administration for prioritizing ambitious, science-based actions that Read More
Development Pressures Driven by Pandemic Underscore Importance of Smart Planning for Maine’s Future
One sure thing about 2020 is this: Maine real estate was red hot. Driven at least in part by the pandemic and its side effects, the Maine Association of Realtors reported that home sales and prices set records in 2020, including in rural and northern Maine. Real estate transactions were up 39.14% in Washington County, Read More
Critter Chatter – Gray Fox: In a Class of Its Own
Don Cote of Duck Pond Wildlife Rehab has a soft spot for foxes. Although he rehabs mostly reds, I sense he’s partial to the grays. When I visited a few weeks ago, he led me to an enclosure that housed a beautiful gray fox, which will be released this spring, and proceeded to explain the Read More
What’s at Risk: Photo Essay of the Lands the CMP Corridor Would Destroy
Last fall, Sam Steele of South Portland, Maine, spent six days trekking through the mountainous woodlands of northwestern Maine along Segment 1 of the proposed CMP corridor. CMP has portrayed this region as nothing more than “working forest,” but Sam found something more than that during his trip. Crystal clear streams and mountains, abundant wildlife, Read More
My Maine This Week: Susan Adams
The sunrise on Thursday morning didn’t disappoint. NRCM member Susan Adams of Hallowell, Maine, captured this photo of the sunrise over the Kennebec River last week. Where is your favorite Maine spot to watch the sun rise? Sun set? Consider taking a photo and sharing it with us. To learn more about sharing your photos Read More
