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Gray Catbird sitting in tree on branch with leaves and berries
August 26, 2026 | Jeff and Allison Wells

Nothing Like a Road Trip to Appreciate Bird Migration

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August 24, 2026 | Jack Shapiro, Climate & Clean Energy Director

Six Reasons New Gas Pipelines are Wrong Choice for Maine
August 18, 2026 | Frances Killea, Policy Advocate, Woods, Waters, & Wildlife

What’s Up with the CLUP? How You Can Help Shape the Future of the North Woods
August 17, 2026 | NRCM member Jayne Winters

Creature Feature: Pickerel Frog
July 30, 2026 | Josh Caldwell, Outreach and Campaigns Senior Manager

Making Polluters Pay for Climate Damages to Maine
July 28, 2026 | Jeff and Allison Wells

“Color-coded” Bird Names

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NRCM’s Creature Feature highlights birds, fish, mammals, and other wildlife that play an important role in the nature of Maine.

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Muskrat
July 21, 2026 | NRCM member Jayne Winters

Creature Feature: Muskrat

Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus Cool Fact: Muskrats often build feeding platforms next to their lodges where they eat their meals. Muskrats are medium-sized semi-aquatic rodents that are…
solar panels sunrise
June 16, 2026 | Jack Shapiro, Climate & Clean Energy Director

The Truth About the Environmental Impacts of Clean Energy

Building more Maine-made clean energy can make electricity costs more affordable, create new good-paying jobs, and reduce our dependence on expensive out-of-state fossil fuels. But…
yellow bird perched on tree branch
May 26, 2026 | Jeff and Allison Wells

Spring Trill-ogy

Many insects make a trilling sound by rapidly vibrating legs or wings, as we know from crickets, grasshoppers, cicadas, and other insects. Some frogs and…
fish jumping out of the water
May 26, 2026 | NRCM member Jayne Winters

Creature Feature: Atlantic and Shortnose Sturgeon

Atlantic & Shortnose Sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchu & Acipenser brevirostrum Cool Fact: Sturgeon have been around for more than 200 million years Atlantic and shortnose…