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Protecting What We Love: A Celebration of Action for Maine’s Environment

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Protecting What We Love: A Celebration of Action for Maine's Environment

Wednesday, September 25 from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Freeport

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Photo by Cait Bourgault

Come join the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) at Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment for an evening of inspiring talks, engaging workshops, and hands-on activities all focused on protecting our beautiful Maine environment. This event is your chance to connect with like-minded individuals, learn about local conservation efforts, and take action to safeguard what we cherish.

In addition to celebrating our collective action, we'll present our Conservation Leadership Awards to celebrate a few individuals who have done extraordinary work in their communities. Let's come together to celebrate and preserve the natural beauty of Maine!

The schedule for this year's event is:

5:00 - 8:00 p.m.              Light bites & cash bar

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.              Environmental Activism: Lawmaking 101

5:15 - 6:00 p.m.              Wagon ride farm tour

5:15 - 6:00 p.m.              Bird walk led by Casey Hynes 

6:15 - 7:15 p.m.              Conservation Leadership Awards

This year's award recipients will be:

  • Dan Kusnierz of the Penobscot Nation and MaryAlice Mowry of Patten
  • Enock Glidden of Albany Township
  • Kate Pilotte of Castine
  • York High School Eco-club 
  • The 2024 People's Choice Award winner

7:00 - 8:00 p.m.              Environmental Activism: NRCM Priorities 101

Live acoustic jazz by Justin Walton throughout the evening

Casey Hynes fell in love with birding when he glanced out his bedroom window as a teen for a point-blank look at an American Redstart, and felt the need to figure out what he was looking at. Birding has now become a decades-long passion, and he knows it will continue to lead him to new places and discoveries the rest of his life. He has led tours for Maine Audubon, the Acadia Birding Festival, and the LL Bean Outdoor Discovery Program. He loves sharing his interest in Maine and the outdoors with others, and wouldn’t trade living in Maine for anything.

Learn more about this event and reserve your spot (space is limited) here.