By The BDN Editorial Board Bangor Daily News op-ed After holding more than $11 million in voter-approved bonds for the Land for Maine’s Future program hostage for more than a year, Gov. Paul LePage relented late last year and said he would authorize the sale of the bonds. It seemed like good news for a Read More
Land for Maine's Future & Conservation
Maine Voters Find Common Ground on Clean Energy, National Monument
By Lori Valigra, staff writer Mainebiz news story PORTLAND — As Maine voters get ready to head to the polls, a new public opinion survey of likely Maine voters released on Tuesday shows strong, bipartisan support for the new national monument, solar power and other clean energy development, the Land for Maine’s Future Program and Read More
2016 NRCM People’s Choice Award Presented to Larouche Family for the Hirundo Wildlife Refuge
2016 People’s Choice Award presented to Stephanie Larouche, representing the Larouche family for the family’s commitment to wildlife protection and habitat conservation as well as environmental education for children and adults through the Hirundo Wildlife Refuge. Eleven years ago, the Natural Resources Council of Maine created our People’s Choice Award to give NRCM members and Read More
Don’t Wait Until After It’s Gone to Protect Our Public Land
Let’s work together to secure as much access to these places as we can while we have the chance. By Tim Glidden, president of Maine Coast Heritage Trust in Topsham Portland Press Herald op-ed TOPSHAM — The Press Herald’s recent editorial “Our View: Court ruling on Harpswell beach access shows need for public land” offers Read More
Conservation Groups Acquire 4,300 Acres in Katahdin Region
The property, which will remain open to the public for recreation, includes 8.6 miles of frontage along the East Branch of the Penobscot River. By Kevin Miller, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story Conservation groups have purchased a roughly 4,300-acre tract in the Katahdin region that includes 8.6 miles of frontage along the East Read More
Explore Maine: Maine’s National Wildlife Refuges and Wilderness Areas
Exploring Maine’s Spectacular Federal Lands Recently, a young man told me that he, his wife, and two kids live in a small house on a small lot in the Midcoast. He loves to get outside and said, “Public lands are all I’ve got.” At NRCM, we recognize the importance of quality time spent outside. Local Read More
Conservation Groups: LePage Administration is Overharvesting Bigelow Preserve
By A.J. Higgins MPBN news story A conservation group that took a stand 40 years ago to protect the Bigelow range in western Maine has re-emerged to draw public attention to state policies they say could endanger the public lands. The Friends of Bigelow say the LePage administration is ignoring state law, forestry science and Read More
Protected Land Along Westbrook Brook Will Aid Alewife Runs
Mill Brook is important to fish migration. By Deirdre Fleming, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story WESTBROOK — Piece by piece, the Presumpscot Regional Land Trust is trying to fashion together a corridor of protection for a small brook that does a big job. The Mill Brook Preserve received another 30-acre parcel that was Read More
NRCM Testimony In Opposition to the Nomination of Lisa Turner to the Land for Maine’s Future Board
Senator Edgecomb, Representative Hickman, and members of the Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee. My name is Eliza Donoghue and I am the North Woods Policy Advocate for the Natural Resources Council of Maine. I appreciate this opportunity to testify on behalf of our 16,000 members and supporters in opposition to the nomination of Lisa Turner Read More
