The Push for Protection: Saving the Allagash by Doug Watts Conservation of the Allagash River is what brought together the founders of the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM), at a time when the river was threatened by dams. Since its founding in 1959, NRCM has continued to be at the forefront of efforts to Read More
50th anniversary
THUMBS UP — 50 Years of NRCM
Times Record column Maine Public Television will premiere on several dates this month a new documentary film celebrating a half-century of environmental advocacy by the Natural Resources Council of Maine. “Protecting the Nature of Maine,” which highlights some of Maine’s most important environmental victories and the people who helped to make them possible, was produced Read More
Film Touts Record of Environmental Group
by David A. Sargent Lewiston Sun Journal news story LEWISTON — About three dozen area residents and Bates College students viewed the premiere of a film Wednesday night celebrating the 50-year history of the Natural Resources Council of Maine. The half-hour production titled “Protecting the Nature of Maine” highlights spectacular views of Maine scenery and Read More
NRCM Film "Protecting the Nature of Maine" to Debut on MPBN-TV
Did fumes from Maine’s polluted rivers really used to peel the paint off houses? Why did the 6,000 billboards that used to line Maine roads disappear? How has Maine led the battle against climate change? Don’t miss the Maine Public Television premiere of an inspiring new documentary film that features some of Maine’s most important Read More
Take Me to the River: NRCM Paddles the Kennebec
Natural Resources Council of Maine supporters and staff paddled the Kennebec River from Sidney, Maine, to Augusta on August 15, 2009. This event was one of 50 in celebration of NRCM’s 50th anniversary this year. It also commemorated the 10th anniversary of the removal of the Edwards Dam in Augusta. Thanks to all who joined Read More
Happy 50th, NRCM
Times Record editorial During a 1965 hike with fellow poet Gary Snyder, Allen Ginsburg looked across the panorama of mountains as they stood on Glacier Peak and asked incredulously, “You mean, there’s a senator for all this?” Snyder recalls that he quickly corrected his friend, saying, “There is not a senator for all that.” Sadly, Read More
50 Years of Advocating for Maine’s Environment
Natural Resources Council of Maine celebrates its half century of advocacy by Chris Cousins Times Record news story AUGUSTA — In 50 years of existence, the Natural Resources Council of Maine has compiled a long list of achievements — ranging from the removal of dams to the successful push for a bottle bill in Maine. Read More
State Better for Having 50 Years of NRCM
The group has been a leader in setting environmental policy for half a century. Portland Press Herald editorial Look around. The state you see would probably not be the same if not for the Natural Resources Council of Maine. The pristine Allagash Wilderness Waterway would probably have dams and bridges. The highways could still be Read More
Imagine Maine Without Natural Resources Council
Kennebec Journal editorial As lifelong conservationist Bill Townsend of Canaan put it, if the Natural Resources Council of Maine did not exist, the state of Maine would look very different. Townsend was one of the original members of the organization, which celebrated its 50th anniversary this week. He and other pioneers in the environmental organization Read More
