Testimony in Support of LD 1817, An Act to Support Outdoor Education by Establishing the Outdoor School for All Maine Students Program Senator Ingwersen, Representative Pluecker, and members of the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry, I am Melanie Sturm, the Forests and Wildlife Director at the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM). I Read More
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Broad Statewide Coalition Announces Support for Maine Trails Bond
More than 260 businesses, towns, and organizations from across the state today urged lawmakers to help make Maine a national leader in recreational and multi-use trails to help bolster our economy, environment, and quality of life. The remarkably broad coalition supports a $30 million Maine Trails Bond (LD 1156) to invest in the design, development, Read More
News & Noteworthy — August 2022
Read highlights from August 2022 news stories and opinion pieces related to the environment, including Maine’s air, land, water, and wildlife, in this News & Noteworthy from the Natural Resources Council of Maine. August 30, 2022 The Bangor Daily News editorial board wrote a piece earlier this week saying that the Inflation Reduction Act bill recently Read More
July 20, 2022: Outdoors for All Webinar
Outdoors for All On Wednesday, July 20, 2022, the Maine Public Health Association (MPHA) hosted Enock Glidden for a (virtual) presentation about Outdoors for All. As a lifelong resident of Maine and a disabled adventurer, Enock Glidden has made it his life’s mission to explore the world. He has had the opportunity to experience a Read More
Technical School Students Create Accessible Composter in Brunswick
We know many will agree with the sentiment that backyard composting is a lot of fun, and you don’t need expertise to do it right. But the truth is, composters are not designed with everyone in mind. The backyard composting systems on the market can be cumbersome and require physical strength and space that many Read More
