Dear Sen. Hamper, Rep. Rotundo, and members of Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to submit written testimony in support of LD 924, An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Enhance State Parks. Maine’s State Parks play an important role not only in preserving our state’s historic sites Read More
Allagash Wilderness Waterway
Visitors to Rural, Remote Parts of Maine Will Gain Perspective
The Great North Woods is a different world and solving its economic problems is complicated. By Alan Caron Portland Press Herald op-ed My wife, Kristina, and I headed north last week for five days on the Allagash River, which is one of the crown jewels of Maine’s Great North Woods. It runs due north toward Read More
U.S. House Passes Bill to Study York River
The study, which still requires Senate approval, would determine whether the river should be designated for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers program. By Kevin Miller, Washington Bureau Chief Portland Press Herald news story WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed a bill Tuesday evening asking the federal government to determine whether the York Read More
‘The Dam in the Woods’ Plays Important Role
By Matthew LaRoche, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News news story In 1840, William Parrot and Zebulon Bradley were engaged by the owners of T6 R11 WELS to explore the feasibility of redirecting the flow of water on the Allagash headwater lakes. They determined that if a dam was constructed at the natural outlet Read More
NRCM Testimony In Opposition to LD 269, An Act To Increase Opportunities on the Allagash Wilderness Waterway
Good afternoon Sen. Jackson, Rep. Dill, and members of the Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee. My name is Lisa Pohlmann. I am here today on behalf of the 12,000 members and supporters of the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) to speak in opposition to L.D. 269, An Act to Increase Opportunities on the Allagash Read More
A Climb Worth the Effort
On June 28th, I climbed Maine’s great Mount Katahdin, in Baxter State Park, with colleagues from the Natural Resources Council of Maine. I’ve wanted to do it ever since I settled in Maine 33 years ago, so this was a big occasion for me. Katahdin is a mile high at the summit, and to get there one Read More
Greener Postures
Your Maine neighbors are taking a variety of steps—worm composting, recycling, green cleaning—to make their lives more environmentally friendly. by Meredith Goad, staff writer Maine Sunday Telegram news story Meredith Wood-Masteka and her husband care about the environment. Still, they do what they can. They both drive older cars. They go to local farmers’s markets Read More
U.S House Budget Would Block Progress on Clean Air and Land Conservation
The U.S House passed their version of a “continuing resolution” to fund the federal government through the end of this fiscal year (September 30). The cuts to programs for wildlife protection, land conservation, and clean air and water send us back 40 years. While Maine’s Representatives Mike Michaud and Chellie Pingree joined all other Democrats Read More
Five Days on the Allagash with the Natural Resources Council of Maine
In May, 2010, members of the Natural Resources Council of Maine joined Executive Director Brownie Carson for five days on the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. This video captures fun and adventure in this spectacular piece of Maine’s North Woods. (Produced by Allison Wells)
