From climate change to biodiversity loss to plastic pollution, the next generation faces daunting environmental challenges. But these obstacles also serve as inspiration for Maine’s young poets, who use them to share messages of hope for a clean and healthy future. On April 22, 2021, the Natural Resources Council of Maine and The Telling Room Read More
Earth Day
April 22, 2021: Earth Day Youth Poetry Reading & Discussion via Zoom
Celebrate Earth Day with NRCM! We teamed up with The Telling Room for a Zoom webinar showcasing inspirational environmental poetry written by Maine youth. Thank you to all of you who joined us on Earth Day as four young Maine poets each read an original poem inspired by Maine’s environment. Samaa Abdurraqib from the Indigo Read More
My Maine This Week: Earth Day-inspired Poems & Art
We encouraged our email subscribers and members to share Earth Day-inspired poems with us last week and wanted to share them with you, to extend the Earth Week celebration. You can also listen to poems by five Maine-based poets in our most recent podcasts. The first poem is a haiku by 11-year-old Chloe G. of Read More
Earth Week 2020 Daily Resources
April 22, 2020, marked the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. To celebrate how far we have come in protecting our environment, staff at the Natural Resources Council of Maine created daily digital care packages from across our program areas that we provided to our members for each day of Earth Week. These resources—informative webinars, inspiration Read More
50 Ideas to Celebrate 50 Years of Earth Day
These are challenging times and it’s important to celebrate when we can, even if we cannot do so in person. For example, April 22 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. That’s something to celebrate, for sure! The Natural Resources Council of Maine had been in the process of creating events with our members and Read More
My Maine This Week: Straws by Brian Skillings
Happy Earth Day! This week we are sharing some photos taken by NRCM activist Brian Skillings of Windham, Maine. Brian posted these photos on social media and shared them with us after he spent Sunday, April 14 helping NRCM and Green With Envy Salons staff clean up around Back Cove Trail in Portland. Brian writes, Read More
Orono and Foundation Brewing Release “Earth Day” IPAs to Benefit Clean Water in Maine
Release party at Thirsty Pig on Saturday, April 20 from 11AM-7PM News release April 17, 2019 (Portland, ME) — Two of Maine’s top craft brewers, Foundation Brewing and Orono Brewing, are collaborating on a special release of Earth Day-centered IPAs to benefit clean water efforts in Maine. The beers will be released during an event Read More
April 21, 2018: Girl Scouts of Maine’s Green ME Up Earth Day Event, Freeport
NRCM joined our friends at the Girl Scouts of Maine for a free, fun, family friendly Earth Day event geared toward inspiring young people to take action to protect our planet. There were interactive displays by exhibitors as well as entertainment on the main stage throughout the day. NRCM rolled out our new Sustainable Maine Food Read More
The Woods and Waters are What Make Maine Great. It’s Our Duty to Conserve Them.
By John Tjepkema Bangor Daily News op-ed As we celebrate Earth Day on Saturday, Mainers should be proud of our accomplishments since its first observance in 1970. U.S. Sen. Edmund Muskie of Maine was a driving force behind the 1970 Clean Air Act and the 1972 Clean Water Act. Since that time, a wide range Read More
