Every month, we highlight news stories and opinion pieces related to Maine’s air, land, water, and wildlife. We update News & Noteworthy weekly with the latest news related to the nature of Maine, including the work of staff at the Natural Resources Council of Maine. June 23, 2023 The National Wildlife Federation honored Greg LeClair Read More
Land for Maine's Future
LD 1969, An Act to Expand the Use of Funds to Support Land Conservation
Testimony in Support of LD 1969, An Act to Expand the Use of Funds to Support Land Conservation 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 appreciate the opportunity to Read More
LD 1285, An Act to Extend Funding for the Land for Maine’s Future Program
Testimony in Support of LD 1285, An Act to Extend Funding for the Land for Maine’s Future 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 appreciate the opportunity to Read More
News & Noteworthy — October 2022
Read highlights from October 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. October 27, 2022 We are going to kick off this week’s News & Noteworthy with a news story about one of our Read More
News & Noteworthy — June 2022
Read some highlights from June 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. June 29, 2022 We are going to cover the news from the past two weeks in this week’s News & Noteworthy. Read More
My Maine This Week: Emma Bourget
This week’s feature comes from Emma Bourget of Gardiner, Maine, who writes, “My boyfriend and I enjoyed a beautiful hike of Roundtop on the Kennebec Highlands on a sunny day recently. After several miles of hiking through the beautiful Maine woods, the trail opened to reveal rewarding scenic views.” We agree! That view is spectacular! Read More
Testimony in Support Certain Provisions of LD 1995 Related to Dept. of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry
Testimony in Support of LD 1995, An Act To Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2023 Senator Breen, Representative Pierce, Read More
News & Noteworthy — February 2022
Read some highlights from this month’s news stories and opinion pieces related to the environment, including Maine’s air, land, water, and wildlife, in this February 2022 News & Noteworthy from the Natural Resources Council of Maine. February 24, 2022 We are starting off this week’s News & Noteworthy with big congratulations to Portland’s Leeward Restaurant Read More
Support of the Confirmation of Malcolm “Mac” Hunter for Appointment to Land for Maine’s Future Board
Dear Senator Dill, Representative O’Neil, and Members of the Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee, I’m Melanie Sturm, Forests and Wildlife Program Director at the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM). I’m providing testimony in support of Dr. Mac Hunter to serve on the Land for Maine’s Future (LMF) Board. We enthusiastically support Dr. Hunter’s nomination Read More
