“Before heading off our different ways for college, my friends and I shared dumplings and bubble tea at this amazing spot in Portland’s Old Port,” writes NRCM member Evan Wells of Gardiner, Maine, as he shares his recent photo with us. With the unofficial end of summer arriving last week in Maine, what were some of Read More
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Revisiting Trails and Revealing New Insights
One reason I love living in Maine is access to public land. I am reminded of the importance of the Natural Resource Council of Maine’s goal of protecting Maine’s environment whenever I spend time outdoors. When my husband and I find ourselves in a different area of the state, we often seek out a new Read More
My Maine This Week: Atlantic Puffins by Larry Mingledorff
As we say goodbye to the Atlantic Puffins as they head to their wintering grounds after gracing the Maine coast all summer, we wanted to share these stunning puffin photos by NRCM member Larry Mingledorff of Palm Coast, Florida. Larry captured these amazing images on Machias Seal Island. We hope you had a chance to Read More
My Maine This Week: Zack Porter
This week, on August 11, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the creation of Maine’s Ecological Reserve System. Ecological Reserves were created to serve as a benchmark for environmental and biological change over time; to protect habitat for wildlife; and to function as a site for research and education. Learn more about them on our Read More
My Maine This Week: Lupines by Steve Cartwright
Before the lupines go by for the summer, we wanted to share this gorgeous photo of lupines taken by NRCM member and frequent My Maine This Week photographer Steve Cartwright of Tenants Harbor, Maine, in his hometown. Did you know that the beautiful lupines you see all over Maine in the early summer are not Read More
Be a Tourist in Your Own Home
It is so easy to live in a place passively — for months, years, or even generations. I spent the first 17 years of my life in a small town in northern Massachusetts comprised of woods, whitetail deer, farms, and wetlands. At the time, my friends and I would often remark, “What are we going Read More
My Maine This Week: Steve Cartwright
This week’s feature is a beautiful photograph of two deer on the shore in Tenants Harbor, Maine, taken by one of our regular photographers, NRCM member Steve Cartwright. Steve lives in Tenants Harbor — what a beautiful coastal town! If you haven’t visited, you should. Have you seen Maine wildlife in your town or in Read More
Celebrating Maine’s Bicentennial: Places of Inspiration
Maine’s 200th anniversary provides a unique opportunity to reflect on the special places we love. There’s the way the sun shines through a patch of forest in the hills and mountains where we hike. There is the sparkle of rivers and lakes where we swim and ply our paddles. There are many natural places dear Read More
Old Orchard Beach Piping Plover Project
The Natural Resources Council of Maine awarded grants to six Maine middle schools through our “Engaging Maine Middle School Students in Protecting the Nature of Maine” program, which we started in 2015. Each of the schools began their projects in early 2020, though due to the COVID-19 pandemic, schools, of course, have gone to online learning, Read More
