NRCM members and staff paddled a beautiful stretch of the Upper Androscoggin River in Bethel on Saturday, September 2 to celebrate NRCM’s work protecting and restoring Maine’s rivers. We partnered with Bethel Outdoor Adventure for a 10-mile paddle from Gilead to Bethel on the Androscoggin River. Thanks to all who came along for the ride! Read More
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Four Maine Brewers Fight EPA Plan to Repeal Clean Water Regulations
To protect an ingredient vital to their product, they oppose having the agency oversee fewer waterways under a Trump administration proposal to restrict the government’s powers. by James Patrick, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story Four Maine breweries have signed on to an effort to fight the Trump administration’s plan to repeal a rule Read More
Creature Feature: River Otter
To encounter a river otter in the wild is to know joy. How could it be otherwise? “Otters are highly intelligent; their inclination to make a ‘game’ out of almost any activity is almost legendary,” wrote Maine Inland Fisheries & Wildlife biologist John Hunt.
NRCM’s Creature Feature helps you learn about many species of wildlife that live in Maine and whose survival depends upon a clean and healthy environment.
Bill Townsend, Noted Maine Lawyer and Environmental Advocate, Dies at 89
By Bill Trotter, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story CANAAN, Maine — A forefather of Maine’s environmental conservation movement has passed away. Clinton “Bill” Townsend died early Thursday while sleeping at his home on Nelson Hill Road, according to his daughter Eliza Townsend. He was 89 years old. Townsend, a longtime lawyer in Skowhegan, Read More
Bill Townsend, “Giant” in Maine’s Conservation Community, Dies at 89
Townsend led many of Maine’s environmental advocacy groups and was especially active in river restoration efforts. by Kevin Miller, staff writer Portland Press Herald news story Friends and former colleagues are mourning the death of Clinton “Bill” Townsend, a tireless advocate for river restoration who helped lead many of the state’s environmental organizations over the Read More
Former President of Natural Resources Council of Maine Dies at 89
by Susan Sharon Maine Public news story One of the giants in Maine’s conservation movement has died. Clinton “Bill” Townsend, an attorney, river advocate, environmental watchdog and lifelong fishermen, passed away at his home in Canaan this week at the age of 89. Bill Townsend was one of the earliest members of the Natural Resources Read More
Agreement Calls for Dam Removal, Fish Passage on Presumpscot in Westbrook
An agreement between Sappi Fine Paper and conservation groups is intended to improve passage for river herring, shad and other fish in the Presumpscot River. By Kevin Miller, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story Sappi Fine Paper has agreed to remove dams and improve fish passage along the Presumpscot River in Westbrook under an Read More
My Canoe Trips Down the East Branch have Shown Me Visitors will Love the Monument Land
By Mike Wilson, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News op-ed My son, Tom, and I launched our canoe into the East Branch of the Penobscot River, just below the Matagamon Dam, at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24. This was our third annual trip to the East Branch, and the first time we were starting Read More
16-year Penobscot River Restoration Project Reaches the Finish Line
by James McCarthy Mainebiz news story For the first time since the 1800s, nearly 1,000 miles of habitat along the Penobscot River are accessible to Atlantic salmon and 10 other fish species that spend part of their lives at sea but return to fresh water for spawning. The final step making that possible — a Read More
