Category Archives: Environmental Issues
River Voices – Perspectives on the Presumpscot
After you read this book, you’ll be headed to the beautiful Presumpscot River. Robert Sanford and William Plumley did a great job recruiting a lot of impressive people to write each chapter in River Voices – Perspectives on the Presumpscot published by North Country Press. Each writer must have done a lot of research for […]
NRCM award winners
The Natural Resources Council of Maine has recognized four people for their contributions to conservation. I was particularly pleased that one of them is my friend Cathy Johnson, who did a great job for all of us who love Maine. Here’s the list of the winners. Aram Calhoun, Conservation Leadership Award, for providing her expertise and leadership […]
Cobscook Bay Project is awesome
I was excited to learn that the Butler Conservation Fund had purchased 14 properties from Whiting to Lubec on Cobscook Bay and built trails so the public can enjoy those beautiful places. My mom grew up in Lubec and I’ve visited there nearly every year of my life. After I married Linda, we began annual […]
Sandra Neily’s new novel puts you right in the Maine woods
Interesting initiatives on fish and wildlife
We must stop this mining proposal
Years ago I participated in a successful effort to stop a proposal to mine near the Allagash, and to enact a strong law protecting us from mines. Now we need to step up to stop a new proposal to mine near Baxter Park and the Katahdin Woods and Waters national monument. Maine’s Department of Environmental […]
Mill Town is a profound story
Brookie Award Winners Doing Great Things For Maine
I feel lucky to live in a state where so many love our great outdoors and work to protect it. So I have to thank the Natural Resources Council of Maine for initiating their Brookie Awards to recognize people in the younger generations who are doing extraordinary things for our state and environment. And of […]
News about the north woods, CMP’s destructive corridor, and more
The Natural Resources Council of Maine is providing some interesting history and information about a variety of issues and projects, including Maine’s wonderful north woods and CMP’s destructive corridor through western Maine. This info normally goes only to NRCM’s members, but they’ve allowed me to share it with you, and we all hope you will […]