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October 12, 2008
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Press releases, events, publications released, etc. from Maine environmental organizations and agencies. Submit content.
Solar Power talk at F.W. Horch in Brunswick
Press Release - Thursday, October 02, 2008
Come learn how to generate electricity from the sun. John Capron, of ReVision Energy, will give a free talk titled "Solar Power: Electricity from the Sun," on Thursday, October 9, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm at F.W. Horch, 56 Maine Street, Brunswick. Space is limited -- call 729-4050 to reserve your seat! |
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Governor's Conference on Youth and the Natural World set for Oct. 2
Press Release - Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Getting kids into the outdoors and restoring a healthy balance of nature in the lives of children in Maine is the subject of the Governor’s Conference on Youth and the Natural World, to be held at the Augusta Civic Center Oct. 2. |
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Wabassus Lake Project Receives $640,000 North American Wetlands Conservation Act Grant
Press Release - Friday, September 12, 2008
The federal Migratory Bird Conservation Commission has approved a $640,000 grant under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) to the Downeast Lakes Land Trust in Grand Lake Stream. DLLT will apply these funds to its purchase of the 6,644-acre Wabassus Lake Tract, which will protect habitat for birds of national conservation concern, such as the American Black Duck, American Woodcock, and Canada Warbler. |
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Home Insulation talk at F.W. Horch
Event - Tuesday, September 09, 2008
On Thursday, September 11, at 7 pm join Gerard Gagnon of Ace Insulation, for "Insulate Your Home: Tips from a Pro," the next sustainable living talk at F.W. Horch in Brunswick. Learn how much it costs to insulate your home, how much insulation is recommended in ceilings and walls, which types of insulation are available, where they are most appropriate, and how much energy you can save. |
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Opinion: Inside looking out
Brunswick Times Record - Thursday, September 25, 2008
Take It Outside, the Governor's Conference on Youth and the Natural World |
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$2.6M in Grants to Aid Wetland Projects
Bangor Daily News - Monday, September 15, 2008
Three Maine projects -- Cobscook Bay-Bold Coast (Maine Coast Heritage Trust), Wabassus Lake (Downeast Lakes Land Trust), and Kennebec River Estuary, Phase III (Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife) -- have been awarded $2.6 million in grants from a federal program aimed at protecting valuable wetlands and bird habitat. More than $26 million was distributed to projects nationwide through the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service's North American Wetlands Conservation Act program. |
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Taking A Walk on the Wild Side
Bangor Daily News - Monday, September 01, 2008
There is a community on Sears Island, naturalist Mike Shannon of Knox told a group on a nature walk on the island Saturday. “The community on Sears Island begins with organisms,” he said of the numerous species of birds, mammals, fish, amphibians and plant life. |
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Sears Island committee wrestles with finalizing easement
VillageSoup.com - Friday, July 25, 2008
The Sears Island Joint Use Planning Committee discussed ideas Friday that ranged from how best to approach land management to potential wetlands mitigation to an easement aimed at protecting 600 acres of the 941-acre island. The easement draft also includes new language regarding a "third-party enforcer," which in the case of Sears Island would be the state Department of Environmental Protection.
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City uses leaf-eaters to slow invasive loosestrife's spread
Portland Press Herald - Thursday, July 24, 2008
 Portland's effort to fight the spread of a pretty, but unwanted, purple flower got some fresh reinforcements Wednesday morning when officials released an army of tiny leaf-eating beetles in a few strategic areas in North Deering. |
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Baldacci 'concerned' about Plum Creek plans for Lily Bay
Bangor Daily News - Thursday, July 24, 2008
 Gov. John Baldacci expressed concerns about the amount of development Plum Creek has proposed near Lily Bay, an area on Moosehead Lake's eastern shores that features one of Maine's more popular state parks. The governor said he has full confidence in the Land Use Regulation Commission as it reviews Plum Creek’s historic proposal for nearly 1,000 house lots and two resorts in the Moosehead region. |
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Six farms sharing $2 million for conservation
Portland Press Herald - Sunday, July 13, 2008
 Last week, hundreds of farm acres across the state were approved as conservation projects by the Land for Maine's Future board, including more than 70 acres of Jean and Bill Noon's organic sheep farm on Sunset Road along the Deering Ridge. |
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$18M awarded for conservation
Bangor Daily News - Thursday, July 10, 2008
Roughly 50 projects have been awarded $18 million in funding from the Land for Maine’s Future program to conserve forests, farms and working waterfronts throughout the state. On Tuesday, LMF’s board allocated $15 million for conservation and recreation projects, $2 million for farmland preservation and $785,000 to keep coastal properties used by commercial fishermen from falling into the hands of developers.
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Red tide persists Down East, improves in southern Maine
Bangor Daily News - Monday, July 07, 2008
The areas of the Down East coast open to shellfish harvesting are continuing to shrink because of the presence of toxic red tide. The Maine Department of Marine Resources has closed most areas from Isle au Haut to the Canadian border to harvesting of mussels, European oysters and carnivorous snails. |
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Group hopes to save old-growth stand
Bangor Daily News - Monday, July 07, 2008
 A few miles south of Moosehead Lake, in a thick forest not far from the Appalachian Trail, there are trees that grow so large that two adults can barely wrap their arms around the trunks. A group of environmentalists and local residents is pressuring the landowner, Plum Creek Timber Co., to protect what they claim is one of the last sizable stands of "old-growth" forests left in Maine. |
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Natural Resources Council of Maine
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Schools Wise to Energy Savings | | HALLOWELL -- Frank Farias has spearheaded an initiative to replace lights throughout much of Richmon... | | 10/11/2008 12:00:00 AM |
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Down to Earth: Portland Press Herald
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Cheap dates and green movies | | An Inconvenient Truth may have raised the bar, winning the Academy Award and all. But there are a wh... | | 9/26/2008 4:51:40 PM |
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