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May 25, 2013
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Maine Environmental News
Announcement - Saturday, May 25, 2013
Thanks for visiting Maine Environmental News, the most comprehensive online source available for links to Maine conservation and natural resource news stories and events. I have posted links to more than 23,000 news articles and announcements. I also post breaking stories and exclusives. Be sure to check not only today's news, but take a look at the headlines from the past several days as well. Articles often come to my attention a few days after they are published. Will Sugg is the website developer. ~ Jym St. Pierre, RESTORE: The North Woods |
Seabirds of Matinicus Rock, Jun 7
Event - Posted - Saturday, May 25, 2013
A 32-acre island 18 miles offshore at the mouth of Penobscot Bay, Matinicus Rock is one of Maine’s most important seabird nesting colonies. Atlantic puffins, razorbills, common murres, black guillemots, arctic and common terns, and laughing gulls all nest there. From New Harbor, Jun 7, 8 am – 4 pm. Maine Audubon members $80, non-members $100. |
Paddle Little and Presumpscot Rivers, Jun 1
Event - Posted - Saturday, May 25, 2013
Naturalists George Libby and Gary Roberts will discuss the natural and human history of the Little and Presumpscot Rivers and the surrounding land in South Windham. June 1, 10 am – 2 pm. Maine Audubon members $30, non-members $40. |
Skolfield Shores Preserve, Harpswell, Jun 1
Event - Posted - Saturday, May 25, 2013
Watch shorebirds feeding for their northward migration. At Skolfield Shores Preserve, Harpswell, June 1, 7:30 am. Sponsored by Harpswell Heritage Land Trust. |
Legal/Nonviolent Direct Action Training For Activists, Jun 1
Event - Posted - Saturday, May 25, 2013
Training for new activists to understand the legal consequences of their particpation in actions that may involve civil disobedience. At Mediation Center, 11 King Street, Augusta, June 1, 9 am - 5 pm. |
Mount Abraham Field Trip, Jun 1
Event - Posted - Saturday, May 25, 2013
Peter McKinley, biologist for the Wilderness Society, will lead an all day hike that will start low and wind its way up to the Mount Abraham ridgeline. June 1 |
Lyme Disease Prevention Forum, May 31
Event - Posted - Friday, May 24, 2013
Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Departments of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry and Inland Fisheries & Wildlife are partnering the Western Public Health District to present a Lyme Disease Prevention Forum. At St. Mary’s LePage Conference Center, Lewiston, May 31, 10 am - 12 pm. |
Understanding the Risks of Tar Sands for Maine, May 30
Event - Posted - Thursday, May 23, 2013
Dylan Voorhees, Clean Energy Project Director for the Natural Resources Council of Maine, will present the basic background on what tar sands is and why Maine finds itself in the center of controversy regarding tar sands and tar sands pipelines. At Gilsland Farm Audubon Center, Falmouth, May 30, 7-9 pm. |
15th Annual Acadia Birding Festival May 30-Jun 2
Event - Posted - Thursday, May 23, 2013
The combination of lectures, walks, and adventures will connect you to Downeast Maine’s many bird species, diverse habitats and local birding experts. Acadia National Park region, May 30-June 2. |
Stop the Merger of Maine's Depts. of Agriculture and Conservation
Action Alert - Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Last session, lawmakers passed a proposal to merge the Maine Departments of Agriculture and Conservation. The current Legislature must pass another bill to finalize the merger. In the past year, it has become clear that strong separate departments can best meet the needs of all Mainers. We oppose LD 837 and the proposed merger. ~ Maine Audubon |
Stop the Merger of Maine's Depts. of Conservation and Agriculture
Action Alert - Wednesday, May 22, 2013
In the coming weeks the Maine Legislature will decide whether or not to merge Maine's Department of Agriculture and the Department of Conservation. LD 837 — the “merger” bill — would boost agricultural programs at the expense of conservation programs and shift the focus away from stewardship and toward marketing and development. ~ Natural Resources Council of Maine |
Grassland Birds of Kennebunk Plains, May 29
Event - Posted - Wednesday, May 22, 2013
In heavily forested Maine, large grasslands are uncommon, and so are the birds for which they provide habitat. Kennebunk Plains is an ecologically significant area hosting several state endangered species, and providing habitat for some of the rarest breeding birds in Maine. May 29, 7-10 am. Maine Audubon members $25, non-members $35. |
Invasive Plant Identification and Control, May 29 & 30
Event - Posted - Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Two workshops will provide participants with an introduction to identification of common upland invasive plants and different control strategies for invasive plants, including both mechanical and chemical methods. At Falmouth Memorial Library, May 29, 1 - 5 pm; and at Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, May 30, 8 am - Noon. |
High Peaks, May 29
Event - Posted - Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Peter McKinley, conservation planner for the Wilderness Society, will speak about the High Peaks Landscape which includes approximately 200,000 acres north and south of the Appalachian Trail, spanning Saddleback Mountain and Mount Abraham in western Maine. This is the largest block of unfragmented high elevation forest habitat as yet unprotected in the state of Maine. At UMaine at Farmington, Roberts Learning Center, Room C 23, May 29, 7 pm. |
Cathance Preserve Birds and Ecology Photography, May 28
Event - Posted - Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Ecologists and photographers Ben Williamson and Eric Berube will share their stunning photography of the Cathance River Preserve's captivating nature scenes and abundant wildlife. At Topsham Public Library, May 28, 6:30 pm. Sponsored by Cathance River Education Alliance. |
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Connecticut considers labeling GMO foods | | AP - Connecticut lawmakers are considering dueling bills that mandate special labels on food that contains genetically modified ingredients. The House early Friday passed legislation by a vote of 114-7 that would require food to be labeled as genetically engineered but only after five other states with an aggregate population of 25 million people enact an equivalent law. Two of the states must be either New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts or Rhode Island. | | 5/23/2013 11:00:00 PM |
Eliminating Hunger, One 3-D-Printed Meal at a Time |  By Tom Philpott - The scourge of lingering hunger amid rising obesity is notoriously complex and difficult to solve. It raises knotty questions about our shockingly unequal global economic system, about European and US farm policy, about the rise of global agrichemical/GMO firms, about global commodity markets and land grabs. But what if we could just ignore all of that unpleasantness and hack our way to answers with novel technologies? | | 5/23/2013 11:00:00 PM |
Is There Grass In That Milk? |  By Lorna Howarth - The Ecologist office is set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty within a United Nations Biosphere Reserve. Hartland peninsular is dotted with steep, wooded valleys where bluebells, early purple orchids and woodpeckers abound. But something is missing from this bucolic scene. There is no rhythmic munching of grass on the other side of the hedge; no bovine belching or contented sighing as the cows enjoy the sun on their backs after a long winter in the cattle yard. | | 5/23/2013 11:00:00 PM |
New rules for labeling meat go into effect in US | | By M. L. Johnson, AP - New federal labeling rules that went into effect on Thursday require labels on cuts of meat to say where the animal was born, raised and slaughtered. Earlier USDA rules only required labeling with countries of origin; the new label will specify, for instance, "Born in Canada, raised and slaughtered in the United States." | | 5/22/2013 11:00:00 PM |
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Alewife Observations | | The Bremen alewife run in Muscongus Brook started about three weeks earlier than the traditional Memorial Day ... | | 5/24/2013 12:00:00 AM |
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