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Maine Environmental News
Announcement - Sunday, February 05, 2012
Thanks for visiting Maine Environmental News, the most comprehensive online source available for links to Maine conservation and natural resource news stories and events. Since the start of 2009, I have posted more than 16,000 news articles and announcements. Be sure to check not only today's stories, 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. ~ Jym St. Pierre, RESTORE: The North Woods |
Defining Wilderness: Defining Maine
Event - Posted - Sunday, February 05, 2012
This book discussion series is offered by the Maine Humanities Council. The discussions will be held at the Cary Memorial Library in Wayne on four Mondays: Feb 13, Mar 19, Apr 23, May 14. Discussion leader: Carol Kontos, English professor at UMA. |
Windfall
Announcement - Sunday, February 05, 2012
We can all agree that energy independence is a worthy objective, right? Alternative energy sources like solar power can help free the U.S. from fossil fuels and the grip of unstable Persian Gulf states. And wind power — wait, not so fast, says “Windfall,” Laura Israel’s urgent, informative and artfully assembled documentary. An account of rural Meredith, in upstate New York, when wind turbines came to town, the film depicts the perils of a booming industry and the bitter rancor it sowed among a citizenry. ~ Andy Webster, New York Times |
Intro to Winter Camping, Feb 10-12
Event - Posted - Friday, February 03, 2012
Introduction to Winter Camping with David Butler. This course will provide information about the skills to maximize your winter camping experience. At Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson, Feb 10-12. |
Tracking with a naturalist, Feb 10
Event - Posted - Friday, February 03, 2012
Join naturalist Nancy Holmes to learn how to identify the animal tracks you will (hopefully) see in the snow this winter. At Damariscotta Lake Watershed Association office, Jefferson, Feb 10, 3:30 pm. |
Dirty Tar Sands Oil Coming Through Maine? Feb 9
Event - Posted - Thursday, February 02, 2012
Learn about the environmental and safety risks of this proposed project and about ways you can join the effort to prevent Portland from becoming the tar sands capital of the eastern U.S. The Canadian oil and gas giant Enbridge is proposing to pump dirty tar sands oil from Ontario to South Portland, where it would be shipped by tanker to refineries along the East Coast or Gulf of Mexico. The pipeline passes next to Sebago Lake, the drinking water supply for more than 15% of Maine people, and could endanger Casco Bay and our fishing and lobster industries. At USM, Glickman Library, Portland, Feb 9, 7-8:30 pm |
The Wildness Within: Remembering David Brower
Publication - Wednesday, February 01, 2012
The twentieth-century environmental movement owes much to a single man: David Brower. For the hundredth anniversary of David Brower’s birth, his son Kenneth Brower, an acclaimed nature writer, has brought together the testimonies of twenty environmental leaders whose lives and careers were transformed by David Brower; the result is a book in which a repertory company of path-forgers reveal their deepest values and most moving experiences. Available May 2012 from Heyday. |
Reducing coastal erosion, Feb 8
Event - Posted - Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Megan Facciolo, district manager of the Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District, will talk about reducing coastal erosion. At Lamoine Town Hall, Feb 8, 7 pm. Sponsored by Lamoine Conservation Commission. |
Managing Your Timber Harvest, Feb 8
Event - Posted - Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Maine Forest Service District Forester Morten Moesswilde will talk about harvest planning, working with professional foresters and loggers, different harvest methods, wood values, closing out the job, and other aspects of harvesting. At Damariscotta Lake Watershed Association office, Jefferson, Feb 8, 6-8 pm. |
Birds, Bats & Blades-Wind Turbines & Wildlife, Feb 7
Event - Posted - Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Steve Pelletier, Wildlife Ecologist, Stantec, speaks about bats and wind power. At Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick, Nov 7, 7 pm. Sponsored by Friends of Merrymeeting Bay. |
Winter Extremes: Oh, Deer, Feb 7
Event - Posted - Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Regional Biologist Keel Kemper will discuss current wildlife issues, including the effects of severe winters on Maine's deer herd. At Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association office in Sheepscot Village, Newcastle, Feb 7, 6:30 pm. |
Great blue heron flies into Merryspring, Feb 7
Event - Posted - Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Danielle D’Auria, Maine wildlife biologist, will give a presentation on the Great Blue Heron at Merryspring Nature Center, Camden, Feb 7 at noon. |
Smelt/Ice Festival, Feb 3-4
Event - Posted - Saturday, January 28, 2012
Ice Cutting-Smelt Fishing Festival. At Mailly Waterfront Park, Bowdoinham, Feb 3-4. Part of a yearlong celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Town of Bowdoinham. |
Family Winter Ecology Festival, Feb 4
Event - Posted - Saturday, January 28, 2012
This year’s Family Winter Ecology Festival will offer a variety of free indoor and outdoor activities for the entire family. At Merryspring Nature Center, Camden, Feb 4, 10 am to 12:30 pm. |
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Going green proves profitable for towns
Portland Press Herald - Saturday, May 31, 2008
A surge in household recycling in the past year is saving some greater Portland communities tens of thousands of dollars, and is expected to generate a record $950,000 annual surplus from recycling for ecomaine, the region's waste disposal cooperative. |
No refuge from wildlife underfunding
Portland Press Herald - Saturday, May 31, 2008
 Maine's national wildlife refuges have gotten used to a lack of money for biological studies, maintenance and other projects. Now they're dealing with staffing cuts so deep that wildlife advocates warn that the refuges are in as much peril as some of the animal and plant species they're supposed to protect. |
Partnerships that protect land and jobs
Kennebec Journal - Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Sporting camp owners, Maine guides, forest managers and residents of the Grand Lake Stream region Down East joined Gov. John Baldacci and conservation group officials last week to celebrate the completion of one of the most ambitious land preservation efforts in the last decade. |
A funeral for Wassumkeag
LivingGreenMaine.com - Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Activists hold a funeral for Sears Island, while bemoaning ‘betrayal’ of Sierra Club. Club signed an agreement with Maine DOT that reserved 341 acres of the 941-acre island for potential cargo port development. Organizers of Saturday’s event said they felt the Sierra Club had made a rash decision, one that does not represent the beliefs of a majority of the club’s members.
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Plum Creek Plans to Cut Down 200 Year Old Trees
Other - Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Plum Creek Plans on Cutting a 220 acre old-growth stand near the Moosehead Region. This land would be part of the potential Moosehead Legacy Easement between Plum Creek and the Nature Conservancy. |
Activists bury Sierra Club
Bangor Daily News - Monday, May 26, 2008
Environmental activists dedicated to preserving Sears Island held a mock funeral for a former friend Saturday — the Sierra Club. Members of Penobscot Bay Watch and others are incensed at the environmental group for having signed off on a compromise proposal that would reserve enough land to allow the state to build a cargo port on one third of the island. |
'Funeral' held in wake of Sears Island
Village Soup Gazette (Knox County & Penobscot Bay) - Monday, May 26, 2008
 Penobscot Bay Watch and Fair Play for Sears Island sponsored a Keep Sears Island Wild! funeral march and wake Saturday, May 24. Protesters said they were upset that the Sierra Club Maine Chapter had signed an agreement not to contest the Maine Department of Transportation' plans to build an industrial port on the island, as long as it meets state and federal approval. |
Critics pan Plum Creek development
Sun Journal - Saturday, May 24, 2008
Representatives from the Forest Ecology Network and RESTORE: The North Woods said at a press conference that Plum Creek falls short in its attempt to have 20,000 acres rezoned to pave the way for 975 house lots and two resorts. |
Unity House to serve as green model
LivingGreenMaine.com - Friday, May 23, 2008
UNITY — Unity College President Mitchell Thomashow is about to get a house that is designed to produce as much energy as it consumes.
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Sears Island's Future Still Focus of Contention
Maine Public Broadcasting Network - Friday, May 23, 2008
Environmental activists plan to gather tomorrow at Sears Island for a funeral and wake: not for a person, but for the island itself. Members of the groups "Fair Play for Sears Island" and "Penobscot Bay Watch" say plans for an industrial port on the uninhabited midcoast island will kill any hope of keeping the island wild, and the bay in which it sits healthy. |
Saving forest land, way of life in Maine
Other - Wednesday, May 21, 2008
After seven years, the "Downeast Lakes Forestry Partnership" has raised enough money to protect some 342,000 acres of remote lakefront and forest in downeast Maine. They are also helping to preserve a way of life. |
Groups raise $35 million to save Down East forest
Portland Press Herald - Wednesday, May 21, 2008
A major fundraising effort that will protect 342,000 acres of Down East forest and hundreds of miles of remote waterfront from developers has been completed, preservation groups and Gov. John Baldacci announced Tuesday. The nonprofit New England Forestry Foundation and the Downeast Lakes Land Trust said the nearly $35 million raised will protect 445 miles of shore frontage on 60 lakes and 1,500 miles of riverfront in Maine's easternmost county. |
$34.8M raised to protect 342,000 acres Down East
Bangor Daily News - Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Nine years ago, Jimmie Upham and a handful of other Grand Lake Stream residents gathered around a picnic table and, unbeknownst to them, set in motion one of the most significant land conservation deals in Maine history. On Tuesday, Upham was in Augusta to help mark the completion of a $34.8 million fundraising campaign that has permanently protected from development 342,000 acres in the Down East region. |
Coastal land trust group taps new president
Bangor Daily News - Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Maine Coast Heritage Trust Announced that Paul Gallay will be joining the Trust as its next president. Mr. Gallay comes to the Trust from the Westchester Land Trust in New York where he served as executive director for eight years. |
Plastics from spuds gets funding
Bangor Daily News - Tuesday, May 20, 2008
A consortium hoping to make plastics from Maine potatoes has received more than $650,000 to further develop the proposal.
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Biologists keeping eye on red tide
Bangor Daily News - Thursday, May 15, 2008
Marine biologists say 2008 could be a bad year for red tide in coastal Maine waters based on recent shellfish surveys and current weather patterns. |
"Bird-A-Thon" To Benefit Bird Habitat
Maine Public Broadcasting Network - Thursday, May 15, 2008
Bird enthusiasts from around the state are scheduled to meet at Maine Audubon Society in Falmouth to trade strategies for finding and identifying bird species |
A field trip with a ripple effect
Portland Press Herald - Friday, May 09, 2008
 Fifth-grade students from York Middle School watch as their teacher, Margot Simonds, nets a salamander discovered at the York Land Trust’s Hilton-Winn property. |
Who's the greenest? Colleges vie for title
Bangor Daily News - Friday, May 09, 2008
 Environmentally sustainable efforts have been under way at Maine’s colleges and universities for years. Katona led COA, a small, private school, in a number of sustainability initiatives during his tenure from 1993 to 2006. |
Fishing Smarter: Monhegan has its “best year ever”
The Working Waterfront - Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Under new state rules, fishing a longer season with fewer traps per person, Monhegan lobstermen are having surprising success catching as many or more lobsters as before. “We are now fishing 300 traps apiece,” said Doug Boynton, who has been fishing off Monhegan for 38 years. “And the fishing is as good as when we were fishing 600 traps.” |
Forest Products Council slams LURC plan
Portland Press Herald - Sunday, May 04, 2008
To landowners in Northern Maine, the Land Use Regulation Commission's proposed comprehensive plan for the state's unorganized territories intrudes on property rights. |
Editorial: Lobster vs. whales
Bangor Daily News - Thursday, May 01, 2008
Despite concerns from federal oversight agencies, the National Marine Fisheries Service has gone ahead with rules requiring changes in lobster gear to protect right whales. |
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Do I Dare to Plant a Peach? | | It's a sign that Maine and the nation are getting hotter, according to a new analysis by the U.S. De... | | 1/30/2012 12:00:00 AM |
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Gardeners Association
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The myth of the self-made yeoman |  By Gene Logsdon – No figure is more endearing and enduring in agriculture than the lonely plowman out there on the horizon who raises himself by his own bootstraps to financial success. Only problem is, there is no occupation more dependent on the cooperation of society and nature to achieve success than farming. | | 11/2/2011 12:00:00 AM |
Sharp, careful eye brings Maine mushrooms from forest to table |  By Avery Yale Kamila – On a crisp morning at the end of October, chef David Ross and I step off a dirt road in Kennebunk and head into a forest dominated by pines and smaller hardwood. Our objective: To track down a few chanterelles and any other wild mushrooms we can find this late in the season. This trip will mark one of the last of the year for Ross, who is an avid mushroom forager and the owner of 50 Local in Kennebunk. | | 11/2/2011 12:00:00 AM |
New climate prediction: ‘Weird’, getting weirder |  By Seth Borenstein (AP) – For a world already weary of weather catastrophes, the latest warning from top climate scientists paints a grim future: more floods, more heat waves, more droughts, and greater costs to deal with them. A draft summary of an international scientific report obtained by The Associated Press says the extremes caused by global warming could eventually grow so severe that some locations become “increasingly marginal as places to live.” | | 11/2/2011 12:00:00 AM |
What to feed your chickens to get the best eggs |  By Nina Lalli – "I have a theory, and I don't think you're gonna like it." Justin was seated across from me at a communal table in a "Secret Restaurant." We had met not half an hour before, but were now deep in discussion about what chickens should eat to produce the best-tasting eggs – an obsession of mine recently. | | 11/1/2011 12:00:00 AM |
Factory farming: not just on land anymore |  By Wenonah Hauter – When most people think of factory farming they typically think of feedlots, hog factories or chicken operations–not massive open net pens growing millions of fish in our oceans. However, factory fish farming will soon pose many of the same threats to the environment and to consumers as its land-based counterparts. | | 11/1/2011 12:00:00 AM |
Bt resistant rootworm spreads | | By Dr Eva Sirinathsinghji – Bt is a toxin from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, which produces a large family of similar proteins that target different insect pests; and quite a few of them have been incorporated in genetically modified crops to act as ‘biopesticides’. Unfortunately, the pests soon develop resistance to it. | | 10/31/2011 12:00:00 AM |
Cranberry juice beats extract at fighting infection |  By Christine Lepisto – Just between you and me, ladies, what do you do when you feel that irritating burn, knowing it can only mean a urinary tract infection? Do you run to the doctor's office for antibiotics, only to fight the yeast infection that sets in when drugs knock other systems out of balance? Then you probably haven't heard yet that cranberries can fight infections naturally, and very effectively. | | 10/30/2011 12:00:00 AM |
‘Hobby farm’ couple do part, feed hungry |  By Bill Nemitz – It's not uncommon for someone to show up at the Bread of Life Soup Kitchen in Augusta with a bag full of fresh broccoli, tomatoes or other leftovers from their garden. In recent months, however, Glenn and Rachel Powers have taken that kind of community support to a whole new level. They're giving away the farm. | | 10/30/2011 12:00:00 AM |
New England shrimp target cut in half | | AP – Portland: Fisheries regulators have set the start date for the shrimp season and halved the target for the amount of shrimp to be caught by New England fishermen. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission on Friday set a target of 2,000 metric tons, compared with 4,000 metric tons the year before. | | 10/29/2011 12:00:00 AM |
The life of a seaweed gatherer |  By Daniel Klein – Most of the seaweed we get these days is farmed. But way up in northern Maine, Larch Hanson is still harvesting it wild in its many varieties on the rugged coast. This video isn't about the details of that process, however. It's about the essence of life for Larch, who rises at dawn to cut seaweed and then writes Zen poems about it. | | 10/28/2011 12:00:00 AM |
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