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July 4, 2008
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Press releases, events, publications released, etc. from Maine environmental organizations and agencies. Submit content.
Solar Mower talk at F.W. Horch
Event - Thursday, July 03, 2008
On Thursday, July 10, at 7 pm, Guy Marsden will be at F.W. Horch Sustainable Goods & Supplies in Brunswick to demonstrate how to remove the gasoline motor from a lawn mower and replace it with an electric motor and a battery, which can then be charged with solar panels. Converting a gas mower to solar is featured as one of "Ten Audacious Ideas to Save the Planet" in the July 2008 issue of Popular Science Magazine. |
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Maine's Piping Plovers Facing Worst Summer in Nearly 20 Years
Press Release - Monday, June 30, 2008
As the summer rush of beachgoers begins, biologists are saying the endangered piping plover is already having the worst breeding season in nearly 20 years on Maine's beaches--making it especially important for people to pay attention and respect birds' needs. |
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Restoration of Seabird Populations in Maine Topic of Talk - Rockland, July 2nd
Event - Thursday, June 26, 2008
Susie Meadows, manager of the Project Puffin Visitor Center, will discuss some of the factors limiting Maine seabird populations and will discuss how techniques, developed by Project Puffin, have led to the restoration of puffins and terns to historic nesting islands in the Gulf of Maine. Her presentation will take place at the Project Puffin Visitor Center on Wednesday, July 2, at 5 p.m. |
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Workshops on Invasive Aquatic Plants Scheduled
Press Release - Thursday, June 19, 2008
On Tuesday, July 8, a session titled “Introduction to Invasive Plant Patrol” will be held from 2 to 7:30 p.m. at Ellsworth City Hall. On Tuesday, Aug. 19, a session titled “Advanced Plant ID” will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. at Ellsworth City Hall. |
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AMC to offer outdoor programs to all Piscataquis County schoolchildren
Press Release - Wednesday, June 18, 2008
The Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) has intensified its commitment to outdoor education in the 100-Mile Wilderness region with a new program aimed at helping schoolchildren in Piscataquis County make a closer connection with the outdoors. The effort is part of AMC’s broader Maine Woods Initiative, which addresses regional ecological and economic needs through outdoor recreation, resource protection, sustainable forestry and community partnerships.
Building on the early success of collaborative programs with local schools, AMC is working with educators to offer hands-on outdoor learning opportunities to all schoolchildren in Piscataquis County.
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Downeast Lakes Land Trust to Add 6,644 Acres to Community Forest: Half-way to $3.2 Million Capital Campaign Goal
Press Release - Friday, June 13, 2008
Grand Lake Stream, Maine: The Downeast Lakes Land Trust (DLLT) announced this week that it plans to purchase 6,644 acres of forestland around Wabassus Lake in central Washington County. DLLT intends to transfer a conservation easement on the property to the State of Maine, to practice sustainable forestry on its woodlands, and to keep it open to the public forever, with guaranteed access for hiking, canoeing, camping, fishing, hunting, snowmobiling, and other recreation. |
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Test Drive an Electric Car
Event - Friday, June 06, 2008
F.W. Horch Sustainable Goods and Supplies, 56 Maine St., Brunswick, will host a "Meet the Electric Car" test-drive and educational event with Maine Electric Vehicles from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Thursday, June 12th. Maine Electric Vehicles will have two different models of "Neighborhood Electric Vehicles" on hand for test-drives on Maine Street in Brunswick. For more information, please call 729-4050 or visit www.FWHorch.com. |
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Come Walk Among the Old Trees of Maine
Event - Thursday, June 05, 2008
Its National Trails Day. What better way then join Native Forest Network (NFN) on an organized bushwack to one of Maine's last remaining old growth stands.
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Thorncrag Summer Birds
Event - Sunday, June 01, 2008
Thorncrag holds a variety of birds in the summer – including resident bluebirds and bobolinks. Join trip leaders Stan and Joan DeOrsey as we explore for the residents of Thorncrag |
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Land Conservation Success in Maine Attracts National Funding
Press Release - Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Maine Coast Heritage Trust, a statewide land conservation organization, was awarded a $600,000 grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts for a program designed to build capacity of land conservation groups in Maine. |
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Downeast Lakes Forestry Partnership Completes Fundraising Campaign
Press Release - Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Governor John Baldacci joined members of the New England Forestry Foundation and the Downeast Lakes Land Trust to celebrate the completion of the Downeast Lakes Forestry Partnership's seven-year, $34.8 million capital campaign. |
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Public presses for Sears Island to remain as is
VillageSoup.com - Monday, June 30, 2008
The committee charged with creating a joint use plan for Sears Island got an earful Wednesday night, from locals who called for an end to the planning process and for the island to remain undeveloped. |
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Report on Maine Lakes Now Available
The Free Press (Rockland) - Thursday, June 26, 2008
The Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program (VLMP) has released the 2007 Maine Lakes Report, including water quality summary data for more than 400 Maine lakes and invasive aquatic plant screening survey data for more than 350 Maine lakes. |
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Opinion: Susi Higgins Walker: Unspoiled, scenic Maine a salve to the soul
Bangor Daily News - Monday, June 23, 2008
All Maine officials who make land use decisions, such as those regarding Sears Island and Plum Creek, need to hear we cannot afford more "deals" or "agreements" like the ones being pressed upon the public and environmental advocacy groups. The environment cannot sustain interminable compromise. |
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Water, Water Everywhere...And Electricity Too?
The Free Press (Rockland) - Thursday, June 19, 2008
A cover story exploration of Maine's wind and tidal energy potential, in light of "The Power of the Gulf,” a conference organized by the University of Maine’s Center for Law and Innovation and the Gulf of Maine Research Institute and held in Northport last Thursday, June 12. |
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Opinion: Hiking Sears Island
LivingGreenMaine.com - Thursday, June 19, 2008
As a hiking destination, Sears Island has several things to recommend it. First, it has a varied geography. From seashore to forest, field and fen, it is representative of the best of what Maine has to offer. And since it is an island, getting hopelessly lost is virtually impossible |
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Land Trusts Act to Preserve Blue Hill Bay Island Gem
Ellsworth American - Thursday, June 19, 2008
Jed’s Island, an off-the-beaten-track gem of a destination for local residents and visitors seeking a place to picnic, camp, or simply explore, is changing hands. As a result, the 13-acre island located off the shores of East Blue Hill at the mouth of Morgan Bay will remain in its natural state and open to the public for many years to come. |
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MaineDOT Seeks Corps Permit to Work on Newcastle Bridge, Sherman Marsh - Also wants to develop state-wide “wetland mitigation bank”
The Free Press (Rockland) - Thursday, June 19, 2008
The Maine Department of Transportation is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to excavate and place fill material below the high-tide line in Marsh River in Newcastle to stabilize and protect the support structure for the Route 1 bridge in Newcastle that spans what is now the Marsh River. MaineDOT says it plans to conduct the restoration of Sherman Marsh as a “departmental mitigation banking initiative,” and that by establishing a “mitigation bank,” it hopes to use that restoration to help mitigate other MaineDOT projects in the midcoast area.
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DMR, Lobstermen Explore Options For Snarl of Sinking Groundlines
Ellsworth American - Thursday, June 19, 2008
A handful of Zone B lobstermen gathered at Ellsworth High School last week for the latest Department of Marine Resources (DMR) update on sinking rope and whale protection rules. Terry Stockwell, the department’s director of external affairs, briefed the lobstermen on DMR’s latest efforts to reduce the impact of the federal Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP) rule requiring lobstermen to use sinking rope groundlines on traps set in state waters. |
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Free Bus Rides Offered | | Rides on city buses will be free on Fridays this summer through Aug. 29, part of an effort to encour... | | 6/30/2008 12:00:00 AM |
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Living Green - MaineCoastNow.com
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Down to Earth: Portland Press Herald
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