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March 11, 2010
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Wild Poetry, Mar 14
Event - Posted - Saturday, March 06, 2010
A nature writing workshop for ages 8 and older. Leaders: Cheryl Daigle, Penobscot River Restoration Trust, and Holly Twining, naturalist. At Fields Pond Audubon Center, Holden, ME. March 14, 1-3 p.m. Registration fee. |
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American Loggers, Fridays, 10 p.m.
Announcement - Saturday, March 06, 2010
In the far northeastern the U.S. lies a vast primeval back-country known as the North Maine Woods. This breathtaking wilderness constitutes the single largest swath of unprotected forest north of the Mississippi. The men of Pelletier Inc., seven brothers and their sons, lead their crews deep into the Maine wilderness to claw out a living. American Loggers follows this hearty breed, marveling at their stubborn dedication and ingenuity as they tackle the forests of northern Maine. Discovery Channel, Fridays at 10 p.m. |
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Maine Wildlife Appreciation Day, Mar 9
Event - Posted - Friday, March 05, 2010
Gov. John Baldacci has proclaimed March 9, 2010, as Maine Wildlife Appreciation Day. Conservation interests will have exhibits in the Hall of Flags in the State House in Augusta, 9AM - 12 Noon. |
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Pro Wolf Rally, Mar 6
Event - Posted - Friday, March 05, 2010
To protest Cabela's wolf killing derbies. March 6, Noon to 2PM, near Cabela's store in Scarborough, ME. |
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Babson Creek nature walks
Event - Posted - Thursday, March 04, 2010
Maine Coast Heritage Trust is offering a series of late winter/early spring Thursday afternoon nature walks at its Babson Creek Preserve in Somesville. The walks will be from 3 to 4 p.m. on March 11, 18, and 25 and April 1 and 8. |
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Carnivore conservation, Mar 9
Event - Posted - Thursday, March 04, 2010
Fresh from a seven-month journey through British Columbia and Alaska, conservationist Susie O'Keeffe will discuss carnivore conservation. College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, McCormick Lecture Hall, March 9, 4:10 p.m. |
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Fly Fishing Film Tour, Mar 11-12
Event - Posted - Thursday, March 04, 2010
The national Fly Fishing Film Tour is coming to Maine on March 11 and 12 at Frontier Cafe and Cinema in Brunswick. |
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Why Wild Places Need to Stay Wild, Mar 10
Event - Posted - Thursday, March 04, 2010
Panel Discussion with Bernd Heinrich, Robert Kimber, Richard Fectaeu and Meg Gilmartin. Followed by Question and Answer period. March 10 at 7pm, UMaine Farmington, Roberts Room C23. |
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Lurking in the Trees
Event - Posted - Wednesday, March 03, 2010
A documentary about the devastating impact of the invasive Asian Long-horned Beetle. The movie will be shown March 17, 6PM, Lisbon Falls, UMaine Cooperative Extension Office (pre-registration requested); April 15, 6:30 PM, Augusta, Pine Tree State Arboretum; May 20, 6:30 PM, Belfast, Belfast Free Library. |
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Maritime film series set
Event - Posted - Wednesday, March 03, 2010
This month, The Apprenticeshop partners with Maine Boats, Home & Harbors to present In Our Wake: Maine's Maritime Heritage on Film, a series of screenings of historic films in Bucksport and Rockland. |
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The National Parks: The Morning of Creation, Mar 3
Announcement - Tuesday, March 02, 2010
The series finale covers the years 1946-80. Following World War II, the parks see a dramatic increase in visitors, resulting in a billion-dollar campaign to improve facilities and infrastructure. MPBN, March 3, 8PM. |
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Maine Environmental News
Announcement - Sunday, February 28, 2010
Thanks for visiting Maine Environmental News, the most comprehensive online source available for links to Maine conservation news stories and events. Articles are posted regularly. Be sure to check not only today's stories, but take a look at the headlines from the past several days as well. Recent articles often come to our attention a few days after they are published. |
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Winter Tree Identification, Mar 9
Event - Posted - Sunday, February 28, 2010
On March 9 from 12 Noon - 2P M, Morten Moesswilde, District Forester with the Maine Forest Service, will lead a field workshop on tree and shrub identification at Merryspring Nature Center in Camden. |
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Protecting the Nature of Maine, Feb 28
Announcement - Friday, February 26, 2010
A documentary film about the first fifty years of the Natural Resources Council of Maine will be broadcast on MPBN Feb 28 at 10:30PM. |
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Letter: Working with wind
Bangor Daily News - Wednesday, March 10, 2010
In Oakfield, we negotiated an agreement with a wind power company that will generate revenue for the town and potentially reduce taxes for our residents. We’d be happy to share our experience with other towns. |
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Maine Split Into Two States?
WGME-TV13 - Tuesday, March 09, 2010
A Maine Republican Representative wants to divide Maine into two states - Maine and Northern Massachusetts. Rep. Henry Joy says environmentalists have a plan to take control of 10 million acres in northern Maine and hand it over to the government for preservation. |
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Possible Bigfoot Sighting In Leeds
WGME-TV13 - Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Gossip is flying in the town of Leeds, but it's not typical talk for small town Maine. A local couple says Bigfoot is real and he's living nearby. |
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"Eaglecam" Documents Bald Eagle Laying Egg
Maine Public Broadcasting Network - Tuesday, March 09, 2010
The Gorham-based Biodiversity Research Institute's remote camera documented the newly-laid egg yesterday. If all goes well, the newly-laid eagle egg is expected to hatch around April 10. |
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Wood Pellet Mill Fined for Safety Violations
Maine Public Broadcasting Network - Tuesday, March 09, 2010
The U.S. Labor Department is proposing $27,000 in fines against Geneva Wood Fuels pellet mill after an explosion last year at the plant in Strong. |
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Lawmakers Consider Amending Ban on Landfill Expansions
Maine Public Broadcasting Network - Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Maine lawmakers are considering a bill that would amend a 21-year-old state law that prohibits the expansion of commercial landfills. The Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock that wants an option to expand. But the company faces opposition. |
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Letter: ‘False’ arguments
Times Record - Tuesday, March 09, 2010
The arguments by the proponents of a saltwater registry soliciting “fear of the feds” and “let’s keep the money” have nothing to do with managing the catch for the preservation of the species. |
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Morris Farm tenants pull up stakes
Times Record - Tuesday, March 09, 2010
The farmers and animals who have inhabited the educational Morris Farm in Wiscasset for five years are leaving the property. The news comes as the farm eyes a slate of changes aimed to help it rebound from a year that saw all full- and part-time staff laid off in 2009.
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College of the Atlantic launches sustainable venture incubator
Bar Harbor Times - Tuesday, March 09, 2010
College of the Atlantic has launched an innovative Sustainable Venture Incubator. This undergraduate program, shepherding both emerging for-profit and nonprofit entrepreneurs, appears to be the only one of its kind in the nation. |
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Opinion: Outdoor Issues Remain Unresolved in Augusta
George Smith Blog - Tuesday, March 09, 2010
All of the critical issues of concern to outdoor recreationists remain unresolved at the legislature, including: ATV stops by game wardens; installation of culverts to allow fish passage; a saltwater anglers’ license; invasive plants; guns in Acadia National Park; the merger of natural resource agencies and the budgets of those agencies. |
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Letters: Portland students support wind power project
Portland Press Herald - Tuesday, March 09, 2010
We believe the benefits of constructing a wind farm in Highland Plantation outweigh the supposed negatives....Residents should not worry so much about the noise because the wind turbines will be built far enough away where people do not hear them. |
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Add one more to three R's: Recycling
Portland Press Herald - Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Lincoln Middle School introduced a student-designed cafeteria recycling system Monday that could be a model for reducing waste throughout Portland schools. |
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A vision for the North Woods
Portland Press Herald - Tuesday, March 09, 2010
A group called the Keeping Maine's Forests steering committee is working on a proposal to protect millions of acres of the working forest from further development. The committee is close to having a final plan and will deliver it to federal officials as early as this month. They rejected the idea of turning any of the land into a national forest or park, to win the support of landowners. "I am at a loss as to why the political leadership seems so adamantly opposed to it. We should talk about it," says Jon Lund, publisher of the Maine Sportsman magazine. |
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Rockport to consider small scale wind proposal
Herald Gazette - Monday, March 08, 2010
In the Spring Mountain Highlands subdivision 50 percent of the land that will be set aside as undeveloped could be the best area to locate small wind energy systems. No formal request has been made for a wind power site, but some residents of the subdivision are discussing the possibility. |
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Fishermen to feds: more resources needed
Capital Weekly - Monday, March 08, 2010
U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe Friday hosted a session of top fishery representatives at the Maine Fishermen's Forum that focused on the pressures facing fishermen in light of increasing federal regulation and decreasing funding for research of very areas being regulated. Those demands have led to crumbling relationships for many stakeholders that need serious work to mitigate and repair. |
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Energy independence is agency's goal
Morning Sentinel - Monday, March 08, 2010
In 2001, the New England governors, plus the premiers of Canada's Maritime provinces, pledged to lower the region's carbon dioxide emissions to 1990 levels by 2010. That goal has not been reached. In 2006, the author of a report from Environment Northeast explained how this region can meet its ambitious emissions aims. Now that author, Michael Stoddard, will take charge of a new state authority -- the Efficiency Maine Trust. |
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Officials to discuss Cascade site cleanup
Morning Sentinel - Monday, March 08, 2010
Town, state and federal officials are scheduled to meet today to discuss whether federal grant money can be redirected toward cleaning up the site of the fire-ravaged former Cascade Woolen Mill. |
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Musher wins Can-Am crown for 3rd time
Associated Press - Monday, March 08, 2010
Despite warm weather, New Hampshire musher Matt Carstens set a blazing pace to win Maine's 250-mile Can-Am Crown dog sled race for the third time. The race takes the dogsled teams across the wilderness of northern Maine. |
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Can-Am features great conditions
Bangor Daily News - Monday, March 08, 2010
In a race that seems to defy expectations with above freezing temperatures, the 18th annual Irving Woodlands Can-Am Crown International 250 Mile Sled Dog Race could see some of its fastest finish times to date. Twenty-five mushers took off Saturday morning from Fort Kent before an estimated crowd of 8,500. As of 5:30 p.m. Sunday three teams had arrived at the final checkpoint in Allagash and were projected to reach Fort Kent just after 3:30 a.m. Monday. |
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Can wind farms, fisheries coexist?
Bangor Daily News - Monday, March 08, 2010
At the annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum, fishermen heard from more than a half-dozen speakers involved in Maine’s aggressive efforts to turn the nearly always windy gulf into a giant powerhouse. State officials argue that the Gulf of Maine is an ideal place for massive wind farms. But hundreds of massive wind turbine platforms and all of the gear-snagging cables that likely would come with them could affect fish and Maine’s commercial fishing industry. |
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Fishery talks center on research, marketing
Bangor Daily News - Monday, March 08, 2010
Two concepts worked their way into more than one seminar at the annual Maine Fishermen’s Forum. In some seminars, fishermen and regulators agreed that more research is needed for scientists to better understand the relative health of commercial fish stocks in the Gulf of Maine. In other seminars, industry officials said more and better marketing is needed to help boost the price and popularity of seafood from Maine. |
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Pipeline company opposes proposed gas fee
Bangor Daily News - Monday, March 08, 2010
A proposed new fee on natural gas shipped through pipelines in Maine has drawn strong opposition from Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline Co., the largest pipeline owner in the state. The fee, no more than 2 cents per 5,000 cubic feet of gas carried by the pipeline, is estimated to raise $1.1 million a year and would be split between DEP for partial funding of hazardous materials cleanup, and the Maine Emergency Management Agency for training to handle a natural gas leak. |
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