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Sustainable Orono, June 5
Event - Posted - Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Join in a conversation with the founders of Sustainable Orono to find out how they are exploring what sustainability requires for their town and surrounding areas. Learn why transition towns and transition initiatives believe that re-localization is essential for a sustainable future. At Fields Pond Audubon Center, Holden, June 5, 7-8 pm. |
Butterflies of the Kennebunk Plains, June 6
Event - Posted - Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Expert entomologist Paul Miliotis will guide visitors through the diverse ecosystems of the Kennebunk Plains. In addition to learning to identify species through binoculars, you will learn about the important ecological functions butterflies provide. June 6, 8 am - 1 pm. Maine Audubon members $30, non-members $40. Pre-register. |
Maine Environmental News
Announcement - Tuesday, May 29, 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 links to more than 18,000 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. ~ Jym St. Pierre, RESTORE: The North Woods |
Scarborough Marsh Full Moon Canoe Tour, June 3
Event - Posted - Friday, May 25, 2012
Experience the sights and sounds of Scarborough Marsh creatures under the full moon. June 3, 7:30–9:30 pm. Maine Audubon adult members $11, child members $9, adult non-members $12, child non-members $10. Pre-register. |
The Hidden Life of Appleton Bog, June 2
Event - Posted - Friday, May 25, 2012
Appleton Bog is part of a complex group of wetlands that make up the headwaters of the St. George River. Guides Gary Roberts and George Libby lead an exploration of this incredible place, home to many unique species of plants and wildlife. Jun 2, 7 am – 3 pm. Maine Audubon members $35, non-members $45. |
Maine's Favorite Birds, June 2
Event - Posted - Friday, May 25, 2012
Jeff and Allison Wells will sign their new book and share stories, like the one about birding in sub-zero temperatures in a VW Bug with no heat, about their role in the search for Ivory-billed Woodpeckers amidst poisonous snakes, about the Cornell Lab's failed attempt to employ a "secret weapon" in the World Series of Birding, and more. At Wild Bird Supply, Freeport, June 2, 4-6 pm. |
National Trails Day at Acadia, June 2
Event - Posted - Friday, May 25, 2012
Discover, enjoy, and care for Acadia National Park's magnificent 125-mile trail system, accompanied by park trail crew and interpretive staff members. |
Compost art
Announcement - Friday, May 25, 2012
The exhibit Compost Paintings: The Cycle of Life by artist Ed Nadeau opens June 1, with a reception from 5:30 to 8 pm at Maine Farmland Trust Gallery in Belfast. |
Moonlight Canoeing, May 31
Event - Posted - Friday, May 25, 2012
Float along the shore of Fields Pond, as waning day becomes moonlit night. Loons, eagles, and bats may grace your trip. Bring your own canoe/kayak or rent one of ours. At Fields Pond Audubon Center, Holden, May 31, 7 pm. |
A Birder's Guide To Photography, May 30
Event - Posted - Friday, May 25, 2012
For the birder that wants to take photos while still watching birds there are three main choices: a super zoom camera, a digital SLR with a medium length telephoto lens (300-400mm) that can be used without a tripod, or digiscoping. We will discuss the advantages and drawbacks of each and look at photos taken with each type of camera. At Wild Bird Supply, Freeport, May 30, 6:30-7:30 pm. |
The State of Maine’s Common Loons, May 29
Event - Posted - Friday, May 25, 2012
Maine Audubon wildlife biologist Susan Gallo will lead a presentation on Maine loons. At Merryspring Nature Center, Camden, May 29, 12–1:30 pm. |
The role of EPA’s IRIS program, May 29
Event - Posted - Friday, May 25, 2012
Keith Salazar, an Environmental Protection Agency biologist, will be speaking about the history of the agency and its Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Program. At College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, May 29, 4-5:30 pm. |
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The Springs of Our Discontent: Maine’s Water Controversy
Other - Thursday, December 31, 2009
Maine Food & Life Style - More than 20 companies bottle water in Maine. The 800-pound gorilla in this crowd is the Swiss conglomerate Nestlé, the world’s largest food processing company, which owns Poland Spring, the best-selling spring water in the nation. But anti-bottled water groups are making a splash, too. |
Coming Up Empty
Other - Thursday, December 31, 2009
In the Gulf of Maine waters, crustaceans are plentiful and the lobstering industry is thriving, while groundfish stocks are at all-time lows and the fleets are on the verge of extinction. The effect of humans on the marine resources — from overfishing to policymaking — is undeniable, controversial and little-understood. And that’s where UMaine economic anthropologist James Acheson comes in. |
Big-picture guy
Other - Thursday, December 31, 2009
Lawrence Bender graduated from UMaine in 1979 with a degree in civil engineering and a passion for dance. He launched his Hollywood career six years later. "I had this nutty idea to approach Al Gore and make a movie. I feel like making An Inconvenient Truth was the culmination of everything I was training for in my life — making movies and trying to make a difference." |
Forest plan aims for federal funds
Bangor Daily News - Thursday, December 31, 2009
Patrick McGowan, commissioner of the Maine Department of Conservation, sees potential for a “Great Maine Forest” brand attached to wood products, whether lumber for houses or paper. Other aspects of the initiative would focus on ways to lower energy costs or increase efficiency at mills and convert to locally grown “green” fuel sources. |
New Forest Initiative Aims to Preserve North Woods
Maine Public Broadcasting Network - Thursday, December 31, 2009
The draft proposal calls for a public-private partnership to protect between 500,000 and 2 million acres of working forest. Members of the group say it's not a proposal for a national park; rather, it proposes a partnership with landowners to conserve land mostly through conservation easements. |
‘Maine rule’ defines tonight’s blue moon
Bangor Daily News - Thursday, December 31, 2009
Every once in a blue moon, there is a blue moon on New Year’s Eve. This is the year, and tonight is the night. The next blue moon that falls on New Year’s Eve won’t take place until 2028. |
Public help sought to ID state forest concerns
Sun Journal - Thursday, December 31, 2009
Maine residents are being asked to participate in a new online survey by the Maine Forest Service for the Bureau of Parks and Lands' latest assessment of the state's forests. |
Maine polar dip to raise $ for climate change work
Associated Press - Thursday, December 31, 2009
The Natural Resources Council of Maine is holding its second Polar Bear Plunge on Thursday at East End Beach in Portland. The conservation organization says the event raises money for and awareness about its work on climate change. |
Plan seeks to protect huge tracts of forestland
Portland Press Herald - Thursday, December 31, 2009
Maine will propose a pilot program to the federal government in February that would use state and national resources to conserve vast tracts of forestland, maintaining them as natural habitat and for recreation and sustainable forestry. The Great Maine Forest Initiative would preserve forestland stabilizing the source of wood fiber for Maine's pulp and paper and growing biomass energy industries. A working group that includes state officials, environmentalists, outdoor recreation organizations, landowners and industry representatives has come up with a draft proposal. |
Environmental group gives Pingree, Michaud perfect score
Associated Press - Thursday, December 31, 2009
The activist group Environment Maine is giving Maine's two congressional representatives, Reps. Michael Michaud and Chellie Pingree, perfect scores for their votes during the past year and a half. |
Opinion: Which way is the wind blowing us?
Bangor Daily News - Thursday, December 31, 2009
It is unclear where the enthusiasm for wind power will take us. Maine has an aging population, and it is our reputation for a way of life and the availability of a certain kind of recreation that draws young workers and their families here. We should certainly exercise common sense in decreasing our energy use and increasing our energy efficiency wherever possible. But we should not hastily industrialize our landscape. |
Editorial: Looking Back, Forward
Bangor Daily News - Thursday, December 31, 2009
The questions that will loom over the Plum Creek project, beyond the outcome of the appeals, are whether the house lots sell, how quickly they sell, and how heavily booked the resorts will be. If Plum Creek succeeds, Maine may become Second Home Land, along with Vacationland. |
Maine Scientist Warns of "Other CO2 Problem"
Maine Public Broadcasting Network - Thursday, December 31, 2009
For Portland-based marine science professor Dr. Mark Green, one of the biggest environmental challenges facing us in 2010 is the problem of ocean acidification. |
Opinion: A corporation worth saving
Bar Harbor Times - Thursday, December 31, 2009
What is truly shameful, and just plain foolish about what happened in Copenhagen a few weeks ago and what is happening right now in Washington, is that the consensus is not that we don't have the means to effectively address our environmental problems, but that we choose not to. |
Winter Visitors Invited to Enjoy Nature at HVNC
Free Press - Thursday, December 31, 2009
This fall volunteers constructed and placed 11 picnic tables and five benches throughout Hidden Valley Nature Center's 25 miles of trails in Jefferson. This winter, whether on cross-country skis, snowshoes or a hike, there are vistas to contemplate and secluded spots for resting. |
No more power lines?
Christian Science Monitor - Thursday, December 31, 2009
Buried super-cooled electrical cables may replace towering transmission lines and carry solar and wind energy efficiently over long distances. |
Baldacci Pushes for Low Carbon Fuel Standard
Maine Public Broadcasting Network - Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Maine Gov. John Baldacci is among 11 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic governors who have signed an agreement to develop a mandatory, multi-state Low Carbon Fuel Standard. LCFS establishes a global warming standard for transportation fuels aimed at cutting car and truck emissions that contribute to the problem. |
Coyote Hunting Tournament Draws Howls of Protest
Maine Public Broadcasting Network - Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Organizers of a coyote hunt tournament in Jackman say thinning coyote herds will help boost the number of the white-tailed deer. Activists dispute that. "These tournament hunts are an example of scapegoating, and they're simply ecologically and ethically indefensible," says Camilla Fox, Director of Project Coyote, which is calling for an end to the hunt. Her group is joined by the Wildlife Alliance of Maine and the Humane Society of the United States. |
Acadia adds no smoking areas
Bar Harbor Times - Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Smoking is now prohibited in four more places at Acadia National Park, according to a recently updated compendium regulating park activity. The new areas are the Seawall and Blackwoods campground amphitheaters and Echo Lake Beach and Sand Beach swimming areas. |
Moratorium renewed as ordinance work progresses
Republican Journal - Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Jackson officials voted to renew the moratorium on industrial wind turbines Dec. 29, and also heard some recommendations from the town's attorney regarding the wind turbine ordinance proposed by the town's planning board. |
Iriving mill fire damage estimated at $25,000
Sun Journal - Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Everyone was back to work Monday morning at Irving Forest Products in Dixfield after a fire damaged a portion of the specialty mill a week before Christmas. |
Like it or not, saltwater rule nears
Portland Press Herald - Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Starting Friday, Mainers who fish for smelt, striped bass and many other saltwater fish will first have to register with the federal government. Registering as a saltwater angler won't cost anything in 2010, but it could cost as much as $25 starting in 2011. |
Adventure program extends into winter
Portland Press Herald - Wednesday, December 30, 2009
About 40 middle school students will learn how to snowshoe on the Appalachian Trail, build snow huts near Saddleback Mountain and generally survive in the Maine woods this winter. Rippleffect, an adventure-oriented leadership program based on Cow Island in Casco Bay, is expanding beyond kayaking and camping under the stars to provide year-round educational opportunities. |
Greenville seeks solar, wind power
Bangor Daily News - Wednesday, December 30, 2009
If the funding falls into place, the Greenville Municipal Building could be powered by a wind generator and its water heated by solar panels, likely making it the first town office in the state to use alternative energy. Town officials have applied for a nearly $80,000 federal energy efficiency block grant. |
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