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March 10, 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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Fishermen come from north, south to protest limits
Associated Press - Thursday, February 25, 2010
Fishermen and charter boat captains from Maine to Louisiana rallied outside the Capitol in Washington, DC, Wednesday to demand changes to federal fishing limits they say are putting them out of business. |
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Editorial: Wind Ban Wrong
Bangor Daily News - Thursday, February 25, 2010
A plea for the state to put a moratorium on large-scale wind power projects reflects sincere and perhaps well-founded concerns, but it is the wrong step for government to take. But putting this energy sector into a deep freeze for six months or more could send multimillion-dollar businesses to other states and leave Maine on the outside looking in on the next energy wave. |
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Soil district plans education center
Bangor Daily News - Thursday, February 25, 2010
The Piscataquis Soil and Water Conservation District is proposing the construction of a natural and agricultural resource education and office center in Dover-Foxcroft. |
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50 turn out for wind turbine discussion
Bangor Daily News - Thursday, February 25, 2010
About 50 residents turned out Tuesday night at the Eastbrook town office to hear about the permitting review process that First Wind expects to go through to get approval to erect wind turbines here and in neighboring Township 16. |
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Scientists sound red tide warning in New England
Associated Press - Thursday, February 25, 2010
The New England shellfish industry faces the threat of widespread red tide outbreaks this spring and summer that could force hundreds of miles of clam flats to be closed and lead to clam shortages. |
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Maine communities get energy grants
Associated Press - Thursday, February 25, 2010
Dozens of communities across Maine are receiving federal grants totaling nearly $5 million to be applied toward energy efficiency projects. The Maine PUC's Efficiency Maine program says it has awarded the federal stimulus grants to 87 cities and towns. |
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Officials urge patience on beach erosion
Times Record - Thursday, February 25, 2010
State officials told a crowd of about 50 Mid-coast region residents Wednesday night that they have seen signs that the Morse River will naturally change direction and stop washing away the coastal sands and vegetation of Popham Beach State Park. But they also said steps can be taken to prevent a new bathhouse at the state park from becoming a casualty of the natural erosion process. |
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Teen mentors learn to foster sustainable future
Republican Journal - Thursday, February 25, 2010
Seven teens were poised precariously on a raised log. This balancing act served as a link between the ecology concepts the teens had just learned and the leadership training they were about to begin. They were participants in Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center's first of many sustainable teen leadership trainings. |
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Popham Beach Disappearing as Erosion Takes Toll
Maine Public Broadcasting Network - Thursday, February 25, 2010
Popham Beach, near Bath, is one of Maine's most popular state parks. In recent years though, there's been increasingly less beach to visit, especially where the Morse River flows into the ocean. Since 2007, the sea has advanced more than 200 feet in parts, and many local residents are worried. |
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Landlords Engaged in Battle Against Lead Poisoning
Maine Public Broadcasting Network - Thursday, February 25, 2010
Landlords across Maine are learning new rules for testing lead dust and removing it. Bangor and four other cities in Maine have been identified as having a high density of children with elevated blood lead levels. |
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RadioActive
WERU Radio - Thursday, February 25, 2010
Interviews with investigative journalist Christopher Ketcham, author of a recent article that is drawing national attention to dangers associated with cell phones, and with Maine State Rep Andrea Boland who is introducing “An Act To Create the Children’s Wireless Protection Act.” |
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Ethics panel clears Hinck of conflict
Portland Press Herald - Thursday, February 25, 2010
The Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices on Thursday said Rep. Jon Hinck, D-Portland, does not have a conflict of interest in voting on legislation regarding wind power. Hinck's wife, Juliet Browne, is an attorney who represents several wind power developers. |
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Ask W.A.M.
WERU Radio - Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Q: “Who are the people who make wildlife management decisions in Maine? |
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Opinion: Natural stream flow around culverts vital to Maine fish species
Kennebec Journal - Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Last year, environmental and sportsmen’s groups worked to enact legislation that requires natural stream flow be maintained when culverts are repaired or replaced. The DEP created the rules and has submitted them to the Legislature for approval. The cost of proper installation of culverts is a pittance compared to the lost economic value of the generations of brook trout that are never born because their parents can’t get to their spawning grounds. Fishing trip-related expenditures in Maine in 2006 generated over $257 million. |
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Bill to stimulate, not mandate, energy savings
Kennebec Journal - Wednesday, February 24, 2010
A bill some believe could spark a new industry based on creating efficiencies in the state's electricity market has garnered the unanimous support of the Legislature's Utilities and Energy Committee. LD 1647 would require the Public Utilities Commission, which regulates the state's electricity market, to request contracts for efficiency projects in the same vein it now requests and handles contracts for energy production. |
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Opinion: Maine, New England a model for a national ocean policy
Portland Press Herald - Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Maine's Ocean Energy bill, the Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan and the Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan are good examples to other coastal states and the federal government. President Obama has an opportunity to create a truly historic policy that safeguards our ocean's special areas and wildlife, enhances and empowers sustainable economic growth and the communities that rely on our marine resources, and facilitates clean, renewable energy. He should issue an executive order to establish a National Ocean Policy. |
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Letter: Maine’s wind rush
Bangor Daily News - Wednesday, February 24, 2010
The development of wind power in Maine is a little like the California gold rush of 1848, only instead of staking a claim to mine gold, wind developers are staking claim to Maine’s mountains and ridgetops. |
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Energy upgrades to benefit Caribou schools
Bangor Daily News - Wednesday, February 24, 2010
An Aroostook County school unit is set to become greener and save a significant amount of money on energy now that it plans to construct a new biomass boiler plant and perform other upgrades at Caribou schools. |
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Acadia 10th most visited park
Associated Press - Wednesday, February 24, 2010
U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says Acadia National Park was the 10th most heavily visited national park in 2009. Across the country, 10 million more people visited the national parks last year than in 2008. Salazar said people recognize the national parks are America's best idea, even during an economic downturn. |
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Fraser, Canadian union talks go on
Bangor Daily News - Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Talks between Fraser Papers and one of Canada’s biggest unions continued Tuesday in Toronto as Fraser seeks to emerge from bankruptcy protection by pressing the union to allow the company to escape about $185 million in pension obligations if Fraser’s paper and pulp mills in Madawaska, Maine, and Edmundston, New Brunswick, are to remain operational. |
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Lincoln mill to see ‘slow’ progress
Bangor Daily News - Wednesday, February 24, 2010
They expect this year to be better than last, but the owners of Lincoln Paper and Tissue LLC see 2010 as a moderately successful period of no major investments or substantial new hiring. This trend will prove problematic if it continues for several years or if raw materials costs rise dramatically as the company must continually reinvest in itself to remain competitive. |
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Cannery workers tell Baldacci they are ‘angry and frustrated’
Bangor Daily News - Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Baldacci met in private with cannery employees, some of whom made it clear they are unhappy with the pending closure of the cannery, which is expected to result in 128 people losing their jobs. A few companies have indicated they are interested in possibly taking over the facility. |
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A Vision for the North Woods | | The long-simmering debate over the future of Maine's northern woodlands is about to move back to the... | | 3/9/2010 12:00:00 AM |
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