How Gear Share Helps Expand Access to the Outdoors
One of the truly special things about Maine is the relatively easy access to stunning outdoor spaces. Our experiences in these natural place...
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Maine Environment: Frontline Voices
The Natural Resources Council of Maine is a nonprofit membership organization protecting, restoring, and conserving Maine's environment, now and for future generations. We work to improve th...
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Why Habitat for Endangered Species Matters
Bald Eagles are now commonplace in Maine. Piping Plovers are making a dramatic comeback. It’s all thanks to a decades-long law called the En...
Exploring Casco Bay with Baykeeper Ivy Frignoca
Casco Bay stretches from Two Lights in Cape Elizabeth to Cape Small in Phippsburg. It’s clean water and rich ecology support 14 coastal comm...
Conversation with NRCM’s New E.D. Justin Strasburger
In April 2026, the NRCM Board of Directors selected Justin Strasburger, a well-respected leader of impact-driven organizations, as our next...
Maine’s New Plug-in Solar Law
A new Maine law will allow residents to install compact plug-in solar panels in their home or apartment with the help of a qualified electri...
Amazing Atlantic Salmon
Spring marks one of the truly remarkable feats of nature we get to experience in Maine: the annual return of sea-run fish to our rivers and...
Maine's Environment in the 2026 Legislative Session
Hear from experts at the Natural Resources Council of Maine about the bills we are tracking in the 2026 legislative session to will advance...
How a Maine Climate Superfund Would Support Local Towns
Jackson Chadwick of Maine Youth for Climate Justice and Rockland City Councilor Nate Davis speak to Colin about the proposal to create a Mai...
A Powerful Force for Women Hunting and Fishing in Maine
Christi Elliott has been called a powerful force for outdoor recreation in Maine. Born in Machias, Christi founded Maine Women Hunters as a...
Inspiring Environmental Stewardship through Music & Arts
Connection, community, joy. These are all essential ingredients as we come together to confront the environmental challenges confronting our...
Restoring Maine's Kennebec River
Last week, the Nature Conservancy announced it has reached an agreement for the purchase of the four Kennebec dams between Waterville and Sk...
How Organized Labor in Maine is Tackling Climate Change and Inequality
Advancing more sources of homegrown renewable energy is our best step toward a more equitable clean energy future. The Maine Labor Climate C...
Remaking Maine: A Journey into Reuse
Maine is generating more waste per capita over time and studies estimate single-use packaging materials make up a large amount of the trash...
Maine's Environment in the 2025 Legislative Session—Progress & Outcomes
The first session of the 132nd Maine Legislature has officially concluded, producing some big wins for clean energy and conservation, but al...
Preserving the Value and Benefits of Maine's Lakes and Ponds
Maine’s lakes are just as iconic as our rocky coastline. But lakes don’t just provide outstanding recreational experiences – they provide es...
Building a More Equitable, Accessible Transportation System for Maine
Too many Mainers lack access to safe, affordable options to get where they need to go but it doesn’t have to be this way. There’s a better p...
Mainers Speak Out Against Federal Funding Cuts & Firings
In March 2025, a group of Mainers including federal workers, business and fishing groups, veterans, and a SNAP participant came together in...
Maine’s Increasingly Rare Old Growth Forests
Maine’s 10.4 million acres of Unorganized Territories (UT) are home to the last stronghold of remote, undeveloped ponds and scattered older...
Maine's Environmental Priorities in the 2025 Legislative Session
BONUS EPISODE: A recording of our January webinar previewing the legislative priorities for the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) in...
Talking Trails with Gabe Perkins of Inland Woods & Trails
Heading into 2025, many of us were inspired by the passage of the Maine Trails Bond in the November 2024 election, which united people and g...