World-wide, conservation groups have worked to identify, monitor and conserve critical habitat for birds through the Important Bird Area (IBA) program spearheaded by National Audubon and Birdlife International. IBAs are ranked by their importance at the state, continental or global level. Maine has 77 IBAs. Only one is of global significance, and that IBA is here on our doorstep. […]

You’ve heard that knowledge is power.  Well, we say knowledge of power is power. As our energy future comes into focus, we begin to understand that the future is all about electricity.  No more combustion, just channeling the energy of natural forces (wind, sun, water, tides) and distributing it as electrical current.  As we shift […]

During the environmental movement of the early 20th century, two complementary organizations emerged: preservationists and conservationists. Preservation and Conservation are closely linked and may seem to have the same meaning. Both terms involve a degree of protection, but how that protection is carried out is the key difference. Preservationists seek to protect land and eliminate […]

COVID-19. Isn’t it exciting to see how many Americans are being vaccinated and helping to bring all of us closer to that wonderful that day when COVID restrictions will be lifted? For the latest on Maine’s current situation: https://www.maine.gov/covid19/vaccines and https://tinyurl.com/ycb5o2ux. Great hope for those in our area who have been waiting. Eligibiity: over 60.y.o. […]

Political economists study the making, exchanging, and consumption of goods, and the human causes and consequences. Two figures stand out in the field: Adam Smith and Karl Marx. Each brilliantly observed and analysed the development of the modern world in which we still live. 1776 was a good year: The Declaration of Independence, The Decline […]

Where in the world are we now, at the end of a year we’d all like to forget? Controlling the Virus If you have not been vaccinated yet: https://www.maine.gov/covid19/vaccines/public-faq https://www.maine.gov/covid19/vaccines/vaccination-sites. Watch for news regarding the availability of vaccinations at the Bethel Family Health Center; when the vaccine is here, they will notify their high priority […]

Vaccinations Have you been vaccinated yet? For more information: https://www.maine.gov/covid19/vaccines/public-faq https://www.maine.gov/covid19/vaccines/vaccination-sites. And watch for news regarding the availability of vaccinations at the Bethel Family Health Center; when the vaccine is here, they will notify their high priority patients to make appointments. Or wondering what to expect with your second dose? AARP offers good advice https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2021/what-to-know-before-second-vaccine-dose.html? […]