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PublishedMay 1, 2022
Maine lobstermen fear disaster as new gear regulations take effect
Lobstermen say new requirements for weak ropes and links, designed to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale, will cause gear loss and injuries.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2022
Natural Resources Council of Maine CEO Lisa Pohlmann to retire
Pohlmann has been involved with the council for 22 years and is its first female chief executive.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2022
Conservationist Emily Ecker discusses energy
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PublishedDecember 29, 2021
12,000 acres of forestland conserved in Oxford County
“I think the biggest thing that that excites me about this historic donation is that Larry Stiffler and Mary McFadden have begun to put back together a landscape that has been quite fragmented over decades,” explains Kirk G. Siegel, executive director of Mahoosuc Land Trust.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2021
Maine nonprofit buys another island for public access in 2022
Sheep Island, off the coast of Owls Head in Penobscot Bay, will forever be protected from development, now that Maine Coast Heritage Trust has purchased it.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2021
More than 12,000 acres, some important to Sebago Lake water quality, to be protected
More than 7,500 acres of the land is located within the watershed of the Crooked River, which is the largest tributary of Sebago Lake.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2021
Maine conservation program sets funding record at $5.7 million
The projects include restoration of eelgrass in Brunswick and Harpswell, a dam removal in Freeport and salt marsh enhancements in Hancock, Georgetown and Wells.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2021
Norway preserve receives grant for game-changing expansion
Western Foothills Land Trust plans a multimillion-dollar agricultural and entertainment center.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2021
In northern Maine, forestry practices create shifting habitat for migrating songbirds
Nearly 30 years ago, a team of bird researchers came to conduct the first large-scale study of the impact of commercial forestry on bird populations. Now they're back.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2021
State budget includes huge boost for land preservation
Lawmakers included $40 million for the state-run Land for Maine's Future, the second-highest injection of cash in the history of the popular conservation program.
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