Press Releases

Applications being accepted for National Water Quality Initiative

BANGOR, MAINE — The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced that July 12 is the application deadline for agricultural and forestry producers located ...

BENEFITS AND FUNDRAISERS | COMMUNITY | ENVIRONMENTAL

Get rid of your E-waste and help Challenger Center

Get rid of your electronic trash and help Challenger at the same time!!! Saturday, May 4th 2013 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM @ The Challenger ...

Hampden Streamside Cleanup

Now that spring is here, it’s time to mark May 4 on your calendar to help with this year’s annual Streamside Cleanup from 9 a.m. ...

COMMUNITY | ENVIRONMENTAL | NON-PROFITS

Your Water: H2O and What Else?

Mike Gelberg, President of Air & Water Quality Inc., will discuss residential water supplies at the Blue Hill Public Library Wednesday April 17 at 7:00 ...

USDA Announces Second Sign-up Period to Protect Maine’s Working Farms

Project proposals will be accepted through May 3. To help protect working agricultural lands in Maine, Juan Hernandez, State Conservationist for the USDA Natural Resources ...

COMMUNITY | ENVIRONMENTAL | NON-PROFITS

Film Series Continues: May I Be Frank

The Blue Hill Public Library film series– What’s On Your Plate?: How Food Choices Relate to Our Health and the Health of Our Planet—will continue ...

Maine Environmental Education Association announces 2013 Environmental Education Awards

The Maine Environmental Education Association (MEEA) has announced the winners of its annual environmental education awards recognizing this year’s most outstanding environmental educator, school, business ...

ENVIRONMENTAL | OUTDOORS

Biodiversity Research Institute’s live webcam captures Peregrine falcons laying eggs

GORHAM, Maine — Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI) confirmed today that the Peregrine falcons monitored by its webcam are incubating two eggs. Confirmation was made on ...

BUSINESS | ENVIRONMENTAL

Training session on dealing with tank truck road incidents

AUGUSTA, Maine — An eight-hour training session for first responders, the trucking industry, and others who have a need and desire to understand the correct ...

ENVIRONMENTAL | OUTDOORS

Lake Auburn protection group seeks permit for algaecide

The Lake Auburn Watershed Protection Commission announced Thursday its intent to file to the Department of Environmental Protection for permission to apply algaecide to Lake ...