A last minute bill has been submitted in the Legislature that would completely rewrite Maine's mining regulations. LD 1853, An Act To Improve Environmental Oversight and Streamline Permitting for Mining in Maine, would replace the state's current, carefully crafted mining regulations with weaker …
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LD 1647, Aggrieved Person Bill Passes House and Senate
This morning, the House voted in favor of LD 1647 as amended by a very close vote of 71-70. Thank you to Representatives Priest and Maloney for speaking articulately on the floor in opposition to the bill. We also thank Representatives Moulton, Strang-Burgess, Olsen and Volk for crossing party …
Help Protect Our Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat!
An amendment has been introduced by Representatives Brad Moulton and Charlie Priest that replaces the language of the original bill. Under this amendment, a Regulatory Fairness Committee, similar to that used for the LD 1 process, would be created. This Committee would act as a forum for landowners …
ACF Committee Unanimously Endorses Revised LURC Bill
All of the Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee members in attendance at yesterday's committee meeting voted in favor of an amended LURC reform bill, LD 1798. The republicans on the committee offered to make further changes to the bill including removing the controversial "opt-out" …
Rare Bird Alert March 12 – 18, 2012
Area: State of Maine Compilers: Doug Hitchcox Greater White-fronted Goose Snow Goose Eurasian Wigeon Pacific Loon Pied-billed Grebe Rough-legged Hawk Snowy Owl Short-eared Owl Northern Rough-winged Swallow Seaside Sparrow Eastern Meadowlark York County The long staying SNOWY OWL at the Nubble …
Piping Plover & Least Tern Project 2011 Final Report
The summer of 2011 proved to be a very good nesting year for Piping Plovers. A total of 33 pair nested on 16 different beaches from Reid State Park in the north to Ogunquit Beach in the south. By summer's end we counted 70 fledglings chicks that can fly on their own, making the 2011 Piping Plover …
Bird List – Naturalist Walk – Thursday, 15 March 2012
Gilsland Farm Audubon Center, Falmouth 7 AM – 9 AM (first of the year or notable species capitalized) Canada goose GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE American black duck Mallard NORTHERN PINTAIL (female) Common goldeneye Bufflehead Red-breasted merganser NORTHERN HARRIER KILLDEER Ring-billed gull Herring …
Southern Maine Endangered Species Road Watch Info Sessions
Roads can have a big impact on endangered species by impeding movement and separating populations, as well as killing individuals from collisions. Biologists with Maine Audubon and the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife will use the information gathered by volunteers to work with town …
Cedar Waxwings in Falmouth
Paula from Yarmouth called to report flocks of Cedar Waxwings eating berries on the trees in front of the library! …