It’s not uncommon for new owners of older homes or farms in Maine to discover they have inherited hazardous waste—caches of old pesticides around their property. Old chemicals like DDT, lead arsenate, 2,4,5-T, and chlordane are often discovered in barns, basements, sheds, or garages. When these discoveries are made, homeowners quickly learn that disposal of old chemicals can be complicated and very expensive.
“A Race to Save Our Oceans” is a group of nonprofit researchers who have put together a voyage down the Eastern seaboard and into the Gulf of Mexico on a research vessel. Our hope is to record and identify the health risks & toxins being introduced by the horrible Gulf Oil Spill disaster through the great indicator species… whales. In whales we see a common thread, Sperm whales specifically eat the same diet as humans i.e.: tuna and squid. Whales also acquire the same health related issues as humans, i.e.: cancer, tumors, lesions, respiratory & reproductive issues.
If you’re angry and you feel helpless, now is your chance. I hear people talk about how they become so upset about horrible events such as these, but there aren’t many that take action. I wanted to take action for you. All you have to do is bring a little cash, share some drinks with your friends, and dance like it’s the end of the world. Please contact me (Justin Trozzi) with any questions you have about my event.
Woodland owners who would like highly valuable, yet free, professional advice about their woodlots now have a quick and easy online way to request a meeting with a Maine Forest Service (MFS) district forester.
Join Repower Maine and Constellation Gallery for a fundraiser to help those most affected by the Gulf disaster. Learn what we can do to help prevent catastrophes like this from happening again by passing comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation that will decrease our dependence on fossil fuels and spark a clean energy future.
Tree needle diseases that have been occurring regionally because of past excessively wet springs and summers are causing significant needle damage to white pines throughout Maine, according to the Maine Forest Service. The Maine Forest Service, Division of Forest Health and Monitoring, has received at least 40 inquiries about needle loss on white pines in recent weeks, William Ostrofsky, MFS Forest Pathologist, said.
The Readfield Conservation Commission has been named by the Maine Association of Conservation Commissions (MEACC) as a co-recipient of the 2010 Maine Conservation Commission of the Year award. Readfield shares the honor with the Kennebunkport Conservation Commission.
The City of Gardiner Wastewater Facility is requesting your assistance to prevent blockages in sewage infrastructure (pipes and pump stations) resulting from improper disposal of consumer products. Preventing blockages by disposing of these products properly will prevent inconvenience to users of the system (caused by backups), minimize additional work for our staff, and avoid an increased cost of maintenance operations (and future upgrades to the infrastructure).
The U.S. since Wednesday May 12, when the “American Power Act,” federal clean energy and climate legislation sponsored by Senators Kerry and Lieberman, was introduced in Washington, DC. That morning, Mainers delivered more than 1,500 letters to Senator Snowe and Collins’ Augusta offices, and Portland-based Critical Insights released a new Tracking Survey with data showing that Maine people overwhelmingly (72% to 13%) want Senators Snowe and Collins to support federal climate and energy legislation.
The Maine Forest Service has received reports this week of late-spring frost damage to some sensitive ornamental plants and to new growth on some tree species.
At the tenth annual meeting of the Friends of Baxter State Park (FBSP), more than five dozen members elected several new board directors. The gathering also heard about treeline changes occurring at Katahdin and other mountain areas in New England due to climate change.
The Maine Forest Service is alerting residents in five coastal communities to a wide-spread infestation of a caterpillar that is toxic to human beings.
John Lane, a fifth-grade pupil at Harrison Middle School in Yarmouth is the Maine state winner in the 2010 Arbor Day National Poster Contest.
Maine Forest Service entomologists are releasing more predator beetles this week and next week in southern Maine in the continuing effort to fight hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), a destructive aphid-like insect that kills eastern hemlock trees.
Collie Buddz with Special Guests at Port City Music Hall September 11th
Heather Masse at One Longfellow Square on September 11th
September ArtTalk at the Harlow Gallery: One of a Kind – Monotype – the Unique Print
Olympian Julia Clukey Receives Key to the City of Augusta
September News From The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Open Letter and Business News From Chris West and Gardiner Main Street
Ozomatli at Port City Music Hall September 8th
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