Our Resources section provides links and organization information related to the environment, sustainability and ecology, with an emphasis on local and regional work that you can become involved with, and on ecological and natural history information relevant to New England and Maine. Resource areas to be listed here include: Ways to get involved, invasive species, botany, ecological restoration, ecological design, gardening and landscaping, Maine environmental groups, environmental education, environmental topics, blogs and others. Some areas are still under development. List resources are frequently added so please check back.
Get Involved - Local and Regional Environmental Organizations and Opportunities
Organization Name: Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition
Website: www.belfastbaywatershed.org
Primary mission: The Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition is a group of organizations and individuals working to support conservation and stewardship of natural, scenic, historic, and public access resources of the Belfast Bay Watershed through research, community-building and education.
Volunteer opportunities or projects to work on: trail building, land stewardship, education and more!
Contact Name and email or phone or both: Cloe Chunn, 338-1147, cloechunn@gmail.com
Organization Name: Belfast Transition
Website: www.belfasttransition.org
Primary mission: The Belfast Area Transition Initiative is an informal not-for-profit organization that supports and organizes community efforts to build local resilience and reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
Volunteer opportunities or projects to work on:
Head of the Tide preserve permaculture projects (next one is May 3rd invasive plant removal)- Susie Dexter, sdexter@myfairpoint.net
Contact Name and email or phone or both:
General Belfast Transition questions: Susan Cutting susan.cutting@yahoo.com
Organization Name: Belfast Garden Club
Website: www.belfastgardenclub.org
Primary mission: Stimulating the knowledge and love of gardening, aiding in the protection of native plants, trees, birds and wildlife, enhancing public spaces
Volunteer opportunities or projects to work on: Planting and maintaining public gardens around the City of Belfast
Contact Name and email or phone or both: Corliss Davis cdavis5468@roadrunner.com
Coastal Mountains Land Trust
Website: www.coastalmountains.org
Mission: Land conservation and stewardship in the Mid Coast area
Volunteer Opportunities: A very wide array of ways to volunteer, from land stewardship, trail building and maintenance to ecological survey, monitoring, docent work, office help, or community events, and more.
Contact: Volunteer or Outreach Coordinator at 236-7091 or volunteers@coastalmountains.org
Habitat Belfast- GreenWays Eco Center
Website: www.greenwaysecocenter.org
Mission: Support many projects and actions to create greater ecological health and awareness in the Mid Coast area.
Volunteer Opportunities: Restoring degraded places in town, caring for parks, ponds, streams, trail work, creating an arboretum, enhancing wildlife habitat, protecting wildlife, native planting, gardening, educating, revitalizing, restoring, rejuvenating!
Contact: Aleta at 855-884-2284 or greenwaycenter@gmail.com
Sierra Club Maine
Website: www.sierraclub.org/maine
Mission: Explore, enjoy and protect the planet
Volunteer Opportunities: There are so many fun and meaningful ways to get involved in the Chapter's vital work to protect Maine's environment. Volunteer opportunities range from lending a hand in the office (database entry, mailings, etc...), tabling at events, participating or leading an outing, writing a letter to the editor, organizing a film night, contacting legislators about environmental issues, helping to elect pro-environmental politicians, organize rallies and other events, and joining one of our Teams.
Contact: Phone: 207-761-5616; Email: maine.chapter@sierraclub.org
Natural Resources Council of Maine
Website: http://www.nrcm.org/
Mission: Protecting nature in Maine by harnessing the power of science, the law, and the voices of people who value Maine's environment.
Volunteer Opportunities: This organization is a powerhouse of statewide political and legal activity to protect the environment. Their website is a fantastic resource for finding out what the issues are and what you can do, as well as a great Explore Maine map tool. They also offer email alerts on important actions in the state with easy ways to voice your opinion. You can volunteer to assist in the campaigns they are working on by contacting them.
Contact: Phone: (207) 622-3101 Toll Free: (800) 287-2345
Fax: (207) 622-4343; Email: nrcm@nrcm.org
Other opportunities to engage with nature, the environment and volunteer service in our area:
Friends of Sears Island
Maine Farmland Trust
Maine Organic Farmers & Gardener’s Association
Midcoast Conservancy
Georges River Land Trust
Maine Coast Heritage Trust
Maine Island Trails Association
Waldo County Soil and Water Conservation District
Restore: The North Woods
Waldo County Trails Coalition
Selected Links for Invasive Species
Invasive.org
http://www.invasive.org/index.cfm
A great starting place, with numerous images of each plant, and concise, thorough fact sheets on different species. Check out the Invasives 101 page for FAQs, and each link at the top for the important basics.
The link Species is where you can find info pages on each plant and pictures as well as additional links.
Invasipedia
http://wiki.bugwood.org/Invasipedia
Excellent literature summary articles on most invasive plants, more in-depth than fact sheets.
Invasive Plants in Maine - Maine Natural Areas Program
http://www.maine.gov/dacf/mnap/features/invasive_plants/invsheets.htm
Invasive and potentially invasive plants list for Maine, with fact sheets for each.
Imap Invasives - Maine Natural Areas Program
http://www.maine.gov/dacf/mnap/features/invasive_plants/imap.htm
IMap Invasives is an invasives tracking program now available in Maine, with many tools and data resources to help communities and land owners and managers plan for invasives control.
Vermont Invasives Resources
http://www.vtinvasives.org/plants/prevention-and-management/tools-resources
Vermont has a well developed invasives program which includes several excellent manuals, available here.
Volunteer Online Course
http://www.fws.gov/invasives/volunteersTrainingModule/getting_started.html
A quick online course on working as an invasives control volunteer, from the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Center for Invasive Species Management
http://www.weedcenter.org/index.html
An excellent resource for learning about all types of invasives and their management. Under the link Outreach and Education/Adults are online “textbooks” and courses, as well as webinars. There are also materials for K-12 eduction.
For aquatic invasive plants
http://www.mainevolunteerlakemonitors.org/
These guys are dedicated. Many opportunities to volunteer, and they offer some excellent training workshops and materials.
Selected Links for Botany and Native Plants, Ecological Design
Go Botany
https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/
This is a fantastic site for online identification of plants, for beginners or advanced students of botany. Also has a sharing and listing tool called Plantshare, as well as resources for educators.
Wild Seed Project
http://wildseedproject.net/
A great local resource, Wild Seed Project shares information and brings people together around native plant conservation and horticulture through an interactive website and annual magazine, Wild Seed. Wild Seed Project collaborates with scientists, landscape designers, ecological restorationists, land trusts, gardeners, schools, and interested citizens on a variety of community projects such as planting pollinator corridors and native gardens in public and private spaces, identifying native plants, and training in seed collection and propagation.
Ecological Landscaping Association
http://www.ecolandscaping.org/
The ELA website archives contain a wealth of articles on every aspect of native plants in landscaping, gardening, farming, and ecological landscape design.
New England Wildflower Society
http://www.newenglandwild.org/
A broad resource for all types of learning and work with native New England plants.
Knox County Soil and Water Conservation District
http://www.knoxswcd.org/
An educational and technical resource for farming, soil conservation, and planting as well as forestry. An excellent calendar of local workshops and events related to these topics is available on the site.
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
http://extension.umaine.edu/programs/
Information on many aspects of horticulture, farming, gardening, native plant sources, Maine natural resources and more.
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
http://www.mainegardens.org/
Educational programs and gardens incorporating native plants and natural features.
Selected Links for Insects and Pollinators
Links for native bees and tunnel nesting bees:
http://www.xerces.org/fact-sheets/
http://www.xerces.org/pollinator-conservation-publications/
http://umaine.edu/publications/7153e/ - introductory article on understanding native bees and their habitat in Maine
http://umaine.edu/blueberries/factsheets/bees/301-field-conservation-management-of-native-leafcutting-and-mason-osmia-bees/
http://umaine.edu/blueberries/factsheets/bees/630-wild-bee-conservation-for-wild-blueberry-fields/
http://www.ecolandscaping.org/03/beneficials/attract-mason-bees-no-protective-gear-needed/
http://www.xerces.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/tunnel-nest-management-xerces-society.pdf
http://crownbees.com/ - Order bee supplies including books and tubes at Crownbees.
Other Insect Links:
For bees (and flowers), tongue size matters | EcoTone: news and views on ecological science
Bees and Colony Collapse - NYTimes.com
Tunnel nest management_OrgValley_FINAL_9sep09_webres.pub - tunnel-nest-management-xerces-society.pdf
The Xerces Society » Fact Sheets
The Xerces Society » Pollinator Conservation
Attract Mason Bees – No Protective Gear Needed
pollinator nest block building
Crownbees | Your Complete Mason Bees Resource
America’s Bee Crisis: Part 1 – How Did We Get Here? | Crownbees
Important blueberry pollinators in Maine - Providence Sustainable Living | Examiner.com
About | Sanne Kure-Jensen
idtools.org | Home
Return of the Natives: How Wild Bees Will Save Our Agricultural System: Scientific American
Best Orion Covers Postcard Set | The Orion Store
Marla Spivak: Why bees are disappearing | Video on TED.com
Open Source Beehives | Indiegogo
Below: Additional Links (Non-selective) in Environmental and Ecological Topics
(Please note that the inclusion of the links below does not represent an endorsement of their content. These represent a broad set of potential resources in the topic areas and have not been organized or curated).
Additional Links for Ecology, Ecological Design and Restoration
Land Trust Alliance
Barry's Remote Sensing Page
Humboldt Field Research Institute | Eagle Hill Foundation | Steuben, Maine
The Corridor Project « The Brudvig Lab
Organization for Tropical Studies - La Selva Biological Station
The Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) is a non-profit consortium; whose mission is to provide leadership in education, research, and responsible use of natural resources in the tropics.
The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts - The Nature Conservancy, The Massachusetts Chapter
The Nature Conservancy, The Massachusetts Chapter
Primal Forests - Ancient Trees - The Exploration, Preservation, Spirit, and Aesthetics of Nature
Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities : Home
North American Dendroecological Fieldweek
Wilderness First Responder, Wilderness First Aid, Training
Planning the Urban Forest
TNC Global Fire Initiative: Ecological Fire Management
Tree-Ring Tips!
FEIS Home
Arnold Arboretum - Landscape Institute - Courses
Northern Research Station - USDA Forest Service
Earth Island Institute | Projects
Placemaking for Communities | Project for Public Spaces (PPS)
Ancient Bristlecone Pine
Northeast Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Native Plants, Home Landscapes, Regional Habitat Gardens from American Beauties
The University of Maine - Cooperative Extension Publications - Bulletin #2502, Native Plants: A Maine Source List
Found Well Farm - Native NH Plants, Contract Grower
Eco-Compass — Solutions that inspire change.
Global Restoration Network
State of the Birds Report Index Page
Big Ideas in Conservation - The Next Big Ideas in Conservation – The Future of Conservation – Conservation 2.0
Guidelines and Best Practices for the Design, Construction and Maintenance of Sustainable Trails for All Ontarians
New Hampshire Trails Bureau
Drosera
Classification of Ecological Communities
ESA Online Journals - Subscriptions
Global Restoration Network
NR Info Portal
The Ecological Society of America {ESA}
US National Parks Pictures: map
Maine Environmental News > Home
Environment Web Directory
Natural Resources Council of Maine
NRDC: Nature's Voice
Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation (BISON)
Center for Biological Diversity
Biodiversity Research Institute - Home
The Field
Citizens' Institute on Rural Design
envirolink logo
New England Botanical Club
Publications
Sustainability | An Open Access Journal from MDPI
Cornell Lab of Ornithology - YouTube
Your online guide to birds and bird watching
Celebrate Urban Birds
Welcome to Bird Conservation Research, Inc.
Home - Neotropical Birds
RESTORE: The North Woods
The Maine Wolf Coalition, Inc. ~ Northeast Wolf Recovery
Garden Guides, Your Guide to Everything Gardening
Landscape Design - Boston Architectural College
Coastal Mountains Land Trust - Home
Georges River Land Trust - Photos
Welcome to the Georges River Land Trust
The Kennebec Land Trust
Forest Works! - Forest Works Maine - A working forest conservation initiative for York County, Maine
Wildlife Alliance of Maine - Animal Protection, Conservation & Education
Endangered Species Program:Endangered Species Online Bulletin
Maine Audubon | Connecting People With Nature
Protect the Environment - Take Action to Help Save Natural Resources | NRDC
Take Action to Protect the Nature of Maine
Eastern Native Tree Society BBS • Index page
Welcome to the PLANTS Database | USDA PLANTS
The home page for the United States Department of Agriculture PLANTS Database
Go Botany: New England Wild Flower Society
Forest Protection Portal - Vast Forest Protection News, Information Retrieval Tools and Original Analysis
Educating for Sustainability -
Calculating the Carbon Value of a Swamp - NYTimes.com
Baltimore Ecosystem Study
Connecticut Botanical Society: Goldenrods
Guide to Common Ferns of New England
Photo team gets award for work about forest | The Kennebec Journal, Augusta, ME
Tim Palmer - Home
Encyclopedia of Life - Animals - Plants - Pictures & InformationWetland Delineation, Army Corps (USACOE) Regional Supplement Training, Water Resources, Natural Gas Fracking, Hydrologic Fracturing, Webinar | SwampSchool.org
2013_set.pdf (application/pdf Object)
NRCS - Soil Quality / Soil Health - Soil Biology Primer
NSLTechnicalReport14.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Wildlife Courses « Windstar Wildlife Institute
Wetlands | NRCS
Plant Materials Centers | NRCS
The Consciously Designed Life – Living with the Active Voice of Permaculture, Part 1
Make a Splash with Native Wetland Perennials
Native Plant Network
Native Plant Nursery or Nurseries - Kentucky, KY, Louisiana, LA, Maine, ME, Maryland, MD, Massachusetts, MA, Michigan, MI, Minnesota, MN, Missouri, MO, Montana, MT
Eastern Plant Specialties -
Nurseries & Sources of Native Plants | Grow Native Massachusetts
Southern Maine nursery serving New England with plants, shrubs, trees and flowers | Pierson Nurseries
I am looking to create a master list of native plant nurseries. Which are the ones you use and and why? | LinkedIn
Fedco Trees fruit & nut trees, berries, ornamentals & flowers
Links
Division of Ecological Restoration: Ebb & Flow
Division of Ecological Restoration: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
CLCA Forest Society
Maine Natural Areas Program, Natural Communities and Ecosystems
Native Plants for Sustainable (and More Interesting) Landscapes
How to Grow Moss with Buttermilk | eHow
Cronologia de la regeneracion del bosque tropical seco en Santa Rosa, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. I. Caracteristicas edaficas.
ForestEthics | Ask the FTC to Protect Consumers from SFI's Greenwash
The Wetland Trust :: HOME
PlantNative - Native Plants, Lawn Alternatives, Landscape Design and Landscaping
How to Choose the Best Native Plants for Your Ecosystem Garden
The 5 Pillars of Ecosystem Gardening
Gardening & Ecology | Grow Native Massachusetts
Certificate Program in Native Plants and Ecological Horticulture – Classes Open to All – Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Native Plant Wildlife Gardening
Sustainability | Special Issue: Terrestrial Ecosystem Restoration
green roofs
Beginning with Habitat :: Home
The Mount Agamenticus to the Sea Conservation Initiative
Penobscot River Restoration Project | Home
Nasami Farm Nursery — New England Wild Flower Society
Maine Coast Protection Initiative — Land Trust Alliance
Forest Works! - About us
Ecological Restoration
Urban-Wetland-Restoration-Course-.pdf (application/pdf Object)
WetlandCreationWorkshopAnnouncement.pdf (application/pdf Object)
http://www.waterworld.com/index/display/news_display/1615084712.html
Greenbelt Native Plant Center : NYC Parks
Ecological Landscaping Association — Advocating responsible stewardship of land and natural resources
Traffic Volume as a Primary Road Characteristic Impacting Wildlife: A Tool for Land Use and Transportation Planning [eScholarship]
The wonder and hope of planetary ecological restoration | Leaves of language
Global Restoration Network
Society for Ecological Restoration - Home
SER International Primer on Ecological Restoration | resources | Society for Ecological Restoration
Division of Ecological Restoration: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Volunteer Invasives Monitoring Project
University of Massachusetts Amherst | Landscape, Nursery & Urban Forestry Program
Home - Living Architecture Monitor - North America's green roof and living wall magazine
MOFGA.net Member Profile > Barrie Brusila
Land trust alliance courses
Christie' pics _2012 - Ian Ives - Picasa Web Albums
Important blueberry pollinators in Maine - Providence Sustainable Living | Examiner.com
A Synopsis of Prescribed Fire in New England
VFG - Native Plant Listing
home - Regenerative Design Group
About Smart Lawn » Smart Lawn
Plant Ideas Needed for Biodiverse Lawn | Garden Rant
USDA Blog » Forest Service is Aflutter with Native Plant and Pollinator Gardens
Do Not Mow | The Stewardship Network: Great Lakes
Restoring Old-Growth Characteristics | UMass Amherst MassWoods
Do Not Mow | The Stewardship Network: Great Lakes
Oyster-Shell-Park-Eco-Tour-Flier.pdf
Changing the Conversation on Ecological Design
i-Tree - Tools for Assessing and Managing Community Forests
Tree City USA Standards
The University of Maine - Maine Invasive Species Network
Maine Board of Pesticides Control
IUCN - About IUCN
GPFLR |
Plants for the Maine Landscape | Cooperative Extension: Garden & Yard | University of Maine
Regional Plant List - Maine, ME, New Hampshire, NH, Vermont, VT
Native Plant Recommendations
Urban Tree Foundation
Native Trees of Maine
Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Updates : Pest Survey (CAPS): Division of Animal and Plant Health : Maine Agriculture, Conservation, Forestry (DACF)
Community Solar Toolkit
Additional Links (vs. Selected Links) for Environmental Topics, Organizations and Politics (Please note that the inclusion of the links below does not represent an endorsement of their content. These represent a broad set of potential resources in this topic area and have not been organized or curated). IN DEVELOPMENT
Env and Science Current ARTICLES and OPINIONS
E. O. Wilson vs. math (UPDATEDx16 & corrected; no further updates) | Dynamic Ecology
Jane Shevtsov - Google+ - E.O. Wilson is (partly) right The title of this piece is…
True Nature: Revising Ideas On What is Pristine and Wild by Fred Pearce: Yale Environment 360
William S. Becker: Why We Must Put Nature Back to Work, Part 1
Steal This Democracy | Michael Brune
Growth and Laissez-faire « Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
10 Things Wrong With Environmental Thinking: How important is the "re" in restoration ecology?
On a Remote Island, Lessons In How Ecosystems Function by Fred Pearce: Yale Environment 360
Trading Wetlands No Longer A Deal with the Devil | LinkedIn
Climate Change: The Wrong Top Priority for Environmentalists and Conservation Professionals | Brian Czech
The Great Rewilding | Orion Magazine
GMOs, Silver Bullets and the Trap of Reductionist Thinking | Ensia
Video: Did the Reintroduction of Wolves Change Yellowstone?
An elegant chaos : Nature News & Comment
Dark Green or Deep (Ecocentric) Ethics
The Great Rewilding | Orion Magazine
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - Volume 1286 The Year in Ecology and Conservation Biology - May 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Natural decline : Nature News & Comment
Prairies To Patch Reefs | A Graduates Perspective – Warum ist mir das nicht eingefallen?
Opinion: We need the birds, and the birds need us - CNN.com
Bees and Colony Collapse - NYTimes.com
Turning silt lagoons into useful habitats for migrating waders « eco-restore.net
Top 20 Coworking Spaces in the United States
IQ2 Logo
State of the World 2014: Governing for Sustainability, The Worldwatch Institute, Orr, Prugh
We Are Not the Only Political Animals - NYTimes.com
La voluntad que movía montañas | Restaurando el Capital Natural
El precio de la naturaleza | Restaurando el Capital Natural
Yale Environment 360
A Conservationist Sees Signs of Hope for the World’s Rainforests by Rhett Butler: Yale Environment 360
Restored Forests Breathe Life Into Efforts Against Climate Change - NYTimes.com
Monitoring Corporate Behavior: Greening or Merely Greenwash? by Fred Pearce: Yale Environment 360
PLOS ONE: Conserving the Stage: Climate Change and the Geophysical Underpinnings of Species Diversity
Resilience: A New Conservation Strategy for a Warming World by Jim Robbins: Yale Environment 360
How Walking in Nature Changes the Brain - The New York Times
Dead Forests and Living Memories - The New York Times
JSTOR: The Hastings Center Report, Vol. 21, No. 3 (May - Jun., 1991), pp. 5-8
Saving the Earth: Four Conflicting Campaigns | Stanford Social Innovation Review
Crowded Planet | Orion Magazine
Metamorphic | Orion Magazine
10 Things Wrong With Environmental Thinking: How important is the "re" in restoration ecology?The 'R' Word: What's the Buzz?
Economics in policy-making - briefings |
new economics foundation
Get Involved - Local and Regional Environmental Organizations and Opportunities
Organization Name: Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition
Website: www.belfastbaywatershed.org
Primary mission: The Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition is a group of organizations and individuals working to support conservation and stewardship of natural, scenic, historic, and public access resources of the Belfast Bay Watershed through research, community-building and education.
Volunteer opportunities or projects to work on: trail building, land stewardship, education and more!
Contact Name and email or phone or both: Cloe Chunn, 338-1147, cloechunn@gmail.com
Organization Name: Belfast Transition
Website: www.belfasttransition.org
Primary mission: The Belfast Area Transition Initiative is an informal not-for-profit organization that supports and organizes community efforts to build local resilience and reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
Volunteer opportunities or projects to work on:
Head of the Tide preserve permaculture projects (next one is May 3rd invasive plant removal)- Susie Dexter, sdexter@myfairpoint.net
Contact Name and email or phone or both:
General Belfast Transition questions: Susan Cutting susan.cutting@yahoo.com
Organization Name: Belfast Garden Club
Website: www.belfastgardenclub.org
Primary mission: Stimulating the knowledge and love of gardening, aiding in the protection of native plants, trees, birds and wildlife, enhancing public spaces
Volunteer opportunities or projects to work on: Planting and maintaining public gardens around the City of Belfast
Contact Name and email or phone or both: Corliss Davis cdavis5468@roadrunner.com
Coastal Mountains Land Trust
Website: www.coastalmountains.org
Mission: Land conservation and stewardship in the Mid Coast area
Volunteer Opportunities: A very wide array of ways to volunteer, from land stewardship, trail building and maintenance to ecological survey, monitoring, docent work, office help, or community events, and more.
Contact: Volunteer or Outreach Coordinator at 236-7091 or volunteers@coastalmountains.org
Habitat Belfast- GreenWays Eco Center
Website: www.greenwaysecocenter.org
Mission: Support many projects and actions to create greater ecological health and awareness in the Mid Coast area.
Volunteer Opportunities: Restoring degraded places in town, caring for parks, ponds, streams, trail work, creating an arboretum, enhancing wildlife habitat, protecting wildlife, native planting, gardening, educating, revitalizing, restoring, rejuvenating!
Contact: Aleta at 855-884-2284 or greenwaycenter@gmail.com
Sierra Club Maine
Website: www.sierraclub.org/maine
Mission: Explore, enjoy and protect the planet
Volunteer Opportunities: There are so many fun and meaningful ways to get involved in the Chapter's vital work to protect Maine's environment. Volunteer opportunities range from lending a hand in the office (database entry, mailings, etc...), tabling at events, participating or leading an outing, writing a letter to the editor, organizing a film night, contacting legislators about environmental issues, helping to elect pro-environmental politicians, organize rallies and other events, and joining one of our Teams.
Contact: Phone: 207-761-5616; Email: maine.chapter@sierraclub.org
Natural Resources Council of Maine
Website: http://www.nrcm.org/
Mission: Protecting nature in Maine by harnessing the power of science, the law, and the voices of people who value Maine's environment.
Volunteer Opportunities: This organization is a powerhouse of statewide political and legal activity to protect the environment. Their website is a fantastic resource for finding out what the issues are and what you can do, as well as a great Explore Maine map tool. They also offer email alerts on important actions in the state with easy ways to voice your opinion. You can volunteer to assist in the campaigns they are working on by contacting them.
Contact: Phone: (207) 622-3101 Toll Free: (800) 287-2345
Fax: (207) 622-4343; Email: nrcm@nrcm.org
Other opportunities to engage with nature, the environment and volunteer service in our area:
Friends of Sears Island
Maine Farmland Trust
Maine Organic Farmers & Gardener’s Association
Midcoast Conservancy
Georges River Land Trust
Maine Coast Heritage Trust
Maine Island Trails Association
Waldo County Soil and Water Conservation District
Restore: The North Woods
Waldo County Trails Coalition
Selected Links for Invasive Species
Invasive.org
http://www.invasive.org/index.cfm
A great starting place, with numerous images of each plant, and concise, thorough fact sheets on different species. Check out the Invasives 101 page for FAQs, and each link at the top for the important basics.
The link Species is where you can find info pages on each plant and pictures as well as additional links.
Invasipedia
http://wiki.bugwood.org/Invasipedia
Excellent literature summary articles on most invasive plants, more in-depth than fact sheets.
Invasive Plants in Maine - Maine Natural Areas Program
http://www.maine.gov/dacf/mnap/features/invasive_plants/invsheets.htm
Invasive and potentially invasive plants list for Maine, with fact sheets for each.
Imap Invasives - Maine Natural Areas Program
http://www.maine.gov/dacf/mnap/features/invasive_plants/imap.htm
IMap Invasives is an invasives tracking program now available in Maine, with many tools and data resources to help communities and land owners and managers plan for invasives control.
Vermont Invasives Resources
http://www.vtinvasives.org/plants/prevention-and-management/tools-resources
Vermont has a well developed invasives program which includes several excellent manuals, available here.
Volunteer Online Course
http://www.fws.gov/invasives/volunteersTrainingModule/getting_started.html
A quick online course on working as an invasives control volunteer, from the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Center for Invasive Species Management
http://www.weedcenter.org/index.html
An excellent resource for learning about all types of invasives and their management. Under the link Outreach and Education/Adults are online “textbooks” and courses, as well as webinars. There are also materials for K-12 eduction.
For aquatic invasive plants
http://www.mainevolunteerlakemonitors.org/
These guys are dedicated. Many opportunities to volunteer, and they offer some excellent training workshops and materials.
Selected Links for Botany and Native Plants, Ecological Design
Go Botany
https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/
This is a fantastic site for online identification of plants, for beginners or advanced students of botany. Also has a sharing and listing tool called Plantshare, as well as resources for educators.
Wild Seed Project
http://wildseedproject.net/
A great local resource, Wild Seed Project shares information and brings people together around native plant conservation and horticulture through an interactive website and annual magazine, Wild Seed. Wild Seed Project collaborates with scientists, landscape designers, ecological restorationists, land trusts, gardeners, schools, and interested citizens on a variety of community projects such as planting pollinator corridors and native gardens in public and private spaces, identifying native plants, and training in seed collection and propagation.
Ecological Landscaping Association
http://www.ecolandscaping.org/
The ELA website archives contain a wealth of articles on every aspect of native plants in landscaping, gardening, farming, and ecological landscape design.
New England Wildflower Society
http://www.newenglandwild.org/
A broad resource for all types of learning and work with native New England plants.
Knox County Soil and Water Conservation District
http://www.knoxswcd.org/
An educational and technical resource for farming, soil conservation, and planting as well as forestry. An excellent calendar of local workshops and events related to these topics is available on the site.
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
http://extension.umaine.edu/programs/
Information on many aspects of horticulture, farming, gardening, native plant sources, Maine natural resources and more.
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
http://www.mainegardens.org/
Educational programs and gardens incorporating native plants and natural features.
Selected Links for Insects and Pollinators
Links for native bees and tunnel nesting bees:
http://www.xerces.org/fact-sheets/
http://www.xerces.org/pollinator-conservation-publications/
http://umaine.edu/publications/7153e/ - introductory article on understanding native bees and their habitat in Maine
http://umaine.edu/blueberries/factsheets/bees/301-field-conservation-management-of-native-leafcutting-and-mason-osmia-bees/
http://umaine.edu/blueberries/factsheets/bees/630-wild-bee-conservation-for-wild-blueberry-fields/
http://www.ecolandscaping.org/03/beneficials/attract-mason-bees-no-protective-gear-needed/
http://www.xerces.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/tunnel-nest-management-xerces-society.pdf
http://crownbees.com/ - Order bee supplies including books and tubes at Crownbees.
Other Insect Links:
For bees (and flowers), tongue size matters | EcoTone: news and views on ecological science
Bees and Colony Collapse - NYTimes.com
Tunnel nest management_OrgValley_FINAL_9sep09_webres.pub - tunnel-nest-management-xerces-society.pdf
The Xerces Society » Fact Sheets
The Xerces Society » Pollinator Conservation
Attract Mason Bees – No Protective Gear Needed
pollinator nest block building
Crownbees | Your Complete Mason Bees Resource
America’s Bee Crisis: Part 1 – How Did We Get Here? | Crownbees
Important blueberry pollinators in Maine - Providence Sustainable Living | Examiner.com
About | Sanne Kure-Jensen
idtools.org | Home
Return of the Natives: How Wild Bees Will Save Our Agricultural System: Scientific American
Best Orion Covers Postcard Set | The Orion Store
Marla Spivak: Why bees are disappearing | Video on TED.com
Open Source Beehives | Indiegogo
Below: Additional Links (Non-selective) in Environmental and Ecological Topics
(Please note that the inclusion of the links below does not represent an endorsement of their content. These represent a broad set of potential resources in the topic areas and have not been organized or curated).
Additional Links for Ecology, Ecological Design and Restoration
Land Trust Alliance
Barry's Remote Sensing Page
Humboldt Field Research Institute | Eagle Hill Foundation | Steuben, Maine
The Corridor Project « The Brudvig Lab
Organization for Tropical Studies - La Selva Biological Station
The Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) is a non-profit consortium; whose mission is to provide leadership in education, research, and responsible use of natural resources in the tropics.
The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts - The Nature Conservancy, The Massachusetts Chapter
The Nature Conservancy, The Massachusetts Chapter
Primal Forests - Ancient Trees - The Exploration, Preservation, Spirit, and Aesthetics of Nature
Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities : Home
North American Dendroecological Fieldweek
Wilderness First Responder, Wilderness First Aid, Training
Planning the Urban Forest
TNC Global Fire Initiative: Ecological Fire Management
Tree-Ring Tips!
FEIS Home
Arnold Arboretum - Landscape Institute - Courses
Northern Research Station - USDA Forest Service
Earth Island Institute | Projects
Placemaking for Communities | Project for Public Spaces (PPS)
Ancient Bristlecone Pine
Northeast Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Native Plants, Home Landscapes, Regional Habitat Gardens from American Beauties
The University of Maine - Cooperative Extension Publications - Bulletin #2502, Native Plants: A Maine Source List
Found Well Farm - Native NH Plants, Contract Grower
Eco-Compass — Solutions that inspire change.
Global Restoration Network
State of the Birds Report Index Page
Big Ideas in Conservation - The Next Big Ideas in Conservation – The Future of Conservation – Conservation 2.0
Guidelines and Best Practices for the Design, Construction and Maintenance of Sustainable Trails for All Ontarians
New Hampshire Trails Bureau
Drosera
Classification of Ecological Communities
ESA Online Journals - Subscriptions
Global Restoration Network
NR Info Portal
The Ecological Society of America {ESA}
US National Parks Pictures: map
Maine Environmental News > Home
Environment Web Directory
Natural Resources Council of Maine
NRDC: Nature's Voice
Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation (BISON)
Center for Biological Diversity
Biodiversity Research Institute - Home
The Field
Citizens' Institute on Rural Design
envirolink logo
New England Botanical Club
Publications
Sustainability | An Open Access Journal from MDPI
Cornell Lab of Ornithology - YouTube
Your online guide to birds and bird watching
Celebrate Urban Birds
Welcome to Bird Conservation Research, Inc.
Home - Neotropical Birds
RESTORE: The North Woods
The Maine Wolf Coalition, Inc. ~ Northeast Wolf Recovery
Garden Guides, Your Guide to Everything Gardening
Landscape Design - Boston Architectural College
Coastal Mountains Land Trust - Home
Georges River Land Trust - Photos
Welcome to the Georges River Land Trust
The Kennebec Land Trust
Forest Works! - Forest Works Maine - A working forest conservation initiative for York County, Maine
Wildlife Alliance of Maine - Animal Protection, Conservation & Education
Endangered Species Program:Endangered Species Online Bulletin
Maine Audubon | Connecting People With Nature
Protect the Environment - Take Action to Help Save Natural Resources | NRDC
Take Action to Protect the Nature of Maine
Eastern Native Tree Society BBS • Index page
Welcome to the PLANTS Database | USDA PLANTS
The home page for the United States Department of Agriculture PLANTS Database
Go Botany: New England Wild Flower Society
Forest Protection Portal - Vast Forest Protection News, Information Retrieval Tools and Original Analysis
Educating for Sustainability -
Calculating the Carbon Value of a Swamp - NYTimes.com
Baltimore Ecosystem Study
Connecticut Botanical Society: Goldenrods
Guide to Common Ferns of New England
Photo team gets award for work about forest | The Kennebec Journal, Augusta, ME
Tim Palmer - Home
Encyclopedia of Life - Animals - Plants - Pictures & InformationWetland Delineation, Army Corps (USACOE) Regional Supplement Training, Water Resources, Natural Gas Fracking, Hydrologic Fracturing, Webinar | SwampSchool.org
2013_set.pdf (application/pdf Object)
NRCS - Soil Quality / Soil Health - Soil Biology Primer
NSLTechnicalReport14.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Wildlife Courses « Windstar Wildlife Institute
Wetlands | NRCS
Plant Materials Centers | NRCS
The Consciously Designed Life – Living with the Active Voice of Permaculture, Part 1
Make a Splash with Native Wetland Perennials
Native Plant Network
Native Plant Nursery or Nurseries - Kentucky, KY, Louisiana, LA, Maine, ME, Maryland, MD, Massachusetts, MA, Michigan, MI, Minnesota, MN, Missouri, MO, Montana, MT
Eastern Plant Specialties -
Nurseries & Sources of Native Plants | Grow Native Massachusetts
Southern Maine nursery serving New England with plants, shrubs, trees and flowers | Pierson Nurseries
I am looking to create a master list of native plant nurseries. Which are the ones you use and and why? | LinkedIn
Fedco Trees fruit & nut trees, berries, ornamentals & flowers
Links
Division of Ecological Restoration: Ebb & Flow
Division of Ecological Restoration: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
CLCA Forest Society
Maine Natural Areas Program, Natural Communities and Ecosystems
Native Plants for Sustainable (and More Interesting) Landscapes
How to Grow Moss with Buttermilk | eHow
Cronologia de la regeneracion del bosque tropical seco en Santa Rosa, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. I. Caracteristicas edaficas.
ForestEthics | Ask the FTC to Protect Consumers from SFI's Greenwash
The Wetland Trust :: HOME
PlantNative - Native Plants, Lawn Alternatives, Landscape Design and Landscaping
How to Choose the Best Native Plants for Your Ecosystem Garden
The 5 Pillars of Ecosystem Gardening
Gardening & Ecology | Grow Native Massachusetts
Certificate Program in Native Plants and Ecological Horticulture – Classes Open to All – Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Native Plant Wildlife Gardening
Sustainability | Special Issue: Terrestrial Ecosystem Restoration
green roofs
Beginning with Habitat :: Home
The Mount Agamenticus to the Sea Conservation Initiative
Penobscot River Restoration Project | Home
Nasami Farm Nursery — New England Wild Flower Society
Maine Coast Protection Initiative — Land Trust Alliance
Forest Works! - About us
Ecological Restoration
Urban-Wetland-Restoration-Course-.pdf (application/pdf Object)
WetlandCreationWorkshopAnnouncement.pdf (application/pdf Object)
http://www.waterworld.com/index/display/news_display/1615084712.html
Greenbelt Native Plant Center : NYC Parks
Ecological Landscaping Association — Advocating responsible stewardship of land and natural resources
Traffic Volume as a Primary Road Characteristic Impacting Wildlife: A Tool for Land Use and Transportation Planning [eScholarship]
The wonder and hope of planetary ecological restoration | Leaves of language
Global Restoration Network
Society for Ecological Restoration - Home
SER International Primer on Ecological Restoration | resources | Society for Ecological Restoration
Division of Ecological Restoration: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Volunteer Invasives Monitoring Project
University of Massachusetts Amherst | Landscape, Nursery & Urban Forestry Program
Home - Living Architecture Monitor - North America's green roof and living wall magazine
MOFGA.net Member Profile > Barrie Brusila
Land trust alliance courses
Christie' pics _2012 - Ian Ives - Picasa Web Albums
Important blueberry pollinators in Maine - Providence Sustainable Living | Examiner.com
A Synopsis of Prescribed Fire in New England
VFG - Native Plant Listing
home - Regenerative Design Group
About Smart Lawn » Smart Lawn
Plant Ideas Needed for Biodiverse Lawn | Garden Rant
USDA Blog » Forest Service is Aflutter with Native Plant and Pollinator Gardens
Do Not Mow | The Stewardship Network: Great Lakes
Restoring Old-Growth Characteristics | UMass Amherst MassWoods
Do Not Mow | The Stewardship Network: Great Lakes
Oyster-Shell-Park-Eco-Tour-Flier.pdf
Changing the Conversation on Ecological Design
i-Tree - Tools for Assessing and Managing Community Forests
Tree City USA Standards
The University of Maine - Maine Invasive Species Network
Maine Board of Pesticides Control
IUCN - About IUCN
GPFLR |
Plants for the Maine Landscape | Cooperative Extension: Garden & Yard | University of Maine
Regional Plant List - Maine, ME, New Hampshire, NH, Vermont, VT
Native Plant Recommendations
Urban Tree Foundation
Native Trees of Maine
Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Updates : Pest Survey (CAPS): Division of Animal and Plant Health : Maine Agriculture, Conservation, Forestry (DACF)
Community Solar Toolkit
Additional Links (vs. Selected Links) for Environmental Topics, Organizations and Politics (Please note that the inclusion of the links below does not represent an endorsement of their content. These represent a broad set of potential resources in this topic area and have not been organized or curated). IN DEVELOPMENT
Env and Science Current ARTICLES and OPINIONS
E. O. Wilson vs. math (UPDATEDx16 & corrected; no further updates) | Dynamic Ecology
Jane Shevtsov - Google+ - E.O. Wilson is (partly) right The title of this piece is…
True Nature: Revising Ideas On What is Pristine and Wild by Fred Pearce: Yale Environment 360
William S. Becker: Why We Must Put Nature Back to Work, Part 1
Steal This Democracy | Michael Brune
Growth and Laissez-faire « Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
10 Things Wrong With Environmental Thinking: How important is the "re" in restoration ecology?
On a Remote Island, Lessons In How Ecosystems Function by Fred Pearce: Yale Environment 360
Trading Wetlands No Longer A Deal with the Devil | LinkedIn
Climate Change: The Wrong Top Priority for Environmentalists and Conservation Professionals | Brian Czech
The Great Rewilding | Orion Magazine
GMOs, Silver Bullets and the Trap of Reductionist Thinking | Ensia
Video: Did the Reintroduction of Wolves Change Yellowstone?
An elegant chaos : Nature News & Comment
Dark Green or Deep (Ecocentric) Ethics
The Great Rewilding | Orion Magazine
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - Volume 1286 The Year in Ecology and Conservation Biology - May 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Natural decline : Nature News & Comment
Prairies To Patch Reefs | A Graduates Perspective – Warum ist mir das nicht eingefallen?
Opinion: We need the birds, and the birds need us - CNN.com
Bees and Colony Collapse - NYTimes.com
Turning silt lagoons into useful habitats for migrating waders « eco-restore.net
Top 20 Coworking Spaces in the United States
IQ2 Logo
State of the World 2014: Governing for Sustainability, The Worldwatch Institute, Orr, Prugh
We Are Not the Only Political Animals - NYTimes.com
La voluntad que movía montañas | Restaurando el Capital Natural
El precio de la naturaleza | Restaurando el Capital Natural
Yale Environment 360
A Conservationist Sees Signs of Hope for the World’s Rainforests by Rhett Butler: Yale Environment 360
Restored Forests Breathe Life Into Efforts Against Climate Change - NYTimes.com
Monitoring Corporate Behavior: Greening or Merely Greenwash? by Fred Pearce: Yale Environment 360
PLOS ONE: Conserving the Stage: Climate Change and the Geophysical Underpinnings of Species Diversity
Resilience: A New Conservation Strategy for a Warming World by Jim Robbins: Yale Environment 360
How Walking in Nature Changes the Brain - The New York Times
Dead Forests and Living Memories - The New York Times
JSTOR: The Hastings Center Report, Vol. 21, No. 3 (May - Jun., 1991), pp. 5-8
Saving the Earth: Four Conflicting Campaigns | Stanford Social Innovation Review
Crowded Planet | Orion Magazine
Metamorphic | Orion Magazine
10 Things Wrong With Environmental Thinking: How important is the "re" in restoration ecology?The 'R' Word: What's the Buzz?
Economics in policy-making - briefings |
new economics foundation