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Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences - http://www.bigelow.org/
Private, non-profit research center whose principle scientific concern is the biological productivity of our oceans. |
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Maine Geological Survey - http://www.maine.gov/doc/nrimc/mgs/mgs.htm
Primary source of geological information in the state. Studies conducted in the following areas: bedrock, hydrogeology, marine, economic, and hazards. |
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Maine Natural Resources Information and Mapping Center - http://www.maine.gov/doc/nrimc/nrimc.htm
Geologists, biologists, ecologists, information specialists, and administrators committed to public service by gathering, analyzing, and disseminating unbiased information on Maine's natural resources. |
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Maine Fishermen's Forum - http://www.mainefishermensforum.org/
Mission is to educate the public and the fishing industry about fisheries and marine resource issues. Provides a calendar of events, tradeshows, information, board of directors, links, resources, and pictures. |
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Maine Birding - http://www.mainebirding.net/
Informative website concerning bird sightings in Maine, the puffin restoration projet, hummingbirds, bluebirds, tours, books, and links. |
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Maine Water Utilities Association - http://www.mwua.org/
Advocates for the water supply profession. Provides information about committees, directors, special events, and a newsletter. |
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Environment Maine - http://environmentmaine.org/
Dedicated to protecting the state's air, water and open spaces. Includes commentary, fact sheets, and reports. |
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Regional Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine (RARGOM) - http://www.rargom.org/
Association of institutions which have active research interests in the gulf and its watershed. Includes, informative links to marine research. |
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Recycle Maine - http://www.maine.gov/spo/recycle/
Provides information on recycling, waste management, waste reduction in Maine, including free educational resources and planning documents for local communities. |
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Wildlife in Maine - http://www.maine.gov/ifw/wildlife/index.htm
Surveys, reports, species and disease information and where to see wildlife in the state. |
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RESTORE the North Woods - http://www.restore.org/
Organization devoted to restoring damaged ecosystems, degraded habitats and native wildlife. |
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Biotechnology in Maine - http://www.umaine.edu/biotechnology/
Research program at University of Maine explores the modern biochemical and biological techniques in medicine, agriculture, forestry, the environment and many areas of industry. |
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Gardening to Conserve Maine's Native Landscape - http://www.umext.maine.edu/onlinepubs/htmpubs/2500.htm
From the University of Maine: Plants to use and those to avoid, with the goal of conserving Maine's natural environment. |
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Forest Fire Out Look - http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/4192/fflo.htm
Covers forest fire out posts in New England and Maine. The site is interested in hearing from anyone with personal experience. |
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SOS - Save Our Shores - http://www.sosmaine.org/
Grass-roots, volunteer organization seeking to educate the public to maintain and preserve the coastal heritage. Features newsletter, legislative updates, membership, mailing list, and links. |
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Gulf of Maine Expedition2002 - http://www.gomexpedition.org/
A kayaking expedition going from the Gulf of Maine and Nova Scotia, Canada. Purpose was to record the state of the coastal ecosystem and raise awareness about the environment and to encourage people to use low-impact recreational watercraft in this region. Page includes final report (in PDF) and general facts about the area. |
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Maine Wolf Coalition - http://home.acadia.net/mainewolf/
Supporting wolf recovery in Maine through research, education, and protection measures. |
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Wildflowers of Baxter State Park - http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Gorge/2583/
Unofficial site offers digital album of wildflowers in this state park of Northern Maine. |
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Maine Disaster Center - http://www.disastercenter.com/maine/maine.htm
Guide and source for state information, news, to county and city emergency management sites. Links to state road conditions, severe weather, floods, snowfall, earthquakes, hurricanes, and emergency message boards. |
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Degree Confluence Project - http://www.confluence.org/region.php?id=8
Contains photographs of the intersections of integer latitude and longitude degree lines for Maine project sites. |