by Bill Baker | Dec 24, 2016 | Other
Many wish for gifts at this time of year. If I had to choose any gift, I would choose to have our rivers and streams, our air and soil, free of poisons that harm plants, trees, fish, animals, and people. This is the gift we were given long ago, and while we have made...
by Bill Baker | Dec 17, 2016 | Other
We have to start locally protecting our own clean waters and clean land, while obtaining town land for conservation purposes, given what might happen under the new administration. But while we should begin locally, we must also work together trading ideas, support,...
by Bill Baker | Dec 11, 2016 | Other
Whether you voted for Donald Trump or not, if you care about our environment you might worry about what could happen to our clean air, water and land given his various appointments. I can remember when our rivers were polluted with industrial waste and untreated...
by Bill Baker | Dec 3, 2016 | Other
A few weeks ago we had the much ballyhooed King Tides and since we live in a small southern Maine beach community, we took the many warnings seriously. Those King Tides could well be a problem, after all, and we wondered how our beautiful sandy beach and its dunes...