Month: April 2016

Ogunquit Honored by National Organization

Ogunquit was honored recently at the National Pesticide Forum, held this year in Portland, Maine.  Beyond Pesticides presented their highest honor, the Dragonfly Award, to Ogunquit.  Last year Ogunquit voters banned chemical pesticide use on all land in town. “In Honor and Appreciation of the Town of Ogunquit, Maine,” the glass plaque reads, “For eliminating Read More …

Ogunquit’s Beachmere Inn and Mike and Helen Horn, Honored with Conservation Awards

Ogunquit’s Sarah Diment of the Beachmere Inn, and Mike and Helen Horn, former chairs of the Ogunquit Conservation Commission and the Ogunquit Marginal Way Committee respectively, were honored recently with the Ogunquit Conservation Commission’s 2016 Environmental Awards. Sarah Diment, General Manager of the Beachmere Inn, and before her, her mother, Louesa Gillespie, have for many Read More …

Get rid of those pesky lawn grubs!

Some might recall that last year we talked about some ways to get rid of those pesky lawn grubs that can make your lawn look like a well played upon school playground. Last year we mentioned spraying on beneficial nematodes, those microscopic organisms that love to have those grubs for breakfast, lunch and dinner, as Read More …