NRCM has record of success in Maine

NRCM board president Bill Houston had the following op-ed published in the Sun Journal on March 14th:

There were so many inaccuracies and malicious statements in J. Dwight’s op-ed (“NRCM isn’t working in Maine’s best interest,” Feb. 14), that it was hard to know where to begin in responding. My initial thought was to ignore his relentless criticism of the Natural Resources Council of Maine, but I decided that the readers of the Sun Journal need to know just how off-base Mr. Dwight is.

I am a Bangor native, resident of Kingfield, registered Maine Guide, and long-time teacher at Skowhegan Regional Vocational Center. I also am NRCM’s board president, and proud of it.

Without NRCM’s work over the past 50 years, Maine’s environment would be in much worse shape. NRCM has helped clean up our rivers, reduce toxic pollution, and promote sustainable timber harvesting. Maine’s bottle bill and billboard ban wouldn’t exist if not for NRCM; nor would the Allagash Wilderness Waterway or Caribou-Speckled Wilderness area...

Read the full op-ed here.