Maine Environment: Frontline Voices

About Maine Environment: Frontline Voices

Voices for Maine's environment brings you the voices of people and organizations who are working together to protect the nature of Maine. New podcasts monthly. The Natural Resources Council of Maine is a non-partisan, statewide organization dedicated to protecting, conserving, and restoring Maine's environment now and for future generations. Let’s build the future we all want for Maine — a future that values clean air and water, healthy forests, abundant wildlife, livable communities, and accessible outdoors for all. Consider becoming a member today!

Publisher

Natural Resources Council of Maine

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Jan 2018

Latest episode

23 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

127 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Jul 2026

   Why Habitat for Endangered Species Matters

   Bald Eagles are now commonplace in Maine. Piping Plovers are making a dramatic comeback. It’s all thanks to a decades-long law called the Endangered Species Act, as well as the dedicated, hard work of thousands of volunteers and organizations dedicated to restoring these vulnerable species. Laura Minich Zitske, the Associate Director of Conservation at Maine Audubon, speaks with Colin about why it’s so important to protect and restore threatened or endangered species in Maine, and why laws li...

2. 

   22 Jun 2026

   Exploring Casco Bay with Baykeeper Ivy Frignoca

   Casco Bay stretches from Two Lights in Cape Elizabeth to Cape Small in Phippsburg. It’s clean water and rich ecology support 14 coastal communities and tens of thousands of jobs in fishing, aquaculture, tourism, and recreation. In this episode, we speak with Casco Baykeeper Ivy Frignoca, environmental attorney with expertise in the Clean Water Act and other environmental laws, about the threats to this important natural resource and what we can do to protect it. **Show links: Friends of...

3. 

   26 May 2026

   Conversation with NRCM’s New E.D. Justin Strasburger

   In April 2026, the NRCM Board of Directors selected Justin Strasburger, a well-respected leader of impact-driven organizations, as our next Executive Director. In this episode, Colin speaks with Justin about why he’s so excited about advancing the unique role NRCM plays as a fearless watchdog for Maine’s environment and mobilizing the power of everyday people coming together to build a lasting legacy through policy and systems change. **Show links: New E.D. Announce...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

368,414

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

12 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

36

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

51

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