Around Town 6/4/26: Local News, Culture and Events

Host/Producer: Amy Browne

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree of Maine 1st Congressional District spoke out against the Republicans’ funding bill for the 2027 fiscal year during the Appropriations Committee’s markup Wednesday. Here’s why she said she will not vote for the bill as currently written

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World Ocean Radio 6/3/26: World Ocean Day 2026

Host: Peter Neill
Producer: Trisha Badger

ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Each year on June 8th we celebrate World Ocean Day, a day set aside to recognize our relationships with the ocean through global connection. What is Ocean Day meant to do? Is it working? Are the voices and the will of the people translating into a voice for change toward a healthy ocean and a sustainable future? What will you do to commit to the ocean this year?

WORLD OCEAN RADIO
5-minute weekly insights dive into ocean science, advocacy and education hosted by Peter Neill, lifelong ocean advocate and maritime expert. A catalog of more than 730 episodes offering perspectives on global ocean issues and solutions, and celebrating exemplary projects. Available for RSS feed and broadcast by college and community radio stations worldwide via Exchange.prx.org and Audioport.org. Visit WorldOceanObservatory.org for the full catalog, searchable by theme.

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Around Town 6/3/26: Local News, Culture and Events

Host/Producer: Amy Browne

The Town of Deer Isle is pleased to announce that they have been awarded a Safety Grant by the Maine Municipal Association Workers Compensation Fund

Rockland Pride

Sears Island Story Walk

Maine Greyhound Placement Service open house

Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center’s “Bridgerton Tea & Bubbly” Survivor Celebration. Community members planning to attend are encouraged to RSVP in advance: Email: [email protected] or call: 207-664-0339

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Dawnland Signals 6/2/26: Historic and Contemporary Importance of Canoeing to Waponahki People

Hosts: Nolan Altavater and Nick Bear
Producer: Esther Anne
Technical Support: Scarlett Tudor
Original music: Nick Bear

Dawnland Signals highlights indigenous topics not immediately represented in mainstream media and is meant to share, inspire, and inform.

This month:
– History of Wabanaki canoeing and canoe making.
– Wabanki identity and the connection to waterways and homelands.
– Canoeing and its importance to survival and healing.
– Mentorship of the next generation of canoers and guides.
– Language and names are descriptions of place and waterways.
– Supporting youth culturally and through possible career pathways.

Guests:
Damon Galipeau – Penobscot Nation citizen, Wabanaki Youth in Science Technician – Forestry Lead and coach of Penobscot Canoe and Kayaking Team.
Clark – the Canoe Dog.

FMI:
Wabanaki Youth in Science – www.wabanakiyouthinscience.org/
Penobscot Canoe and Kayaking Team – www.penobscotnation.org/team-penobscot/

Links:
Wabanaki REACH: www.wabanakireach.org/
Dawnland Signals: www.wabanakireach.org/dawnland_signals

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Outside the Box 6/2/26: “Yes to a Clean Environment”

Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger

About the host:
Larry Dansinger (no pronouns) of Bangor came to Maine in 1974 and has been here ever since. Some of Larry’s activities since then: Done community organizing on numerous issues through INVERT and then Resources for Organizing and Social Change (ROSC), committed civil disobedience several times, grown a garden yearly since 1977, joined various food cooperatives and two men’s groups, refused to pay federal income taxes for war, lived on a community land trust for 23 years, and met a wonderful partner whom Larry has loved for over 40 years. Larry has produced Outside the Box features on WERU since 2007 and continues to look for unique ways of seeing almost any problem or situation.

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Around Town 6/2/26: Local News, Culture and Events

Host/Producer: Amy Browne

Around Town 6/1/26: Local News, Culture and Events

Host/Producer: Amy Browne

Grace from Out in the Open and Amy from Waterfall Arts join us this morning to let listeners know about an event they are cosponsoring, “Transmission Quilts Presents Home & Away: a trans text(iles) exhibition“, Friday 6/5 through Sunday 6/7.

More information can be found here

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Nature Notes: A Maine Naturalist Afield 5/31/26: Seabird Management in a warming Gulf of Maine, Part 1

Host/Producer: Glen Mittelhauser

Glen speaks with seabird biologist Linda Welch about her long-term work at Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge, tracing her career from early research on contaminants in Bald Eagle populations to nearly three decades studying breeding seabirds along the Maine coast. Linda talks about the remarkable recovery of eagles, the life-history strategies of long-lived seabirds like Atlantic Puffins and Arctic Terns, and the growing challenges these species face as the warming Gulf of Maine alters food availability and reproductive success.

More information about Maine Natural History can be found at mainenaturalhistory.org.

About the hosts:
Glen Mittelhauser founded Maine Natural History Observatory (MNHO) in 2003 to fill the need for an organization that specializes in collecting, interpreting, and maintaining datasets for understanding changes in Maine’s plant and wildlife populations.  Glen received his Bachelor’s in Human Ecology from College of the Atlantic in 1989 with a focus in the biological sciences and received his Master of Science degree in Zoology (with a focus on ornithology and statistics) from the University of Maine in 2000. Glen was the Managing Editor for Northeastern Naturalist and Southeastern Naturalist for 18 years and has served as external graduate faculty for 3 graduate student committees at the University of Maine.  Glen currently serves on the Baxter State Park Research Committee.

Logan Parker is an Ecologist residing in Waldo County, Maine. Logan started the Maine Nightjar Monitoring Project in 2017 and brought the project (and his passion for bird conservation) to MNHO when he joined the team in 2018. Logan is heavily involved in the ongoing Maine Bird Atlas where he both coordinates and participates in the project’s special species surveys. When “off the clock”, Logan enjoys birding, writing, gardening, and working alongside his wife, Hallee, on their off-grid home in the Maine woods. Logan is also a wildlife photographer and shares photos and field notes through his project, Here In The Wild.

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