HARPSWELL ANCHOR • October 22, 2025
Brunswick conservationist Jym St. Pierre has been named the sixth recipient of the Brunswick Rotary Club’s annual Walter H. “Doc” Phillips Memorial Award, named for a late Harpswell volunteer. The club presented the award Oct. 16 during a ceremony at the Harpswell Town Office. St. Pierre, who lives in Brunswick, has spent nearly five decades protecting Maine’s natural landscapes. Since 1995, he has served as Maine director of RESTORE: The North Woods. He previously worked with the Sierra Club, The Wilderness Society, the Northern Forest Alliance and the Maine Department of Conservation. He also helped found the Kennebec Land Trust and Maine Conservation Voters. He continues to serve on the board of Friends of Baxter State Park, as well as the Brunswick Town Commons Committee.