Climate Change

Casco Bay News Roundup: July 3 – July 16

News this week is about invasive plants, lobster prices, eelgrass, climate change, bees, Peter Lowell (Lakes Environmental Association), clammers, river herring, Maine’s Wildlife Action Plan, and the Presumpscot River Paddle Map. Click on the title of this post (Casco Bay News Roundup) to access links to the stories. July 5 Maine using website to gather … Read more

Casco Bay News Roundup: April 10 – April 23

News this week is about eelgrass, carbon, shrimp, a solar project in South Portland, NOAA’s flood information tool, and climate change. Click on the title of this post (Casco Bay News Roundup) to access links to the stories. April 10 Restoring eelgrass curbs acidification (Mount Desert Islander) April 13 Maine has a disappearing carbon sink … Read more

Casco Bay News Roundup: April 3 – April 9

News this week is about eel passage, elver regulations, climate change, fisheries, and cancer in clams. Click on the title of this post (Casco Bay News Roundup) to access links to the stories. April 3 Mandated​ eel passage ​worries ​lake fisheries advocates (Lakes Region Weekly) April 4 5 reasons Maine should care about warming Arctic … Read more

Casco Bay News Roundup: March 27 – April 2

News this week is about the Maine Conservation Corp, shrimp, stream crossings, sea level rise, scallops, piping plovers, puffins, and climate change. Click on the title of this post (Casco Bay News Roundup) to access links to the stories. March 28 Maine Conservation Corp looking for new members (Fosters Daily Democrat) March 29 Future of … Read more

Casco Bay News Roundup: March 20 – March 26

News this week is about the restoration of Long Creek (featuring our director, Curtis Bohlen), Trout Brook, elvers, herring, Maine Island Trail, a new species of sea worm, land bonds, how climate change is transforming New England plants, and Friends of Casco Bay. Click on the title of this post (Casco Bay News Roundup) to … Read more

Casco Bay News Roundup: January 12 – January 22

News this week is about the Wildlife Action Plan, conservation, sea level rise, eel farms, acidification, stormwater, and aquaculture. Click on the title of this post (Casco Bay News Roundup) to access links to the stories. January 12 MDIFW, partners crafting Wildlife Action Plan (The Republican Journal) Public invited to forum on Weskeag Marsh conservation … Read more

Casco Bay News Roundup: December 5 – December 11

News this week is about federal protections for migrating birds, a biologist from the University of Maine, the removal the dam at Saccarappa Falls, the King Tides Trail, the ban on trapping, and the retirement of baykeeper Joe Payne. Click on the title of this post (Casco Bay News Roundup) to access links to the … Read more

Casco Bay News Roundup: November 14 – November 20

News this week is about aquaculture, cod fisheries, climate change, green crabs, and the dredging of the Royal River. Click on the title of this post (Casco Bay News Roundup) to access links to the stories. November 14 As climate changes, spring’s early arrival alters Gulf of Maine ecosystem (Portland Press Herald) New rules will … Read more