Eight Maine communities picked for climate resilience pilot project
Eight Maine communities will develop climate resilience plans as part of a pilot project supported by the Maine Climate Council. Story in Mainebiz here.
Community Resilience Funding Guidance Series
This series assembles the wisdom and expertise of local municipal officials on the challenges and opportunities to funding community resilience initiatives. One is aimed at municipalities and the other at funders.
Fish Migration Self-Guided Hike
The largest fish migration from Casco Bay has begun with thousands of alewife fish swimming through Mill Brook Preserve now. Read more about how you can witness this event here.
Recycled oyster shell project targets ocean acidification along Maine coast
Researchers hope the oyster shell study will prove to be a viable way to revive flagging softshell clam harvests. Story here.
Volunteer Crews to Test Recycled Oyster Shell to Reduce Acidification
South Portland, ME – A field experiment starting this week will study methods for reducing the impact of coastal acidification on Maine shellfish. Story here.
Casco Bay Coastal Academy announces May 6 workshop, It All Begins with Habitat
It All Begins with Habitat will be held as a virtual workshop via Zoom on Thursday, May 6 from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. Presentations by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife will focus on the Beginning With Habitat program. Register here.
Casco Bay Currents Newsletter Spring 2021 introduces new intern
Read the newsletter here for information on volunteer and grant opportunities, CBEP’s new intern, 2021 Community Grants, and the next Casco Bay Coastal Academy.
CBEP has awarded three Community Grants in Cape Elizabeth and Harpswell
Cape Elizabeth Land Trust for “Picture Posts for Community-Focused Climate Change Education.” Harpswell Heritage Land Trust for “Pocket Naturalist Guide to the Harpswell Intertidal Zone.” Town of Harpswell/Harpswell Conservation Commission for “Preparing Citizens for the Impact of Sea Level Rise on Private Roads.”
CBEP’s Director, other Cutler staff, and UNH are involved in an NSF Coastlines and People (CoPe) project on sustainable coastal communities
Visit https://sites.google.com/view/necope2100/home to learn about the project, sign up for workshops, and take a survey.
Casco Bay Currents Newsletter Winter 2020/21 issue introduces Resilience Fellow
Read the newsletter here for articles on GPCOG’s Resilience Corps, Maine’s Climate Action Plan, and the recently adopted Casco Bay Monitoring Plan.