Casco Bay News

December 13, 2022: CBEP is inviting proposals for 2022 Community Grants projects. For the RFP and additional information, check out our Grant Opportunities page.

December 8, 2021 Story here and download and read the full report here.

Casco Bay Estuary Partnership requests proposals for grant-funding of projects in Fall 2021 that support the permanent protection of targeted habitats in the Casco Bay watershed.  Eligibility criteria have changed for this round. Please read this RFP thoroughly.    

Friends of Casco Bay, a science-based, community-oriented, environmental nonprofit organization that has worked for over 30 years to improve and protect the environmental health of Casco Bay, is hiring an Executive Director.

Sebago Clean Waters (SCW), a 10-member coalition of organizations working toward a shared goal of permanently conserving 25% of the forestland in Maine’s Sebago Lake watershed, is hiring a program manager. Full job description here.

Join us for a free workshop on 10/28, to learn more about the Community Intertidal Data Portal, an interactive resource that is being developed for anyone involved in climate change adaptation or coastal planning. Learn more here and register here.

Freeport-based Maine Beer Co. is making the gift toward the $1.3 million the trust needs to buy and manage Little Whaleboat Island. Story here.

Harpswell Heritage Land Trust has created a custom guide to the common plants, animals and algae found along Harpswell’s shoreline. Printed on waterproof paper, the guide is easy to stick in your back pocket when heading out to explore. The guide is free for educators teaching in formal or informal settings with young people from

Story in the Lewiston Sun Journal here.