Casco Bay News

Kate Irish Collins reports in The Forecaster. Story here.

Nathan Strout reports on a 2019 CBEP Community Grant project here.

Review of Stormwater Fee Implementation in Portland, Maine, a report prepared for CBEP, is available here. CBEP is monitoring the implementation of Portland’s Stormwater Service Charge (“Stormwater Fee”), including reviews of the costs and benefits of projects funded by the fee. This report presents a snapshot of stormwater initiatives.

https://www.timesrecord.com/articles/home-and-family/intertidal-educating-students-to-appreciate-our-coastal-treasures/

https://www.pressherald.com/2018/11/02/maine-voices-use-your-voice-and-your-vote-to-protect-casco-bay-this-election/?fbclid=IwAR3QYGy_4ZMCITJAntEs3FVDVeSCCE8OHBzUjq6K1MDBCamhErXbmJd2iO0  

King Middle School 6th graders (the York 6 Team) recently had a culminating event at USM. Their learning expedition unit was on stormwater and the students looked at the following questions: What: What is the importance of healthy water? So what: What are human actions that impact water quality? Now what: What can we do

The Coastal Journal reported on CBEP’s recent Climate Adaptation Training for Coastal Communities and 2018 Community Grant awards.

CBEP received fifteen proposals totaling almost $40,000. The following five projects are being funded for a total of $10,000.

A new article by Susan Olcott highlights CBEP’s new economic study outlining the benefits of Casco Bay resources to the region and state. You can find the Coastal Journal article here.