Organizations conducting monitoring in the fresh and marine waters of Casco Bay and its watershed presented their findings from the 2022 monitoring season at the spring meeting of the Monitoring Network. The presentations are available here.
This report provides a summary of discussions among participants and a summary of recommendations identified as part of The Southern Midcoast Maine Social Resilience Project’s scenario planning exercise. View it here
The new ocean weather report will provide three-day forecasts of water movement in the Harbor and allow us to ask questions about the effect of storms or intense rainfall on the Port. Learn more about the project and how to participate here.
The map can be explored in the State of Casco Bay section. Indicators shown in this map are: Indicator A – Population and Land Use Indicator C – Combined Sewer Overflows Indicator D – Inland Water Quality Indicator G – Bay Water Quality Indicator I – Aquatic Connectivity Indicator J – Eelgrass Indicator L – … Read more
The Resources dropdown of the website contains Data and Open Science including GitHub data repositories for the State of Casco Bay Report 6th edition; sediment studies; National Coastal Condition Assessment data, and more.
A new StoryMap, “Resilience in the Eastern Bay, Spotlighting projects and partnerships from the last 5 years” is available in the Eastern Bay section of our website.
Five grants were awarded which help to protect 1,945 acres of important habitat, including projects in the Sebago and Presumpscot watersheds.
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.
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.