News this week is about dredging, sewer systems, mapping the Adirondack lake, habitat protection, Green Crabs, the Maine Sea Grant, aquaculture, microplastics, the Portland waterfront, and recycling. Click on the title of this post (Casco Bay News Roundup) to access links to the stories. October 17 Dredging Operations Revised for Royal River (Dredging Today) … Read more
News this week is about fighting the flu with fish, EEE, dewatering the Roach River, Portland Harbor dredging (with a quote from our director!), Portland wastewater, Codfish, and Green Crabs. Click on the title of this post (Casco Bay News Roundup) to access links to the stories. October 10 UMaine Researchers Hope to Fight … Read more
News this week is about the ‘king tide’, Green Crabs, Loons, Maine women, the annual Presumpscot Regional Land Trust meeting, chemicals on your lawns, and a Maine teen setting sail before college. Click on the title of this post (Casco Bay News Roundup) to access links to the stories. October 3 ‘King tide’ seen as … Read more
Saturday, November 8th, 2014 at Abromson Center, USM, Portland Doors open at 4 pm Films start at 4:45 pm Embark on adventure with Friends of Casco Bay at the Wild & Scenic Film Festival. Join Friends of Casco Bay for inspiring films, refreshments, raffle and a cash bar. The event will include amusing “shorts”, entertaining … Read more
Portland Greendrinks is for SMCC! Tuesday October 14, 2014, 5:30 – 7:30 Peaks Island Lions Club Cost: $15 (21 and older event) Portland Greendrinks is dedicated to creating a more environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable community by supporting local organizations, businesses, and green initiatives. Every month they throw a party featuring a different non-profit organization. … Read more
It’s King Tide Party Time And You’re Invited! Bring Your Camera! Win Prizes! What’s a King Tide? It’s an unusually high tide, and it’s coming on Thursday! Flooding is Expected (it’s happened before — it can happen again)! — Listen to Jan Piribeck, USM Professor of Art, at 8 p.m. tonight on WMPG speak about … Read more
News this week is about fisheries, charting the Gulf of Maine, the ‘salmon cannon’, and preservation of a Maine island. Click on the title of this post (Casco Bay News Roundup) to access links to the stories. September 25 Wildlife Department introduces ‘Salmon Cannon’ to easily Transport Fish (MaineNewsOnline) September 29 Maine Voices: Rebuild cod … Read more
News this week is about climate change, the Gosling Islands, invasive insects, Bigelow Preserve, banning microbeads, Deering Oaks Park, and the Friends of Casco Bay’s event “Casco Bay at Risk”. Click on the title of this post (Casco Bay News Roundup) to access links to the stories. September 19 Taking care of 36,000 acres no … Read more
HELP MITIGATE THE INVASIVE GREEN CRAB!! Green crabs are an invasive species that threaten Maine’s soft-shell crab clam and lobster fishing industries. Sponsored by the Goldfarb Center of Public Affairs and Civic Engagement at Colby College, The Green Crab Mitigation Competition pairs academia and Maine fishing- and aquaculture-related organizations to harness the energy and … Read more
News this week is about Maine coral formations, ‘flushable’ wipes, Green Crabs, Bats becoming endangered, and a story about our own Casco Bay Stories project! Click on the title of this post (Casco Bay News Roundup) to access links to the stories. September 12 Researchers discover ‘spectacular’ coral formations in the Gulf of Maine (The … Read more