News this week is about mosquitoes, pesticides, climate change, and the extinction of the eastern cougar. Click on the title of this post (Casco Bay News Roundup) to access links to the stories. June 11 Why mosquitoes are drawn to you and what Maine researchers say you can do about it (Bangor Daily News) South … Read more
CBISN Invasive Species Field Academy The goal of CBISN’s Invasive Species Field Academy is to give land managers, land trusts, conservation groups and individuals the knowledge and confidence to integrate invasive species management into their stewardship programs. Participants will gain hands-on experience identifying and controlling common terrestrial invasive plants in a workshop format with opportunity … Read more
News this week is about fisheries, climate change, ticks, blue heron, elvers, and a harmful caterpillar. Click on the title of this post (Casco Bay News Roundup) to access links to the stories. May 25 Shoppers may get to know the backstory of their piece of fish (Portland Press Herald) May 27 Experts warn climate … Read more
News this week is about eelgrass, puffins, bees, and bass. Click on the title of this post (Casco Bay News Roundup) to access links to the stories. May 8 Why protecting eelgrass matters (The Ellsworth American) May 12 A Puffin Colony’s 40-Year Journey Back To Maine (Here and Now) May 13 More than 40 percent … Read more
News this week is about ocean acidity, smelt populations, ‘ghost fishing gear’, the Nequasset Fish Ladder, and Jeremy Bell from the Nature Conservancy. Click on the title of this post (Casco Bay News Roundup) to access links to the stories. April 30 Casco Bay study links ocean acidity, declining clam numbers (Bangor Daily News) May … Read more
News this week is about lobster, aquaculture, freshwater fish, the health of Casco Bay, piping plovers, ocean acidification, shellfish, and alewives. Click on the title of this post (Casco Bay News Roundup) to access links to the stories. April 23 Tight Supply Leads to Highest Maine Lobster Prices in Years (MPBN) April 27 Land-based aquaculture … Read more
News this week is about eelgrass, carbon, shrimp, a solar project in South Portland, NOAA’s flood information tool, and climate change. Click on the title of this post (Casco Bay News Roundup) to access links to the stories. April 10 Restoring eelgrass curbs acidification (Mount Desert Islander) April 13 Maine has a disappearing carbon sink … Read more
News this week is about eel passage, elver regulations, climate change, fisheries, and cancer in clams. Click on the title of this post (Casco Bay News Roundup) to access links to the stories. April 3 Mandated eel passage worries lake fisheries advocates (Lakes Region Weekly) April 4 5 reasons Maine should care about warming Arctic … Read more
News this week is about the Maine Conservation Corp, shrimp, stream crossings, sea level rise, scallops, piping plovers, puffins, and climate change. Click on the title of this post (Casco Bay News Roundup) to access links to the stories. March 28 Maine Conservation Corp looking for new members (Fosters Daily Democrat) March 29 Future of … Read more
News this week is about the restoration of Long Creek (featuring our director, Curtis Bohlen), Trout Brook, elvers, herring, Maine Island Trail, a new species of sea worm, land bonds, how climate change is transforming New England plants, and Friends of Casco Bay. Click on the title of this post (Casco Bay News Roundup) to … Read more