Casco Bay Scientists Tackle Eelgrass Loss
CBEP and partners featured in this Times Record article.
CBEP 2024 Annual Report
Read here about the good work of the Partnership in 2024.
Now Available! CBEP Resilience and Monitoring Grants
Grant funding of up to $25,000 per project is available for communities and organizations to support initiatives that enhance climate resilience, ecosystem health, and environmental monitoring within the Casco Bay Watershed. Get all the information and links on the CBEP Grant Opportunities page. Grant Opportunities
Banding Together to Save Casco Bay’s Eelgrass
A story from Maine Public about a coalition of scientists and organizations in Casco Bay, including CBEP, working on a pilot program to restore degraded seagrass meadows.
Groundbreaking eelgrass pilot restoration takes root in Casco Bay
Read the Portland Press Herald story here.
Scientist warns that increased shipping could turn Casco Bay into ‘bioinvasion hotspot’
This article in the Portland Press Herald outlines the threat of a rise in bioinvasion and its ties to a rise in commercial shipping to Casco Bay.
The Silent Sea: Climate change means low yields and uncertain times for New England fishers.
CBEP Executive Director Curtis Bohlen is quoted in this article from Earth Island Journal.
Casco Bay Estuary Partnership awards resiliency grants
Portland Press Herald story about CBEP’s Resilience & Monitoring Grant awards. Read it here.
CBEP has an updated Casco Bay Plan!
CBEP has a new updated strategic plan. Read the Casco Bay Plan 2024 here.
CBEP Awards Grants to Build Resilience in the Casco Bay Watershed
CBEP is pleased to announce grants totaling $112,726 have been awarded to seven communities and nonprofit organizations. Funding for these projects is provided by CBEP through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). Read the full story.