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Earth Day · MaineEarth Day is on Monday, April 22, 2024. Here at Friends of Casco Bay, while every day is an opportunity to advocate for and protect clean waters and healthy communities, Earth Day is our reminder that collectively we can take positive actions to help nature and inspire hope. “To be hopeful means to be uncertain about the future, to be tender toward possibilities, to be dedicated to change all the way down to the bottom of your heart.” – Rebecca …See the Story
10 Ways to Get Ready for Earth Day • Friends of Casco Bay
Maine, United States · MaineIf you’re a boater with expired or used marine flares lying around, please don’t toss them in the trash or ocean. Dispose of marine flares properly with the help of the Maine Fire Marshal and the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Expired Marine Flare Disposal Day Saturday, April 13
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
At three Hamilton Marine stores: Portland, Rockland and Searsport Commercial and recreational boat owners are aware of the safety requirement to have visu…See the Story
Got Flares? Expired Marine Flare Disposal Day on Saturday, April 13 • Friends of Casco Bay
Maine, United States · MaineJoin us on Thursday, April 25 for our last Coffee with the Casco Baykeeper event of the season. This time we’ll be talking about our eelgrass pilot project. Like coral reefs, eelgrass meadows provide a variety of critical services for our oceans and planet: Eelgrass meadows in Casco Bay declined in size by 54 percent between 2018-2022, a loss described as “staggering” by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection in a January 2023 report. …See the Story
Join us for Coffee with the Casco Baykeeper: Eelgrass • Friends of Casco Bay
Maine, Maine · MaineConcerns about PFAS have surfaced as more of Maine’s lands and waters are tested. Before 2023, no one had gathered samples from the marine waters of Casco Bay yet. Last year, Friends of Casco Bay and Bigelow Laboratories for Ocean Sciences partnered up to test for per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Casco Bay. We’ve gathered the results from our first year of samples and have learned some interesting things about PFAS along the way. 1.…See the Story
10 Things We've Learned About PFAS in Casco Bay • Friends of Casco Bay
Boothbay Harbor · Boothbay HarborBigelow Laboratory scientists, alongside partners at Friends of Casco Bay, have assembled the most complete dataset yet of the concentrations of PFAS pollutants. Results show widespread but not alarming levels of several of these chemicals across the region, highlighting the need for more research into the sources ofPFAS and their possible impacts.See the Story
Scientists assess PFAS levels throughout Casco Bay
Maine, United States · MaineIt’s an exciting moment for us as we announce that Friends of Casco Bay is moving. After more than 30 years of residence at Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) in South Portland, we are packing up and saying goodbye to the campus. Soon, on March 20, movers will cart our charts, science equipment, computers, and more to our new office on West Commercial Street in Portland. “We’re looking forward to working in the new space,” says Executive D…See the Story
After 30+ years, we’re moving our office! • Friends of Casco Bay
Maine, United States · MaineWe are delighted to welcome Meghan Vigeant aboard as our new Communications Coordinator! Meghan Vigeant, Friends of Casco Bay’s Communications Coordinator. Credit: Jackie Stratton Meghan comes to the Friends of Casco Bay as an experienced writer, journalist, documentarian, and oral historian. Most recently, she taught creative writing with the Telling Room, an organization that empowers youth through writing and sharing their voices with the wor…See the Story
Welcome Meghan Vigeant, our new Communications Coordinator • Friends of Casco Bay
Maine, United States · MaineJoin Casco Baykeeper Ivy Frignoca and Community Organizer Sara Freshley for an early morning conversation about the work Friends of Casco Bay has been doing in partnership with Bigelow Laboratory on detecting per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Casco Bay. On Thursday, March 21, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. grab a cup of coffee and hop online to hear about Friends of Casco Bay’s ongoing data collection of PFAS in Casco Bay. Whether you’re…See the Story