A dogfish shark, part of the new touch-tank shark and skate exhibit at the Save the Bay aquarium in Newport.

Sharks, Touch-Tank to Greet Aquarium Visitors

5/22/2012 - Four dogfish sharks have just arrived at our aquarium in Newport! They are part of a new touch-tank shark and skate exhibit that will be open to the public on Saturday, May 26, when the aquarium reopens for the summer season. The center will remain open daily through Labor Day… SEE MORE
View from the top of the Petit Manan lighthouse of the boathouse and Green Island in the distance.

Research Season Begins on Maine’s Islands

5/17/2012 - On Petit Manan Island, the savannah sparrows are singing, the violets are flowering, the seabirds are arriving… and we are fully adorned in layers of long johns, fleece, wool, and winter hats. The temperatures are significantly cooler out here than on the main land, but that hasn’t deterred the birds!… SEE MORE

Newport Third Graders Pitch In to Restore Sachuest Point

5/17/2012 - Save The Bay, Newport Schools, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service teamed up this year to bring a new hands-on, marine science program to every third grade classroom in Newport. The program culminates May 18 with a restoration project from 8:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at Sachuest Point. Students… SEE MORE
Sunset over the smooth sands of Drift Inn Beach, in Port Clyde.

Chasing Sunsets Near Port Clyde

5/16/2012 - Ever since I was a child, I can remember chasing the summer sunsets on the St. George peninsula. From the shores of Port Clyde Harbor, looking west toward the mouth of the St. George River, one can see the most beautiful colors converge in the sky and paint the ocean… SEE MORE

Wildlife Refuge Opens Headquarters and Visitor Center

5/16/2012 - On May 12 the new collaborative headquarters for the Friends of Maine’s Seabird Islands and the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuges opened its doors to the public. Although the exhibits are still in the development and fundraising stages, the turnout at our new facility on the Rockland waterfront was… SEE MORE

COA Senior Presents Coastal Culture Exhibit

5/15/2012 - Ask someone from away what they know of Maine, and chances are they’ll say lobster. Ask someone from Maine what they know of lobstering, and it’s likely they’ll just shrug their shoulders. Alice Anderson, College of the Atlantic senior, is hoping to change that with an exhibit, Coastal Culture: Maine's… SEE MORE

Maine’s Wildest Islands Prepare for Summer

5/14/2012 - As the summer boating season gets underway, the Friends of Maine's Seabird Islands is gearing up. First and foremost, part of our outreach involves communicating the closure of many seabird nesting islands along the coast of Maine. These islands, which belong to the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge, are… SEE MORE