Tag: Environment

Newport Third Graders Pitch In to Restore Sachuest Point

Ocean Science

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

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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

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Wildlife Refuge Opens Headquarters and Visitor Center

Ocean Science

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

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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

Ocean Science

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

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Spring in Northeast Harbor: Boats, Blooms, and Bays

5/11/2012 - As the month of May progresses, things are happening in Northeast Harbor, and it's all about boats, boats, and more boats! Launching boats, sanding hulls, rigging lines, checking equipment, and taking the boats out for the first runs of the season. Under a sparkling blue sky, on a lazy Friday… SEE MORE

Rob Snyder, of the Island Institute, will present a talk on fisheries on May 16 in Bar Harbor.

Becoming Fishermen’ Lecture to be Held in Bar Harbor

5/10/2012 - Rob Snyder, executive vice president of the Island Institute, will present a talk on fisheries for College of the Atlantic’s Human Ecology Forum. The talk, "Becoming Fishermen in an Era of Depletion: Stories from the recent privatization of the northeastern United States groundfish fishery," will be on Wednesday, May 16,… SEE MORE

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A breathless June morning in Tenants Harbor.

Dreaming Away a Rainy Day in Tenants Harbor

5/9/2012 - Rain, rain, rain! That's all the sky seems to want to give us the past couple of weeks in midcoast Maine. The sun will appear for a day, then disappear for three days. The ground will begin to dry up, only to be blanketed with heavy rains a few hours… SEE MORE

Naskeag Point, one of my favorite places on the Maine coast.

Exploring Brooklin’s Finest in Springtime: Naskeag Point

5/4/2012 - I will never forget the first time I came upon Naskeag Point. It was late May and I had come to Blue Hill to visit a friend for the afternoon. After our visit, I decided to drive down Route 175 to Brooklin, the self proclaimed "wooden boat capital of the… SEE MORE

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Camden, Maine, where the mountains really do meet the sea.

Camden: A Full Appreciation

5/1/2012 - Camden is one of the most beautiful places on this earth, let alone on the Maine coast. I count it as a daily blessing that I can walk to the shores of Penobscot Bay, or hike the twisting trails of Camden Hills State Park. The light that hangs over the… SEE MORE