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Maine, United States · MaineHang ten with Friends and the surfing community. We’ll be enjoying mocktails and mixed drinks like “Mermaid Tears” and “Cranberry Island Cocktail” to raise funds for Friends of Casco Bay’s clean water efforts. While storms bring in the big waves, they also stir up a lot of dangerous debris and carry extra loads of pollution into the waters surfers love to ride. Maine Craft Distilling is helping us spread the word about stormwater pollution and h…See the Story
Surf, Storms, and Spirits on Friday, May 17 • Friends of Casco Bay
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