Public Invited to Participate in Conversations on Storm Response and Preparedness in Working Waterfront Communities

The public is invited to participate in regional community conversations about working waterfront preparedness and resilience in the face of increasing storm events. These gatherings are a great opportunity to reflect on recent storm impacts and regional responses and learn about public and private resources to support working waterfront community resilience.

For more information on time and location, and to register, visit seagrant.umaine.edu/workingwaterfrontstorms. This event is part of a coastwide series hosted by Maine Sea Grant, Maine Coastal Program, Island Institute and UMaine MARINE.

Where & When:

• Southport/Boothbay/Boothbay Harbor/Bristol/South Bristol (November 18, 2024 5-7 PM, Coastal Rivers Land Trust, 3 Round Top Lane, Damariscotta)
• Phippsburg/Georgetown/Arrowsic (November 20, 2024 5-7 PM at The Grant Building, 31 Centre St. Bath)
• Portland/South Portland/Casco Bay Islands (December 3, 2024, 5-7 PM, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, 350 Commercial St, Portland)
• Kittery/York (December 5, 2024, 5-7 PM, Kittery Community Center, 120 Rogers Road, Kittery)
• Roque Bluffs/Machias/Cutler/Machiasport/Eastport/Lubec (December 10, 2024, 5-7 PM, Washington Academy, 66 Cutler Rd, East Machias)
• Jonesport/Addison/Beals (December 12, 2024, 5-7 PM, Peabody Library, 162 Main St., Jonesport)
• Milbridge/Steuben/Harrington (December 16, 2024, location TBD)
• MDI/Cranberry Isles/Trenton (January 27, 2025, location TBD)
• Blue Hill/Brooklin/Brooksville/Castine/Penobscot/Sedgwick/Surry (January 29, 2025, 5:30-7:30 PM, Blue Hill Public Library, 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill)
• Sullivan/Winter Harbor/Sorrento/Hancock (TBD)

Who should attend: Residents, committee members, and municipal officials, as well as others who are interested in working waterfront resilience and how it connects to storm response and community resilience more generally

Register at seagrant.umaine.edu/workingwaterfrontstorms