I am an Ecology and Environmental Science Master’s student with the University of Maine School of Economics, formerly an AmeriCorps Environmental Educator with the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory. I help the Frenchman Bay Partners document and facilitate stakeholder outreach and think about Ecosystem Service Valuation. My Master’s thesis work will provide support for the Partners as we continue to explore market-based solutions to conservation.
I wish to express my thanks to all who participated in the recent Frenchman Bay Partners Survey! Our response rate was 41.67%, so nearly half of the Partners are represented in the survey results. The preliminary results are intriguing, so I encourage each of you to contribute your responses if Read more…
I’m Emma Fox, a former AmeriCorps with MDI Biological Laboratory, now a Master’s Student in Ecology and Environmental Science with the University of Maine School of Economics. You may remember me from my presentation about the New England Sustainability Consortium (NEST) at the Frenchman Bay Partners (FBP) 2015 Annual Meeting Read more…
The Downeast Fisheries Trail, a project coordinated through Maine Sea Grant, connects current and historic fisheries, weaving together pieces of Maine’s maritime heritage for visitors and locals alike. Recently, there was a Downeast Fisheries Trail Celebration at the municipal building in Columbia Falls, ME on April 26th, 2013 to recognize each Read more…
Back in February at the Harbor Committee meeting in Bar Harbor, lobster fisherman Jon Carter invited the Frenchman Bay Partners to present at the next Zone B Lobster Council Meeting. On April 8th, Emma Fox (AmeriCorps Environmental Educator with MDI Bio Lab) presented to the Zone B Lobster Council on Read more…
The Frenchman Bay Partners sent a statement to Kohl Kanwit at the Department of Marine Resources regarding proposed changes to the DMR Biotoxin Management Program in advance of the public meeting about said changes held at the Ellsworth City Hall on April 8th, 2013. Many Frenchman Bay Partners attended the April 8th Read more…
The Lamoine Conservation Commission recently published the Lamoine Open Space Report and Inventory in March of 2013. You can read it here: Lamoine Open Space Report 2013.
The Hancock County Planning Commission recently published a draft of the Blue Hill Bay Watershed Needs Assessment in partnership with Friends of Blue Hill Bay. The purpose of the assessment is to identify the environmental, economic, and social needs and assets of Blue Hill Bay. Click More information on the Blue Read more…