Calling all Frenchman Bay Partners: We have a survey going on, and we'd like your help! If you haven't already, please take 15-20 minutes to fill out the Frenchman Bay Partners survey: 1) Visit the following link: https://umaine.qualtrics.com//SE/?SID=SV_0D68K1zJb99JVK5 2) Enter your unique Survey Access Code (provided in your survey invitation email) to let me know that […]
"Red Pine Diseases and Other Forest Insect Pests" with ANP Natural Resource Manager Judy Hazen-Connery. Learn about the dead and dying red pine trees of MDI visible along Somes Sound, particularly on the side of Norumbega Mt. above Sargeant Drive, around Lower Hadlock Pond, and on Acadia Mt., establishment of long-term monitoring plots to track red pine […]
Department of Marine Resources Fisheries Biologist Claire Enterline will discuss the biology of these migratory fish and the Gulf of Maine, larger perspective on alewife migration runs this past season and SMWS Board member and COA professor Chris Petersen (and COA students) will share findings for the Somesville alewife run. Talk will take place at […]
On Tuesday, September 29, 2015, the Partners are hosting a steering committee meeting at Gordon's Wharf. Space is limited, so please email Anna if you plan on attending. For more information about the content of the meeting, contact Anna. Directions to Gordon's Wharf can be found here.
Dr. Loren McClenachan, historical ecologist at Colby College, will be giving a talk at College of the Atlantic on Monday, October 5, 2015 at 4 pm. McClenachan's work involves using historical documents, narratives, photographs, menus, etc. to examine animal population trends and put them in a conservation biology context. She has worked extensively on sea turtles […]
The fourth annual Acadia National Park Science Symposium will feature science taking place in and beyond the park boundary, and will highlight science to plan for the future, the theme of this year’s meeting. The symposium will provide a forum to hear about science taking place in the region and to interact and build collaborations […]
DEREN’s fifth annual CONVERGENCE Conference will bring together conservation professionals from throughout eastern Maine to discuss the importance of science-based conservation as an effective tool for protecting the region’s ecosystems. The theme of this year’s conference is sustainability. Registration (with lunch): $40. We will focus on scenario planning, an effective, flexible, participatory, and inclusive process. We […]
You are invited! A Climate to Thrive Launch Event Sunday, January 24, 3:00pm The Neighborhood House, Northeast Harbor A Climate to Thrive (ACT) is a project started by members of the Mount Desert Island community that want to see both the communities of this island thrive long into the future. Let’s build MDI’s local economy […]
The Frenchman Bay Partners are hosting an educational meeting to learn about rockweed. What information exists about the biology, ecology, and harvesting of rockweed? In addition, what are the legal, upland owner, and harvester issues surrounding this species and the intertidal? No decisions are being made at this meeting; it is an information sharing opportunity. […]
The Frenchman Bay Partners is hosting our 4th Annual Meeting on Saturday, May 21. On the agenda: committee updates on projects related to our four conservation targets (diadromous fishes, benthic habitats, eelgrass, and mudflats), continuation of the rockweed discussion, and upcoming events. Join us for a morning meeting, followed by a potluck lunch.