Please join us for an interdisciplinary exchange based on W. Jeffrey Bolster’s prize-winning book The Mortal Sea: Fishing the Atlantic in the Age of Sail (2012). Our day will begin with an illustrated lecture from author Jeff Bolster (Professor of History, University of New Hampshire) and will include morning and afternoon panel discussions with UMaine […]
We need YOU to come out on the following days to help with eelgrass restoration: May 14, 12-1:30: orientation and lunch. Why is eelgrass restoration important? What does it entail? May 16, 5:30-8:30 AM: Install fences and trap crabs at Berry Cove. May 19, 8-11 AM: Crab census at Berry Cove. May 20, 8-Noon: Harvest 2500 […]
We are excited to offer *Wilderness First Aid Afloat* taught by Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunites (SOLO). The pilot course of this was offered a few years ago as *Wilderness First Aid H2O* with the help of SOLO instructor Todd A. Johnstone-Wright. To ensure that our guests are best served, we are offering this course to […]
The Clean Waters, Clean Shores Project supports volunteer efforts that make huge strides in cleaning the shorelines for the benefit of all. We’re kicking off 2014 by participating in the Pre-Season Petit Manan Point Clean-up. Please join us by volunteering. Volunteer BBQ after cleanup! CWCS partners include: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Acadia National Park, […]
Frenchman Bay Conservancy participates in National Trails Day Saturday, June 7, 2014 Indian Point Preserve in Ellsworth. Join a group for trail clean up at 8:30 a.m. An introduction of the Nature and History Displays that have been recently installed will take place at 9:30 a.m. The 12 newly installed nature history panels identify the […]
Frenchman Bay Conservancy participates in National Trails Day Saturday, June 7, 2014 Baker Hill–Long Ledges Preserves on the Punkinville Road in Sullivan. Hike the many trails that the two preserves offer. The lady slippers may be in bloom. Meet at the Baker Hill Parking lot or the Long Ledges Parking lot at 2 p.m. Get […]
Come kayaking with the MDI Bio Lab in Frenchman Bay and help collect marine specimens in support of an environmental restoration project! The event will begin with an orientation at the MDI Biological Laboratory from 3–5 P.M. on Monday, June 16th. On Tuesday, June 17th, we will meet at the South Gouldsboro Boat Ramp at […]
Sierra Club Maine would like to invite you to the Fifth Annual Sierra Club Summer Environmental Film Series in Bar Harbor at the Reel Pizza. This will be the fifth year for the film series – it has developed quite a following and Reel Pizza is continuing its generous donation of the theater and technical […]
Marine Ecology for Citizen Scientists is a two week course taught by Dr. Helen Hess at COA this summer. This course will provide participants with an overview of the physical and biological features of a unique coastal marine environment, the Gulf of Maine. Participants will develop a familiarity with local intertidal organisms, and we will […]
Please join members and friends for FBC's annual meeting at Moore Auditorium, Schoodic Institute in Winter Harbor. (This is the old navy base next to Schoodic Point.) Our guest speaker is Dr. Joseph Kelley from University of Maine. His topic is "Sea-Level Rise and its Past Impacts on Frenchman Bay." Coordinates for your GPS unit […]