Maritime Shorts
Island sailing program
SOUTHWEST HARBOR The MDI Community Sailing Center still has some spaces open in its youth summer day camp programs and a new scholarship has been created for a beginners sailing class this season.
The new scholarship comes from the generosity of the Nemo Fund and will go to offer an afternoon intro to sailing program for ages 12 and up.
All year–round MDI youth who enroll in the program will only pay 25 percent of the weekly fee.
For more information on registration and the Nemo Scholarship, contact the MDI Community Sailing center at [email protected] or (207) 244-7905.
Getting involved in observing climate change by tracking changes in sea level
Much like being a weather watcher, a new program encourages people to observe the high tide level, by snapping a picture. Author: Ryan Breton (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 7:51 AM EDT May 25, 2021 Updated: 7:53 AM EDT May 25, 2021
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine A new citizen observing program by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute that started in Belfast is expanding to all of New England. We don t have a lot of data about where we re seeing flood impacts in the city already, says Lucy Perkins, the sustainability program manager in South Portland.
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(Photo courtesy Stewardship Education Alliance)
(Photo courtesy Stewardship Education Alliance)
On Friday, June 4, from 1 to 4:30 p.m., the Camden Public Library will host an afternoon of learning and fun at the Stewardship Education Alliance (S.E.A.) Fair in the Amphitheatre. This will be an opportunity for the public to come out and meet representatives from sixteen local nonprofits that support responsible stewardship of the environment.
This family-friendly event will offer activities including a mobile marine tank, story time with librarian Miss Amy, drawings for free sailing trips and other great prizes from local businesses, and much more.
Organizations with booths include: Coastal Mountains Land Trust, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Herring Gut Learning Center, Hurricane Island Center for Science & Leadership, Knox-Lincoln County Soil & Water Conservation District, Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservati