Press Herald - Underneath the water’s surface between Haskell and Great Mark islands lives a vibrant meadow of eelgrass that captures carbon and serves as a nursery for juvenile fish and other marine species. But elsewhere in Casco Bay, these vital habitats are disappearing. A combination of factors — including climate change and destructive invasive species like the green crab — have wiped out more than half of the bay’s eelgrass population in recent years.
A team led by the Collaborative
for Bioregional Action Learning and Transformation, or COBALT, along with
students and staff at Bowdoin College’s Schiller Coastal Studies Center and
other local partners, are working to understand and potentially combat the
decline — by transplanting eelgrass seeds from healthy meadows to unhealthy
ones.
UPCOMING
Freeport Farmers Market - Saturdays now through October: Through October 8:30am – 12:30pm at the BTLT Saturday Farmers Market at Crystal Spring Farm. 277 Pleasant Hill Road, Brunswick. The Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust. Farmers Market was established in 1999 to advance the Land Trust’s mission of supporting local agriculture. With over forty vendors, many of whom have been with the Market since its inception, the Saturday morning market offers a variety of local, fresh produce
AUG 19
Concert in the Woods with the MacBeth Concert Series 4PM - 5:30PM 49 Littlefield Road, Chebeague Island, ME. An afternoon of music in Littlefield Woods on Chebeague Island, presented by the Chebeague & Cumberland Land Trust and the MacBeth Concert Series. Check the event website for the most up-to-date info.
AUG 21
Join Freeport Speech for a special evening featuring Emmy-winning comedy writer Lew Schneider (Everybody Loves Raymond, The Goldbergs) in conversation with local educator and producer Brett Pierce as they discuss how Lew learned to make people laugh and evolved to keep people laughing over a 40-year career. Where: Kresge Auditorium, Bowdoin College, 239 Maine St, Brunswick, ME Cost: $20 general, $10 students (proceeds benefit Meetinghouse Arts) Get your Tickets now. For more information, visit FreeportSpeech.org
SEP 12
Twin Keys: A Love Story: Thomas Wolf with Jessica Chow Shinn and Michael Shinn, duo-pianists 2 PM Crewe Center for the Arts