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Coastal Places, Processes, and Partnerships:
Balancing values and expectations on Maine's beaches
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2011 Maine Beaches Conference - Meeting Notes
Plenary I
- Welcome
- Peter Slovinsky, Maine Geological Survey
Dr. James Ortiz, President, Southern Maine Community College (invited)
Christine Feurt, Moderator, Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
- Looking Ahead in Maine Coastal Communities
- Derek Sowers, Conservation Program Manager, Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership
- Nancy Smith, GrowSmart Maine
- The Southern Maine Shoreline: A Brief History
- Greg Berman, Woods Hole Sea Grant and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension
- Adapting to Change on Maine's Beaches: Recommendations from DEP's Report, "People and Nature Adapting to a Changing Climate"
- Malcolm Burson, Office of the Commissioner, Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Concurrent I
- A Place for Wildlife
- Laura Minich Zitske, Maine Audubon
- The Status of Maine's Beaches in 2011
- Peter Slovinsky, Maine Geological Survey
- Student beach profiling volunteers from Scarborough Middle School
- A Place For People: Access to Maine's Beaches
- Dan Bacon, Town of Scarborough
- Bob Foley, Save Our Shores Maine
- Mic Harris, Save-Our-Beaches
- Nancy Viehmann, Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
- Regulations Affecting Coastal Sand Dunes and Legislative Update
- Dawn Hallowell, Maine Department of Environmental Protection
- Mike Morse, Maine Department of Environmental Protection
- Mike Mullen, Maine Department of Environmental Protection
- Sue Baker, Maine Floodplain Management Program
Lunch
- What do I want my coastal community to look like in 50 years?
- Bob Hamblen, City of Saco
- Regulators at the Table: Q/A with DEP
- Lisa Vickers, Maine Department of Environmental Protection
- Citizens Take Action for Community Health
- Becky Kolak, Maine Conservation Corps Volunteer
Concurrent II
- Casco Bay and Watershed: Impacts and Actions
- Jeremy Miller, Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
- Maine Healthy Beaches Program: Working Together to Improve Coastal Water Quality
- Keri Lindberg, Maine Sea Grant and University of Maine Cooperative Extension
- Tim Bridges, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Understanding My Coastal Property
- Stephen Dickson, Maine Geological Survey
- Joseph Young, Maine Floodplain Management Program
- Saco Bay Communities Working Together: Adapting to Sea Level Rise
- Peter Slovinsky, Maine Geological Survey
- J.T. Lockman, Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission
- Ken Buechs, Biddeford Citizen Representative, Sea Level Adaptation Working Group
Plenary II and Closing
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Last updated on August 29, 2011
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