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Conserving Ecologically-Valuable Coastal Lands

For an introduction to the many kinds of coastal habitats found in Maine, check the Department of Environmental Protection’s website: http://www.maine.gov/dep/blwq/doccoast/coastal3.htm

And for more information on education, organizations, and grant opportunities relating to coastal habitats, take a look at http://www.maine.gov/dep/blwq/coastal.htm

There are several grant programs which focus on coastal habitat restoration; they include:

• Ocean Trust and NOAA partnership to fund restoration and enhancement of marine resources: http://www.oceantrust.org/restoration.htm
• NOAA Community-based Habitat Restoration Grants - this site includes many grant programs which support community-based restoration of habitat and fish passage for anadromous species: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/restoration/
• EPA/NOAA partnership to fund community-based restoration of streambanks and wetlands: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/restoration/

The Maine Coast Protection Initiative (MCPI) increases the pace and quality of land protection by enhancing the capacity of Maine’s conservation community to preserve the unique character of the Maine coast for the benefit of the people of Maine and beyond: http://www.protectcoastalmaine.org.

The National Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership (CWRP) is a public-private partnership between the federal government, state governments and private corporations to restore wetlands and other aquatic habitats. The Maine Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership funds Maine projects focused on this type of restoration: http://www.coastalamerica.gov/text/cwrp.html.

The Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment fosters cooperative actions within the Gulf of Maine watershed to preserve our common heritage and encourage sustainable resource use for present and future generations (http://restoration.gulfofmaine.org/).

For more on Maine’s coastal habitat: The Conservation Law Foundation’s Maine office (http://www.clf.org/states/maine/).

The Wells Reserve is a 1600-acre research, education, and public recreation facility, a state-federal partnership within the National Estuarine Research Reserve System. Reserve facilities are located at Laudholm Farm in Wells, Maine, and include the Maine Coastal Ecology Center (http://www.wellsreserve.org).

Beginning with Habitat

http://www.beginningwithhabitat.org

Land for Maine's Future

http://www.maine.gov/spo/lmf/

Other Resources

The Gulf of Maine Aquarium in Portland (http://octopus.gma.org/).

Natural Resources Conservation Service (http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/)

Maine Department of Marine Resources Stock Enhancement Division (http://www.maine.gov/dmr/rm/stockenhancement/sed.html)

US Fish & Wildlife Service Gulf of Maine Coastal Program (http://gulfofmaine.fws.gov/

Contact: John Kachmar (jon.kachmar@maine.gov; 207-287-1913); Elizabeth Hertz (elizabeth.hertz@maine.gov; 207-287-8059)

Quick Links to Coastal Program Highlights:

• Maine Coastline Newsletter
• Coastal Zone Map
• Maine Coastlinks
• Maine Coastweek
• Right-of-Way Discovery Grants
• Working Waterfronts Initiative
• Coastal Stewards

 

 

 

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