Join Us
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can make a difference. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.” ~ Margaret Mead.
Become a Friend
By becoming a member of Friends of Casco Bay, you will be directly assisting us as we continue to monitor water quality, collaborate with municipalities, corporations and citizens alike to prevent pollution and mitigate impact, and find practical solutions to protect the health of the marine environment on a daily basis.
To join, please send a check to: Friends of Casco Bay, 43 Slocum Drive, South Portland, Maine 04106. You may also join by credit card by calling Will Everitt, Development Director, Friends of Casco Bay at (207) 799-8574.
Suggested membership levels: $25 Introductory, $35 Individual, $50 Family, $100 Guardian $250 Patron $500 Pier Group $1,000 Keeper.
In return, we will keep you updated on our activities and on issues affecting Casco Bay through our publications and web site, and you will be invited to special events, including workshops, field trips, and our annual meeting..
Volunteer
Volunteers help in a variety of ways, from entering data to helping maintain our boats to collecting critical baseline data about the Bay. More than 450 volunteers have been trained to monitor the water quality of the Bay or to clean oiled birds in the event of an oil spill. Contact Citizen Stewards Coordinator Peter Milholland at (207)799-8574 or pmilholland@cascobay.org.
Office/administrative/stewardship help
We can always use volunteers to help with data entry, mailings, word processing, answering phones, etc. (knowledge of computers helpful). These are great opportunities to learn about a small non-profit and to actively support a worthy cause.
Water Quality Monitoring
Volunteers conduct water quality sampling at a designated site once a month from April through October. You must attend a 5-hour training session in March or April before you begin sampling. You will measure five parameters -- temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, salinity, and water clarity. Our volunteers have helped us build a strong, credible database, which helps local, state, and federal agencies--and FOCB--in making sound management decisions about Casco Bay.
Representing FOCB at public events
You might staff a booth at a garden show, boat show, or waterfront festival or volunteer at our other annual events.
Intern
Students involved in Service Learning regularly assist on a number of projects, from coastal cleanups to entering data to creating artwork for our publications. High school and college students interested in unpaid internships, which may fulfill community service or career experience requirements, should contact Citizen Stewards Coordinator Peter Milholland at 799-8574 or pmilholland@cascobay.org. Openings are limited; we often fill our summer internship positions by the preceding February or March.
