Your financial support makes a difference. . .
When you donate to Friends of Casco Bay, you are part of a community that says that this amazing place matters. Your support will be put good use as we work to protect the environmental health of Casco Bay. We make sure that any donation—no matter the size—is recognized appropriately in a personal way.
Your support is integral to our efforts to protect the health of the Bay.
Our balance sheet remains strong, with ample working capital, no long-term debt, and three restricted funds that help support our work. We are growing our budget sustainably through continually seeking new donors and by building long-term relationships with existing supporters. Our budget is $958,170.
We are honored to partner with you to keep Casco Bay blue.
Your volunteer time makes a difference. . .
Over the past seven years, Nan and Jeanie have become fast friends, as well as partners in volunteering for Friends in many capacities. They’ve been Citizen Stewards at their Cousins Island site. They also frequently visit the South Portland office of Friends of Casco Bay to help assemble membership mailings. True to their upbeat nature, they don’t regard the hours of folding, stuffing, and stamping solicitation letters as tedious. They both agree, “It’s not about the envelopes; it’s that we get to sit around the table and share stories with other volunteers who care about the environment. It’s another way we feel connected to the Bay.”
The women view their work as citizen scientists for Friends of Casco Bay as payback. Nan remarks, “I grew up boating, swimming, and eating seafood, and I wanted to do something to protect the Bay.”
Join Nan, Jeanie, and 300 other Friends of Casco Bay volunteers.
Join us in keeping Casco Bay blue
As these stories show, those who donate their time and money to Friends of Casco Bay are directly working on behalf of a healthier Casco Bay.
We invite you to join us as we work to keep Casco Bay blue.
Donate
By donating, you’ll be supporting local initiatives in research, education, and advocacy.
Volunteer
When you volunteer, you help us protect the Bay in a variety of ways, from data collection to cleaning up shorelines to stuffing envelopes.
What Casco Bay is telling us
November 3, 2020We had a lively and informative What Casco Bay is telling us: a Casco Bay Matters Event as more than 100 Friends joined us for the conversation. Here is a video of the event, for those of you who were not able to attend live or would like to relisten.… Read more
Storm drains are more important than you may think
October 15, 2020People walk past storm drains every day without giving them a thought. Yet, storm drains deserve our attention. Storm drains are designed to help prevent flooding by diverting rainwater from our streets and parking lots into a natural body of water. But when storm drains are clogged or misused, they… Read more
Join us for What is Casco Bay telling us?
October 8, 2020This year has been unprecedented. Casco Bay is exhibiting changing conditions that may impact our community, marine heritage, and our economy in years to come. Join Executive Director Cathy Ramsdell, Casco Baykeeper Ivy Frignoca, and Staff Scientist Mike Doan for a conversation about what we have been seeing out on… Read more