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Looking back and looking ahead: leadership at Friends
September 21, 2021Dear Friends, It has already been three weeks since we gathered with 200 Friends of the Bay to celebrate the career, contributions, and retirement of our longtime Executive Director, Cathy Ramdsell. Cathy’s send-off party, held outdoors at Portland Yacht Services’ boatyard, marked our first in-person event since the onset of… Read more
Leave No Trace on Casco Bay
September 9, 2021Imagine stepping out of a boat onto a Casco Bay island. What would you hear and see? Perhaps the rhythm of crashing waves, wild roses rustling in the breeze, or a gull crying as it circles overhead. But would you ever imagine the sight of food wrappers, derelict fishing gear,… Read more
Water Reporter Post of the Month: Linda Stimpson
September 7, 2021Horseshoe crabs: ancient animals in Casco Bay Linda Stimpson has lived in Maine for much of her adult life, but it wasn’t until recently that she first spotted this prehistoric creature – with nine eyes and ten legs – scuttling along the shore of Casco Bay. In her Water Reporter… Read more