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
Oil Spill at Willard Beach
September 21, 2021Friends of Casco Bay has been monitoring the situation at Willard Beach in South Portland, where an oil sheen was reported August 24th. Update as of September 21, 2021: After an oil spill was first reported on Willard Beach in South Portland on August 24, the beach was closed to… Read more
Three decades of success – the impact of Friends of Casco Bay
December 31, 2019Friends of Casco Bay has a long history of success. Since our founding in 1989, our work-with, science-based approach has moved the needle toward a healthier, more protected Bay. We championed a halt to cruise ship pollution and won a No Discharge Area designation for Casco Bay, the first in… Read more
Defending Maine’s Oil Spill Cleanup law
March 7, 2016Ivy Frignoca, on behalf of Friends of Casco Bay, worked closely with Nick Bennett of the Natural Resources Council of Maine, to explain to members of the Maine Legislature why three previous attempts to weaken Maine’s Oil Discharge Prevention and Pollution Control law had failed, for good reason. This year’s… Read more