Events & Updates

Date: August 14, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Led by Joseph Roy (MDIFW Private Lands Wildlife Biologist) and Jim Ferrante (Maine Forest Service), this workshop will cover the basic principles of habitat management, while also exploring different commercial and non-commercial management techniques that can be employed by landowners to improve wildlife habitats.

Organization/Partners: Piscataquis Soil and Water Conservation District, Maine TREE, Maine Forest Service
Location: Williamsburg Forest, Williamsburg Township, Maine
Additional Info: For more information visit piscataquisswcd.org/eventsprograms/

Corinne Michaud-LeBlanc, Climate Coordinator for Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife's Beginning with Habitat program will provide an overview of conservation planning tools and strategies for a changing climate, and suggestions for how to use them. This presentation will highlight salt marsh ecosystems and salt marsh sparrows. Pete Slovinsky, Marine Geologist with Maine Geological Survey, will discuss how climate change is impacting vulnerable dune habitat in the state, and recommend conservation actions for communities with this habitat.

Please join us for this free Zoom event focused on long-term planning tools and strategies that support natural solutions for resilient habitat. These virtual Casco Bay Coastal Academy (CBCA) workshops are brought to you by Casco Bay Estuary Partnership, Maine Sea Grant, and R1CC. CBCA aims to build the knowledge base of municipal board members and staff about critical coastal issues and provide skills training to support their project planning and implementation. The workshops are especially targeted to municipal staff, volunteer committee members, community leaders, and organizations providing services to municipalities. Everyone is welcome!

Organization/Partners: Casco Bay Coastal Academy
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Additional Info: Watch Recording of Presentation

Corinne Michaud-LeBlanc and Joe Roy of Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife's Beginning with Habitat program will provide an overview of conservation planning tools and strategies for a changing climate, suggestions for how to use them, and community case studies. This presentation will highlight brook trout, inland flooding, aquatic connectivity, and landscape connectivity.

Please join us for this free Zoom event focused on long-term planning tools and strategies that support natural solutions for resilient habitat. These virtual Casco Bay Coastal Academy (CBCA) workshops are brought to you by Casco Bay Estuary Partnership, Maine Sea Grant, and R1CC. CBCA aims to build the knowledge base of municipal board members and staff about critical coastal issues and provide skills training to support their project planning and implementation. The workshops are especially targeted to municipal staff, volunteer committee members, community leaders, and organizations providing services to municipalities. Everyone is welcome!

Organization/Partners: Casco Bay Coastal Academy
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Additional Info: Watch Recording of Presentation

Learn how to use Beginning with Habitat (BwH) tools & services for effective decision making and planning in your own home town.

In this webinar, we introduce our program and share tools and services designed for municipalities involved in comprehensive planning.

Key resources shared during webinar -

Find planning resources for your town:

Online Map Database

Details about maps and mapped features: Municipality Mapping Talking Points - What's in My Town and Why Does it Matter?

Request a printed map and/or presentation

Remember we offer these resources and services free of charge.

If you have any questions before or after the event, please reach out to Amy at amy.dowley@maine.gov

Organization/Partners:
Location: Virtual (Teams)
Additional Info: View recording of Lunch & Learn