In 2023, we granted over $23,000 to support ecological research, conservation, and preservation efforts in the Downeast Washington County region of Maine.
- Support of a local historical society in its efforts to preserve historical documents and conduct oral history interviews with elderly community members.
- Funding an ecologically focused professional development workshop for teachers in eastern Washington County.
- Erosion audit of archaeological sites on Falls Island, Pembroke, Maine.
- Support for expansion of coastal observing capacities for fisheries in eastern Washington County.
- Development of a new tool for assessing the impacts of rockweed harvesting with multispectral drone analysis.
- Funding of graduate student summer internship to assist in restoring riverine processes and habitat suitability for Atlantic salmon.
- Continued support for the restoration of American Civil War Museum room.
- Development of a project to engage local community members in assessing seaweed health in Downeast Maine.