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Photo credit: C J Gunther, NYTimes
Several recent news articles have featured Friends of Casco Bay’s people and work. Check them out:
The New York Times - "Benoit Samuelson, 50, Surprises Even Herself" by Frank Litsky
"Matriarch of marathons" Joan Benoit Samuelson finished strong in the women’s US Olympic marathon trials on April 20, completing the race under 2 hours and 50 minutes and setting an American record for the women's 50-54 age group. Joan is a Maine native, Friends of Casco Bay director, and Olympic champion (winning the first Olympic marathon for women in 1984).
Portland Phoenix - “A Stormwater Popsicle” by Christian McNeil
Christian McNeil gives us an up-close view of Portland’s “bayside glacier” and explores what it can teach us about the city’s sewage problem.
Port City Life – "Testing the Waters" by Marcia Allen with photographs by Ben Glasser
This article profiles Friends of Casco Bay’s water quality monitoring program, featuring veteran volunteers as well as our own volunteer coordinator, Peter Milholland. The article and photographs were part of projects for the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Copies can be obtained at news stands.
Spring Issue of The Casco Bay Bulletin Hot off the press is Friends of Casco Bay’s spring newsletter - click here to read this issue. If you’d like more information on the topics in this issue, click on the links below:
Become a Citizen Scientist - Find out how you can become a water quality volunteer.
Did that come from MY yard? – Friends of Casco Bay has detected pesticides and the components of fertilizers in waters running into Casco Bay - see a map of these locations.
You care about lawn care – Learn the results of a survey about homeowners’ lawn care practices and preferences.
Dredging up (toxic) dirt - Friends of Casco Bay staff discovered toxic chemicals in sediments around Portland Harbor.
Circulation in Casco Bay
Dr. Ernest True of Norwich University in Vermont, recently visited South Portland to present his cutting-edge research on wind and tidal circulation in Casco Bay. His model is based on data collected by Friends of Casco Bay staff and volunteers. If you missed Dr. True’s talk, you can learn about this research by clicking here.
BayScaping: Green Yards That Keep Casco Bay Blue
Join us for a presentation on BayScaping. Friends of Casco Bay has found pesticides and the nutrients in fertilizers in stormwater runoff flowing into the ocean. BayScaping is a six-step program that helps you (and your neighbors) reduce the need for pesticides and fertilizers. Not only will you have a lawn that requires less maintenance, costs less to care for, and is safer for kids and pets, you’ll be helping the environment as well.
Where: Harspwell Heritage Land Trust
When: Tuesday, May 6, 2008, 7 p.m. FREE
Pat is a Master Gardener and has been gardening casually in her home gardens for 15 years. She is employed as a Senior Environmental Specialist for TD Banknorth in the risk management department. She received a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resource Conservation from UCONN in 1981 and a JD from the University of Maine School of Law in 1995. Both her education and career have been focused on environmental science, with an undergraduate emphasis in biology, chemistry and soil science, and a 25 year career specializing in assessment of the risks posed by hazardous wastes and toxic materials at properties around the country. In her spare time, when she isn’t gardening, Pat serves on the Board of Friends of Casco Bay.