December Save-the-Date & More!
Dear friends,
Thank you for making the evening at Tenderwild Farm on October 9th one to remember!
Thank you Peter Alsop and Rory Keohane for organizing, installing a fireplace (!), and a fireside chat on soil health, accidental discoveries and grange! That you Alexa Stark of the Waldoboro Inn for bringing a crowd-pleasing mix of libations to keep us jolly, and Zak and Jeremiah of Brother Shucker for the food!
Please save the date Thursday December 5, 5-7pm, for a Midcoast Climate, Energy and Green Building Happy Hour at American Flatbread in Rockport. We’ll be in the upstairs room and look forward to a round of (your) community updates and announcements.
Additional announcements below. Please join the Facebook group to see updates and post things.
Jess and Amanda
Co-hosts, Midcoast Climate, Energy, and Green Building Happy Hour
Public Input:
Vote! Check out the Maine State referendum ballot and your town’s ballot
Take a minute to scan your Town website for board/committee openings and meetings
Events:
Megunticook River Citizens Advisory Committee - Community meeting this Wednesday Oct, 5:30-7:30pm, Camden-Rockport Middle School; see/hear new research and ask questions
WindowDressers Community Builds - Nov 4-18 in Belfast; see website for other locations
Tenderwild Farm - Fireside Sessions with Halcyon String Quartet, Nov 3 @ 5pm
Ecosystem Walk and Vulnerability Assessment - Nov 6 from 4-6pm; 4pm at Erickson Fields (Rockport) then 5pm at CHRHS (high school) for findings presentation/discussion. Sponsored by Rockport Conservation Commission; Research by FB Environmental; thank you MCHT and Jude Masseur (CHRHS) for hosting!
Get Ready for Winter!
Maine Winter Heating Guide - Programs and resources for owners and renters to lower energy costs or get help on bills
…and if you or friends/family are struggling with bills, make an appointment now with your CAP agency (e.g., Penquis) to enroll in heating assistance (HEAP)
Clear leaves and debris from driveway culverts/drainage - Help protect our roads from costly wash-outs when stormwater can’t get through
Jobs:
Check out Maine Clean Energy Jobs website to find or post building or energy jobs (free to post)
Maine Farmland Trust President & CEO
Funding:
The Mainers’ Guide to Climate Incentives lists state and federal incentives for homes and apartments, businesses, and towns to pursue climate actions - don’t miss out!
Maine Farmland Trust - $$$ available for Climate Adaptation Planning - Contact Allison Bistline-East ASAP (abistline-east@mainefarmlantrust.org)
Science:
The Arctic and Climate Security - Marisol Maddox (Rockland resident and Fellow @ Dartmouth and Polar Institute) offered to talk or answer questions!
Camden Harbor Resilience Planning - slides from Oct 15 preliminary site analysis public meeting
Maine Climate Council 2024 Scientific Assessment of Climate Change and Its Effects in Maine - packed with new information
