Events

Maine Center for Entrepreneurs and Island Institute are partnering on a new program designed to help Maine’s lobstering families and commercial fishermen diversify their income and build resilient small businesses.

Join Maine Audubon and Maine Coastal Program for a two-day, field based CoastWise workshop for road professionals where they will share the CoastWise Approach to achieving ecological resilience and climate- ready road crossings in tidal environments.

Shoreline erosion raises difficult questions for towns and property owners. What approaches make sense? What permits are needed? How can local planning help?

At this year's General Assembly, we'll explore what it means to be rural, examine the data and definitions commonly used, and discuss the characteristics that shape rural communities. we'll consider how rural places can navigate change while retaining the qualities that make them distinctive.