Natalie Springuel, Marine Extension Associate College of the Atlantic · 105 Eden Street · Bar Harbor, ME 04609 Phone 207.288.2944 x298 Email nspringuel@coa.edu

Natalie is based at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine, in the heart of the state's most popular tourism destination. Natalie's outreach and applied research programs address issues related to sustainable tourism planning, recreation impact monitoring, waterfront access, and expedition-based education throughout the Gulf of Maine. Through workshops, presentations, publications, field research, and on-the-water educational programs (often by sea kayak), Natalie provides programming that seeks to bridge the gap between traditional waterfront uses and the rapidly growing interest in nature-based tourism opportunities. Natalie is the Maine Sea Grant liaison to the Coastal Community Development Program of the National Sea Grant Network.