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Tour Our Resilient Coast

Please join us in York County on June 29, 2013 for a tour of coastal properties that are more resilient to flooding, erosion, and extreme storm events.

Learn from professionals and coastal property owners owners about the steps you can take to protect your property. Contact coordinator Alex Gray for more information alexander.gray@umit.maine.edu.

Press Release | Waterfront tools for the Nation

29 March 2013 - The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announces the availability of the Sustainable Working Waterfront Toolkit, an online suite of tools designed to help coastal communities throughout the United States develop policies that support business and job growth.

Draft Program - 2013 Maine Beaches Conference

Date | July 12, 2013, 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location | Southern Maine Community College, South Portland, ME

An invitation to submit ideas for presentations and exhibits at the 2013 Maine Beaches Conference

You may feel as if you just got off the beach, but we’re busy making plans for MBC 2013!

NOW CLOSED: SUBMISSIONS WERE DUE DECEMEMBER 10, 2012

PRESS RELEASE | 14 August 2012 Tour resilient coastal properties September 8

Residents of coastal communities are invited to join coastal property owners, building contractors, and other professionals on a tour of homes in York County that have been made resilient to storms, flooding, and other coastal hazards.

The tour takes place on Saturday, September 8, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

PRESS RELEASE | 13 April 2012 Just in time for tax season, new tools for promoting coastal access

The coast of Maine is a busy place. From property owners to fishermen to surfers, people traveling to and from the water are addressing coastal access issues in their communities.

A legal research team led by Maine Sea Grant, the University of Maine School of Law, and the law firm of Bernstein Shur has identified existing and potential tax tools that can or could be used to benefit working waterfronts and water access in Maine.

PRESS RELEASE | 15 February 2012 New online resource to help property owners address coastal hazards

The northeasterly storms that frequent the Maine coast in winter and spring can bring dramatic changes to sandy beaches, coastal marshes, and bluffs. The waves and flooding that accompany strong storms threaten coastal property with erosion and wind and water damage.

PRESS RELEASE | 14 November 2011 Sea Grant outreach award presented to Maine-based working waterfront partnership

Newport, RI - A partnership effort to advance working waterfront awareness and protection in the United States today received the Outstanding Group Outreach Award from the Northeast Sea Grant Consortium.

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