Protecting Belfast Bay.
Restoring the coastal and intertidal land around the Penobscot Bay to full health and vitality.
Our mission is to protect the Harriet L. Hartley conservation area, collaborate with local organizations to support coastal conservation and promote sustainable aquaculture practices.
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Conservation
Our immediate goal is to protect and preserve the conservation area. Our long-range vision is to be a part of efforts to reclaim, restore, and conserve environmentally-critical coastal and intertidal land around Penobscot Bay.
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Collaboration
Core to our mission is facilitating coalitions of like-minded organizations to strengthen our collective impact. We partner with organizations, community groups and sustainable aquaculture farmers to address issues of environmental protection and coastal conservation and restoration.
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Community Education
We create opportunities and plan events to educate the public about best practices in coastline conservation, stewardship and sustainable aquaculture. Each month, members of our community are invited to join meetings with guest speakers offering information and discussion about these fields.
Taking a stand in Belfast and beyond.
The Harriet L. Harley Conservation area is currently threatened by one of several proposed industrial-scale land-based salmon facilities. Nordic Aquafarms would be built adjacent to our conservation area’s fragile intertidal zone. These industrial fish factories would endanger the health of Belfast Bay, the Penobscot watershed and entire coastal ecosystem of Maine.
Supporting sustainable aquaculture.
We work to promote sustainable aquaculture, research best practices in policy and science and share what we learn with others working to protect Maine’s coastal ecosystems. Most recently, we sponsored a report on land-based aquaculture in Maine with the Environmental Law Institute.
Become a friend.
Join a community of passionate people invested in protecting, restoring and conserving Belfast Bay and the Penobscot Bay watershed. We host monthly member meetings featuring guest speakers on everything from coastal conservation to sustainable aquaculture projects - both locally and globally. We also send frequent updates on our legal work, invite members to legal briefings and host gatherings to build community.
