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DetailsFederal regulators and dam owners are about a year into the five-year process of relicensing the 50-year-old hydroelectric dam that spans the Androscoggin River between Brunswick and Topsham. Local environmentalists say it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to evaluate and redesign passageways that have failed to allow fish migration.
DetailsWinter Speaker Series 2025-2026 Zoom Speaker Series PFAS Distribution in Lower Casco & Merrymeeting Bay Watersheds Chris Aeppli, PhD, Environmental Chemist & Senior Research Scientist, Bigelow Ocean Lab for Ocean Sciences Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 7:00 pm Register for Zoom Presentation Christoph Aeppli Christoph Aeppli is an environmental chemist and senior research scientist at…
DetailsFriends of Merrymeeting Bay seeks an Executive Director; a passionate activist, with deep love of this place to grow with our group into the future.
DetailsBud Warren recounts James Madison Kendall’s unique tide mill beneath the Cathance River Bridge—an innovative wheel powering mills for decades.”
DetailsMark Baker explores the hidden health and environmental hazards of LEDs—their blinding glare, misleading efficiency claims, and regulatory gaps.
DetailsAfter six years of effort, Friends of Merrymeeting Bay secured a conservation easement on the 31-acre Dresden Falls archaeology site, protecting Maine’s top prehistoric site and rare spongy arrowhead habitat.
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Formed by the confluence of six rivers, Merrymeeting Bay drains almost 40% of Maine’s fresh water into the Gulf of Maine through Chop Point. The bay is a unique inland freshwater river delta and the largest staging ground for migratory waterfowl in the Northeast.
DetailsNew tests by Friends of Merrymeeting Bay found 19 PFAS in watersheds, with highest levels near Brunswick Naval Air Station, one at 922 ppt — far above EPA safety.
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