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Allowing Fish Back into the Androscoggin
Federal 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.
DetailsPFAS Distribution in Lower Casco & Merrymeeting Bay Watersheds
Winter 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…
DetailsFOMB Seeks Executive Director
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay seeks an Executive Director; a passionate activist, with deep love of this place to grow with our group into the future.
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Speaker Series: James Madison Kendall’s Wonderful Water Wheel
Bud Warren recounts James Madison Kendall’s unique tide mill beneath the Cathance River Bridge—an innovative wheel powering mills for decades.”
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Speaker Series: Blinded by the Light Perils & Pitfalls of LEDs
Mark Baker explores the hidden health and environmental hazards of LEDs—their blinding glare, misleading efficiency claims, and regulatory gaps.
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Archaeology & Conservation Easement Finalized
After 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.
DetailsFOMB makes the Press Herald front page!
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MPBN on Merrymeeting Bay
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.
DetailsPFAS Lab, Northeastern University FOMB Merrymeeting Bay Report
New 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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