Current FB Environmental E-Newsletter, Summer 2024

Previous E-Newsletters: Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Winter 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Winter 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023

Lake Kanasatka Watershed Association celebrates being awarded LakeSmart Community Award by the New Hampshire Lakes Association for reducing cyanobacteria blooms in the lake.

FB Environmental assists volunteers of the Lake Kanasatka Watershed Association understand and correct cyanobacteria blooms from the lake.

FB Environmental's Laura Diemer, CLM, presents at a New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services public hearing on a proposed alum treatment plan to Lake Kanasatka on behalf of the Kanasatka Watershed Association. The plan will address recurrent and persistent cyanobacteria blooms in Lake Kanasatka which have recently entered Lake Winnipesaukee.

Six Maine golf courses certified as Audubon Cooperative Sanctuaries. YouTube version.
FB Environmental is honored to have worked with Riverside Golf Course to acheive certification. See Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program.

FBE and Saco-Swift Local Advisory Committee, part of NH Dept. of Environmental Services’ Lakes and Rivers Management Program, present the Saco River and Swift River Corridor Management Plan in Conway, NH.
See also sacoswift.org.

FB Environmental assisted Town of Camden Public Works Director Dave St. Laurent and the Megunticook River Citizens Advisory Committee with dams tour. Over 70 people attended and discussed the complex work of river management and flood prevention.
See Megunticook River project page.

Forrest Bell, Owner and CEO of FB Environmental, comments on flood risks and recommends advanced planning for Midcoast Maine.
See also the Megunticook River project page.

Forrest Bell, Owner and CEO of FB Environmental, gives keynote speech and serves as a panelist at the Wentworth Watershed Association 2023 Water Summit on May 13, 2023 in Wolfeboro, NH.
More at Wentworth Watershed Association

FBE supports the Saco-Swift Rivers Local Advisory Committee in developing the Saco and Swift Rivers Corridor Management Plan. More information at sacoswift.org.

FBE staff updates the Town of Camden (ME) Megunticook River Citizens Advisory Committee on health of river.
See also the Megunticook River project page.

FBE staff present at the Town of Camden's Megunticook River Citizens Advisory Virtual Presentation #1 on river ecology. Click for full meeting video.

FBE assists Watchic Lake Association through a Maine Department of Environmental Protection 319 grant to reduce harmful runoff to Watchic Lake.

Watchic Lake Association, working with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and FBE have completed the next wave of road and residential improvement projects to reduce stormwater runoff into Watchic Lake.

FB Environmental completes Gouldsboro's "Vulnerability Assessment and Climate Resiliency Action Plan,” funded by Maine Coastal Program and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. See the plan here. [PDF 13MB]

Watchic Lake Association with Maine DEP assitance completes first water quality project from Watershed Plan developed with FBE.

FBE's Maggie Kelly and Margaret Mills investigate sources of pathogen pollution to clam flats in Harpswell, Maine.

FBE's Dr. Rich Brereton presents to Auburn City Council on long-term water supply protection and Lake Auburn, Maine.

Kezar Lake Watershed Association in Maine continues its long-standing collaboration with FB Environmental on lake and stream science.

Town of Bremen, Maine, assisted by FB Environmental, works to protect and reopen the Broad Cove Medomak River clam flats.

Presque Isle City Council approves Kennedy Brook watershed restoration plan, developed in collaboration with FB Environmental.

The City of Presque Isle, Maine, collaborates with FB Environmental on a multi-year effort to restore Kennedy Brook, supported by Maine Department of Environmental Protection grant funding.

City of Ellsworth, Maine, and FB Environmental work with residents through the Ellsworth Green Plan Steering Committee to better predict and plan for future development.

FB Environmental presents Little Knickerbocker Lake study to Knickerbocker Lake Association, with Booothbay Region Water District.

FB Environmental assists Spofford Lake Association protect lake, beaches, and boat landing.

FB Environmental joins USDA employees in volunteering at the Cross Roads House for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Rye urges residents to help fix 'Stinky Creek.'

Former Farm Reveals Its Wonders. FB Environmental conducts a Natural Resources Inventory for the Scarborough Land Trust's Benjamin Farm acquisition in Scarborough, ME.

Town of Raymond ME Hosts Crescent Lake Buffer Planting Workshop.

FB Environmental, Province Lake Association, NH Dept. of Environmental Services, and Acton Wakefield Watershed Alliance host pollution reduction workshop. See also the Province Lake Page.

Skowhegan's Whitten Brook benefits from cleanup and restoration, with participation of FB Environmental.
See also Whitten Brook Management Plan.

Sable Oaks Golf Course, working with FB Environmental, Gains Audubon Certification.

Panther Pond Association, working with FB Environmental, wins the Outstanding Group Stewardship Award.

Salmon Falls Watershed Collaborative, with FB Environmental's participation, honored with U.S. Water Prize.

Rye NH collaborates with FB Environmental and NH DES to protect beach and tributary water quality.

Salmon Falls River pollution risk; Called No. 1 in nation for possible water quality loss, September 30, 2010.

Successful Public Meeting regarding the Salmon Falls Headwater Watershed Management Plan, February 4, 2010.

Spruce Creek project reaches Phase II, August 20, 2009.

Dog Provides Low-Cost, Low-Tech fix to Cities' Sewer Problems, August 18, 2009.

Sewage-sniffing dog may diagnose Kittery septic problems, July 29, 2009.

Long Creek Restoration Project Team Receives EPA Environmental Merit Award, April 22, 2009.

Towns move toward Spruce Creek cleanup, May 13, 2008.