Conservation Land and Sea

College of the Atlantic is for idealists with elbow grease, for people who see the world as a complex, interconnected place. It's for people who want to make the world a better place.

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The mission of the Friends of Maine's Seabird Islands is to support the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge in its efforts to conserve, protect, and enhance the rich diversity of coastal habitats, seabirds, and other wildlife.

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The Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuges, part of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's National Wildlife Refuge System, span over 200 miles of Maine Coastline and contain 56 offshore islands and four coastal parcels, totaling more than 8,000 acres.

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The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is responsible for protecting and restoring Maine’s natural resources and the public health by implementing environmental laws, providing information and grants, measuring environmental health and impacts of activities throughout the state of Maine. Located in Augusta with regional offices in Portland, Bangor, and Presque Isle.

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The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies sits at the end of the land and the beginning of the sea. Our vantage point, at the tip of Cape Cod, allows us to work in the midst of an extraordinary ecosystem where all things converge. We can easily voyage into the greater Gulf of Maine to work on issues of habitat protection, ecosystem management, marine mammal and marine wildlife conservation. We fly aerial surveys over Cape Cod Bay; survey the humpback feeding grounds of Jeffreys Ledge off New Hampshire and Stellwagen Bank off Massachusetts; huddle over countless tables with shipping companies, municipal leaders, fishermen, and government officials to come up with new ways of solving old problems.

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40 years ago, a swimmable and fishable Narragansett Bay was laughable. With the help of our members and volunteers, Save The Bay has made tremendous progress in working for the Bay people want. Conventional pollution from wastewater treatment plants has been reduced by more than 60% since the 1980s, and toxins in wastewater have been reduced by more than 90%, resulting in the return of marine and wildlife as well as clearer, better-smelling water for some. But we still face daunting challenges. Pollution from wastewater, stormwater and power plants continue to put these gains in jeopardy. We need your help.

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