August 22, 2024
Maine Broadband Access Part 1: History and Infrastructure
Featuring Island Institute's Nick Battista
Scientists and working groups weigh in on all aspects of climate change, from heat waves to soaring pollen counts to sea level rise, to help the Maine Climate Council set new goals for the second installment of Maine Won't Wait, the state's climate action plan.
August 21, 2024
Tales from the Sea Podcast - Working Waterfront
Featuring Island Institute's Sam Belknap
Scientists and working groups weigh in on all aspects of climate change, from heat waves to soaring pollen counts to sea level rise, to help the Maine Climate Council set new goals for the second installment of Maine Won't Wait, the state's climate action plan.
July 31, 2024
A new connectivity hub will address digital accessibility struggles in Stonington
The Maine Connectivity Authority recently gifted the town of Stonington more than $1.7M to place a connectivity hub inside the town's former elementary school.
n 1999, fresh out of college, two women signed up to be dropped into small island communities as part of the Rockland-based nonprofit Island Institute’s fellowship program. Except that there was no fellowship program, at least not really. The institute’s mission, since its founding 16 years earlier, had been to support the economic and social well-being of coastal towns, but it had never tried this before.
June 28, 2024
How the Island Institute’s Fellowship Program Became a Maine Coast Fixture
At the program’s quarter-century mark, we look back at fellows’ local impacts and lasting connections to host communities
n 1999, fresh out of college, two women signed up to be dropped into small island communities as part of the Rockland-based nonprofit Island Institute’s fellowship program. Except that there was no fellowship program, at least not really. The institute’s mission, since its founding 16 years earlier, had been to support the economic and social well-being of coastal towns, but it had never tried this before.
June 27, 2024
Report lays out Maine’s latest climate projections.
The Scientific Assessment of Climate Change and Its Effects in Maine
Scientists and working groups weigh in on all aspects of climate change, from heat waves to soaring pollen counts to sea level rise, to help the Maine Climate Council set new goals for the second installment of Maine Won't Wait, the state's climate action plan.
June 10, 2024
How vulnerable is Maine's coast to sea level rise and climate change?
Published by Maine Public on June 5, 2024. Many coastal communities were impacted by several major storms during the winter of 2024. That’s put a spotlight on a major question…
May 29, 2024
Digital Equity through Planning and Partnerships
Published by Maine Town & City in April, 2024. This article is the second in a series by Island Institute exploring the topic of digital equity in relation to Maine’s…
May 29, 2024
Monhegan Island to get broadband internet
Published by Bangor Daily News on May 27, 2024. A years-long community project to bring broadband internet to Monhegan Island will be complete by June 5, connecting its residents to…
May 16, 2024
Kelp industry continues growth in Maine
Published by News Center Maine on April 29, 2024. PORTLAND, Maine — The last week of April brings about a type of harvest growing in popularity in the Gulf of…
March 26, 2024
In wake of January storms, Maine's fish wharves and working waterfronts are starting to rebuild
Less than a week after the first of the back-to-back January storms that destroyed much infrastructure along Maine's working waterfronts, the Island Institute launched a storm response grant program, received applications and began sending out funds to coastal businesses.
