Virtual Partner Event – Coffee with the Casco Baykeeper & Island Institute

Join us for Coffee with the Casco Baykeeper & Island Institute 

You’re invited to a lively discussion on protecting Maine’s marine environments, fisheries, and coastal communities in a time of climate change! Join Casco Baykeeper Ivy Frignoca, Community Organizer and Volunteer Coordinator Sara Freshley, and Island Institute experts Susie Arnold and Nick Battista as they talk about what could and should be done to address the causes and consequences of climate change and its impacts on our coastal communities and habitats. 

The Maine Climate Council is working on their next four-year plan and needs your help to decide what actions to take. Come hear from these experts, who are part of the Council’s Coastal and Marine Working Group, as they share key priorities from the latest policy recommendations. Find out how you can make a difference by providing your own feedback through a quick survey. Don’t miss this chance to have your voice heard in protecting Maine’s coastal and marine environments! 

Speakers:  

  • Ivy Frignoca, Casco Baykeeper at Friends of Casco Bay – Coastal and Marine Working Group, Monitoring and Habitat Subcommittee  
  • Sara Freshley, Community Organizer and Volunteer Coordinator at Friends of Casco Bay 
  • Susie Arnold, Senior Ocean Scientist at Island Institute – Scientific and Technical Subcommittee, Coastal and Marine Working Group, Fisheries Subcommittee 
  • Nick Battista, Senior Policy Officer at Island Institute – Coastal and Marine Working Group, Working Waterfront Subcommittee