Walking along the fishermen’s co-op dock, Sam Belknap says it is a model for what the Maine coast must do to build resilience in the face of climate change. “This is the type of investment all wharves need to be making,” he explained. Belknap is director of coastal economy for the Island Institute of Rockland, a nonprofit organization that has been helping coastal areas with economic and community development for the past 40 years.
Tag: Working Waterfronts
Working waterfronts discuss storm recovery progress with legislators
Posted by Laura England & filed under In the news.
Nine months after damaging storms in January heavily impacted Maine’s coastal communities, recovery is still top of mind. The issue is being put back at the forefront for state legislators. In Bremen on Tuesday, Island Institute hosted a roundtable between leaders from Maine’s working waterfronts, Sen. Angus King, and Rep. Chellie Pingree.
Supporting Coastal Entrepreneurs
Posted by Jack Sullivan & filed under Blog.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an award on October 17 to Island Institute for nearly $87,000 from its Rural Business Development Grant program. These funds will go towards supplementing the Tom Glenn Community Impact Fund’s revolving loan fund.
Maine’s working waterfronts need our help
Posted by Renny Sabina & filed under Blog.
It seemed like a no more than a week would go by and we would be at it again; handling calls or emails from individuals, businesses, and communities about the critical challenges facing Maine’s iconic working waterfronts. We knew the themes well enough: skyrocketing real estate prices creating increased pressures to sell and uncertainty for… Read more »
