FOCB’s Peter Milholland will speak about Harpswell’s Marine Water Quality
HARPSWELL— Peter Milholland, Citizen Stewardship Coordinator for the Friends of Casco Bay, will be the third speaker in the Harpswell Heritage Land Trust’s Sensitive Shoreline series of programs. Mr. Milholland will speak on Monday, March 10, 2008, at 7 p.m. at the Trust’s Community Room at 153 Harpswell Neck Road on the quality of Harpswell’s marine waters.
Milholland will discuss the results of 15 years of water quality testing in Harpswell by FOCB volunteers and what they mean for Harpswell’s marine life. He will highlight the efforts to reduce overboard discharges and how participation in a multi-town effort to protect water quality is working to protect Harpswell’s shoreline, the longest in all of Casco Bay.
The Harpswell’s Sensitive Shoreline series focuses on the health of Harpswell marine waters, the effects of water quality on shell fishing, and what we all can do to protect and improve its health and fisheries. Harpswell has the longest shoreline of any town on Casco Bay, so our actions can have a significant impact the bay’s water quality and its shellfisheries. Casco Baykeeper Joe Payne led off the series on January 22nd with an overview of the state of Casco Bay’s health. Amy Fitzpatrick, Director of the Division of Public Health for the Maine Department of Marine Resources spoke on February 4th about the shellfish testing program that assures the public that it is safe to eat shellfish. Subsequent programs in the series will take place on April 14th and May 6th.The Trust’s Community Room is located at 153 Harpswell Neck Road, .5 miles south of the Brunswick/Harpswell town line and 1.7 miles north of the Mountain Road.