Frenchman Bay Conservancy has formally requested that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conduct an environmental review and issue a statement under the U.S. Environmental Policy Act before any final decisions are made on American Aquafarms’ plan to raise 66 million pounds of Atlantic salmon annually at two sites in Frenchman Bay.
Army Corps review of salmon farm requested
HANCOCK Frenchman Bay Conservancy has formally requested that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conduct an environmental review and issue a statement under the U.S. Environmental Policy Act before any final decisions are made on American Aquafarms’ plan to raise 66 million pounds of Atlantic salmon annually at two sites in Frenchman Bay.
Frenchman Bay Conservancy has preserves totaling 8,000 acres in a dozen Maine towns and townships, including seven Hancock County communities.
The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) is currently reviewing for completeness American Aquafarms’ March 3 lease applications to grow salmon at two 15-pen sites northwest of Long Porcupine Island and northeast of Bald Rock Ledge in Frenchman Bay. The Norwegian-backed company is expected to file by month’s end its wastewater discharge permit application to discharge a total of 4 billion gallons daily with the Maine Department of Environmental Protecti
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Hiking in Maine: A sampler of cabin fever-reliever hikes on the coast, from York County to Lubec
With the snow pretty much gone along the coast, these options allow a hiker to enjoy some welcome exercise and soak in some warm sun.
By Carey Kish
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A line of hikers files up the Beehive Trail near Sand Beach at Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor in this file photo. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel
The mountains may be choked with lingering winter snowpack, but along the coast from the beaches of York County to the pink granite peaks of Acadia to the bold headlands of Lubec, the trails are pretty much clear. Wet and muddy, perhaps, but snow-free for the most part.
An aerial view of Kilkenny Stream with Frenchman Bay and Mount Desert Island in the background. Frenchman Bay Conservancy has closed on the purchase of 1,400 acres in Hancock. The property and an adjacent 3,100 acres will form a community forest. FRENCHMAN BAY CONSERVANCY PHOTO March 17, 2021 on Environment, News
HANCOCK Frenchman Bay Conservancy (FBC) has closed on the purchase of 1,400 acres in Hancock for its Frenchman Bay Community Forest project. The protection of this parcel is part of a larger 4,500-acre conservation project. An additional 3,100 acres of land abuts this parcel and is conserved through New England Forestry Foundation. FBC raised $900,000 toward the purchase and long-term stewardship of the Frenchman Bay Community Forest through foundation giving and individual donations to its public campaign, launched in summer 2020.
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