Smith was concerned that the substance could be toxic and sent photos of it to an official at Maine s Department of Environmental Protection. The official passed the picture along to others, hoping somebody could shed some light on what was covering the sandy beach.
Steve Dickson, a marine geologist with Maine Geological Survey, saw the photos and was stumped as well, so he reached out to
Linda Stathoplos and J
ohn Lillibridge, retired oceanographers who live near Wells Beach. They went to the beach and collected samples, and after examining them under a microscope, discovered the substance was made up of the carcasses of dead insects.
A low-flying airplane over northern Maine later this month is going to be mapping the region's geology. The low-level flights from mid-May through August are being coordinated by U.S. Geological Survey and Maine Geological Survey scientists to get images of geology at the surface and below ground.
Media Alert: Flights Above Northern Maine to Map Geology
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Editor: In the public interest and in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne project. Your assistance in informing the local communities is appreciated.
A low-flying airplane will be visible to residents of northern Maine beginning in mid to late May and lasting potentially through August 2021.
The low-level flights are being coordinated by U.S. Geological Survey and Maine Geological Survey scientists to image geology at the surface and below ground. The effort is part of the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI), a nationwide collaboration between the USGS and state geologists initiated in 2019 to better understand geology in particular areas.
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Phyllis Graber Jensen Published on February 24, 2021
During spring and summer 2019, as crews excavated for the foundation of the new Bonney Science Center, they removed a stunning amount of ancient blue-gray marine clay more than 10,000 cubic yards, according to an estimate from subcontractor Gendron & Gendron.
We watched captivated as excavating machines scooped and scraped the clay, all clingy, sculptural, and glistening like unappetizing Jell-O. For weeks on end, a procession of G&G dump trucks arrived empty at the Campus Avenue site, across from Carnegie Science, and drove away full of clay.
We found it remarkable, but for G&G, as for earthwork contractors in much of Maine, it was no big whoop.