The Scarborough Land Trust and partnering groups will receive $1.4 million for projects and planning to protect the marsh from the impacts of climate change.
The state has limited deepwater options to build a port that can accommodate the huge components of floating offshore wind arrays planned for the Gulf of Maine.
Huber, a moderate Republican from Falmouth, focused on environmental issues during her time as a state representative from 1976 to 1982, according to her obituary. She then made two unsuccessful bids for governor, first as a Republican in 1982, then as an independent four years later.