Frenchman Bay

News and Events

• Frenchman Bay Conservation Closures Approval Letter -- 2014

Press

• Fishermen, researchers to trap green crabs in Frenchman Bay (Bangor Daily News, 08/18/14)

Maps

New! Regional Map for Seven Upper Frenchman Bay Towns (3/11/15)

Aerial Image Map (60 MB JPG)
Nautical Chart (38 MB JPG)
Topographic Map (43 MB JPG)
Topographic and Aerial Image Map (53 MB JPG)

College of the Atlantic Frencham Bay Atlas

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• Conservation Closures (NOTE: These maps are provisional and under review. Please consult with the Department of Marine Resources for clam flat closures.)
• Department of Mariner Resources 03/21/14 Closure Approval Letter

• Overboard Discharge Systems and Public Health Closures Google Earth (8/26/14)
• Overboard Discharge Systems and Public Health Closures Arc GIS (8/26/14)

Links

Frenchman Bay Towns

West Side	Upper Bay	East Side
Bar Harbor	Hancock	Sullivan
Trenton	Franklin	Sorrento
Lamoine		Gouldsboro
		Winter Harbor

Local and Regional Organizations

• Acadia National Park
• Black Woods Scenic Byway
• Crabtree Neck Land Trust
• Frenchman Bay Conservancy
• Frenchman Bay Partners Initiative
• Frenchman Bay Regional Shellfish Committee
• Hancock County Planning Commission
• Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District
• Maine Coast Heritage Trust
• Marine Environmental Research Institute
• Schoodic Education and Research Center
• Schoodic National Scenic Byway
• Schoodic Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
• University of Maine Cooperative Extension

State Agencies

• Department of Agriculture
• Department of Conservation
• Department of Economic and Community Development
• Department of Environmental Protection
• Department of Marine Resources
• Department of Transportation
• State Planning Office

Resource Documents

Bay Ecology

Stormwater

Stormwater carries sediment and water-borne pollutants into our lakes and streams, lowering the water quality. Low-impact design reduces the environmental impacts of a built or disturbed area by reducing the amount stormwater leaving the development site. Some LID design components can be complicated and expensive, while others are easy and cheap enough for homeowners to implement themselves. Large-scale LID projects can have a big impact, but smaller scale projects can make a big difference too! The links below provide guidance for communities and developers considering large-scale LID projects, as well as handy ideas for reducing your impact around the home.

• UMaine Cooperative Extension provides information on maintaining water quality and has a great site devoted to their own rain garden
• The Maine Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council has information on LID projects in Maine
• This LID Fact Sheet is provided by the Muskie School at the University of Southern Maine
• The Low-Impact Development Center provides a wealth of LID information
• Maine DEP's Stormwater Program

For more information on low-impact development, or if you are an area contractor that provides LID-consistent services, contact Tom Martin at HCPC.