Community Conversation: From the Bottom Up: A Community-Based Approach to Oyster Reef Restoration
Channel: Sierra Club Maine
Date: 2021-10-19

A cross-sector collaboration is working together to understand the ecological and community benefits of oyster reef restoration in Phippsburg, ME. Oyster reefs have been known to protect shorelines from storm surge and erosion, improve water quality and provide habitat, but efforts to build reefs in Maine have been limited to date. The project builds on an initial, two-year effort by The Nature Conservancy and is being continued by the Phippsburg Conservation and Shellfish Commissions, the Maine Oyster Company, Bates College, Manomet and local community members. Learn about oyster restoration and the collaborative, community-based approach to addressing rapid environmental change in coastal Maine. 

Speakers: 
Caitlin Cleaver, Director of Bates-Morse Mountain Conservation Area and Shortridge Coastal Center, Bates College
Dot Kelly, Vice Chair, Phippsburg Conservation Commission
Jessie Batchelder, Fisheries Team Research Technician, Monamet