FOMB Cybrary

MANAGEMENT

Includes Kennebec River Resource Mngmt. Plan, general Bay conservation materials, notes on comprehensive planning around the Bay, & other topics.

Sears Island Development Issue
- Army Corps of Engineers/ Maine DOT Umbrella Wetland Mitigation Bank Proposal Public Notice (web page)
  Date: June 10, 2008
- Public Comments on Umbrella Wetland Mitigation Bank Proposal Sponsored by Maine DOT and Army Corps of Engineers (pdf file 4.1 MB)
  July 2008
- Denial of Public Hearing on Umbrella Wetland Mitigation Bank Proposal (pdf file 424 KB)
  ACOE
  Date: August 4, 2008
- Umbrella Mitigation Meeting Notice and Plan for Sears Island (pdf file 511 KB)
  Army Corps of Engineers
  Date: February 3, 2008
- Sensible Transportation Policy Act - Rules (pdf file 342 KB)
  REPEALED AND REPLACED: September 10, 2008
- Sears Island Conservation Easement (pdf file 2.5 MB)
  State of Maine
  Date: January 22, 2009
- Douglas Watts Complaint (pdf file 78 KB)
  Date: February 19, 2009
- Ron Huber Complaint (pdf file 124 KB)
  Date: February 19, 2009
- EPA letter RE: Public Notice 2008- 1703 Sears Island Mitigation Bank (pdf file 279 KB)
  Environmental Protection Agency
  Date: March 18, 2009
- PEER Letter RE: Comments on NAE-2008-1703, Maine Department of Transportation Umbrella Mitigation Bank (pdf file 45 KB)
  Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
  Date: March 31, 2009
- Amy Browne interviews Kyla Bennett of PEER about EPA's letter (mp3 file 31 MB, 26 min)
  WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine, RadioActive News Journal
  Date: April 2, 2009
- Sears Island litigation links
- some interesting photos at the Penobscot Bay Blog
- Sears Island suits to proceed separately (web page)
  The Republican Journal, By Tanya Mitchell, Reporter
  Date: April 8, 2009
- Five firms seek to market Sears Island (web page)
  The Republican Journal, By Tanya Mitchell, Reporter
  Date: April 15, 2009
Swan Island
- Undated Overview I.F.&W. Swan Island (pdf; file size: 124 KB)
- Swan_Island_Masterplan (pdf; file size:105 MB) winter 1999-2000
- Memo 1/7/2003 on Swan Island Funding Agreement (pdf; file size: 4.8 MB)
- Gardiner-Dumarseq House 3/19/2008 Condition Summary by Structures North (pdf; file size: 286 KB)
- FOMB 3/19/2008 Comments to I.F.&W. (pdf; file size: 170 KB)
- Swan Island History & Self Guided Tour (pdf; file size: 28 MB)
- A Report to the Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (pdf; file size: 1.1 MB)
  L.D. 398 -- Resolve, To Develop a Management Plan for the Nonwildlife Components of Swan Island and Little Swan Island in Perkins Township, Sagadahoc County
  Submitted by: Roland D. Martin, Commissioner
  February, 2010
- Swan Island Report February 2011
  Swan Island Report Executive Summary (pdf; 403 KB)
  Swan Island House Inventory (pdf; 3.7 MB)
  Prioritized Repairs Charts
  - Boat House, Gardiner Dumaresque, Robinson Powell (pdf; 22 KB)
  - Lily Wade (pdf; 21 KB)
  - Priest Blen (pdf; 22 KB)
  - Tubbs Reed (pdf; 17 KB)
  OverallComparison (pdf; 9 KB)
  Drawings (pdf; 893 KB)
The CoastWise Approach-Achieving Ecological Resilience & Climate-Ready Road Crossings in Tidal Environments (pdf 6.52 MB)
Maine Coastal Program 2023
Final Report of the Ocean Energy Task Force (pdf 856 KB)
to Governor John E. Baldacci
Dec 1, 2009
Kennebec River Resource Management Plan: Balancing Hydropower Generation and Other Uses (PDF 748 KB)
Document includes Introduction, Ecological Characterization of Kennebec River Basin, Hydropower Regulation, Resources and Beneficial Uses, (Water Quality, Fisheries (inc. fish life histories), Recreation and Scenic Resources, Archaeology), Municipal Planning, Criteria for State Agency Decision Making, Summary of Recommendations
Natural Resources Policy Division, Maine State Planning Office
Feb 1, 1993
Learning the Lay of Their Land (pdf 252 KB)
Data Recording by Maine Land Trusts
Patrick J. Roche
Environmental Studies Program
Colby College, Waterville, Maine
May 8, 2009
Lower Kennebec River Comprehensive Hydropower Settlement Accord & Related Filings (pdf 5.01 MB)
This is the complete agreement including exhibits pertaining to the removal of Edwards Dam.
For complete library of all Federal Energy Regulatory Commission documents relating to Edwards (Docket P-2389),
go to this FERC link: http://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/docket_search.asp - Insert P-2389 into blank for docket number].
May 26, 1998
Management Plan for Butler Head, Bath (htm )
Bath Community Forestry Committee
Feb 17, 1999
Merrymeeting Bay Notes (pdf 7.17 MB)
Notes for Comprehensive Planning in the Bay Region
Becky Koulouris
Edward L. Hawes
Franklin Burroughs
Lawrence H. Simon
Richard W. Judd
Nathan D. Hamilton
Jan 5, 1998
Merrymeeting Bay: A Guide to Conservation of this Unique Resource (html )
Reed & D'Andrea
Date: 1975
Merrymeeting Bay: An Environmental Review (html )
Prepared for Friends of Merrymeeting Bay with funding from the Davis Conservation Foundation
By Ann Hayden, Resource Services
Resource Services was hired by FOMB in 1997 to help document the current state of scientific research in Merrymeeting Bay and to assist us in determining future research priorities, needs and gaps. We have to varying degrees as of 2012 addressed the following topics: Hydrography of Bay and tributaries; Sediment dynamics, abundance of aquatic plants and land use; Accumulation, effect and source of contaminants in sediments and wildlife, Exotic species. John Lichter of Bowdoin College has looked at Nutrient dynamics, Trophic structure and along with MDIF&W, Waterfowl abundance.

Jan 5, 1998
PEOPLE IN NATURE: ENVlRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE KENNEBEC RIVER, MAINE (pdf 4.05 MB)
Daniel J. Michor
A THESIS Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts (in History)
The Graduate School, The University of Maine
May 1, 2003
St. Croix River See also: Alewives
- St. Croix Watershed Report (pdf file 3.8 MB)
  2008
- The Maine Legislature's Bill: (pdf file 153 kb)
  An act to stop the alewives restoration program in the St. Croix River - Have the Canadians and the Biologists gone berserk?
  Kelly Hoffman
  2008
- St. Croix Report-Forrest Bell-7-105-10 (pdf file 2.4 MB)
  July 22, 2010
- Doug WattsUSEPARequest (pdf file 153 KB)
  July 7, 2010
- FOMB EPA St Croix Letter (pdf file 30 KB)
  July 19, 2010
- Shenanigans on St. Croix : Alewives get smoked again (pdf file 66 KB)
  Bangor Dail News Guest Column
  Ken Hardy
  July 27, 2010
- FOMB Comments to St. Croix Int'l Watershed Board (pdf file 113 KB)
  St. Croix Int'l Watershed Board Alewive Reports (Web site)
  August 13, 2010
- Doug Watts EPA Supplementary Letter (pdf file 96 KB)
  August 17, 2010
- Doug Watts to EPA Follow-up Letter Re. St. Croix (pdf file 114 KB)
  August 18, 2010
- Maritime Magazine Radio Program (mp3 file 13 MB)
  the story of how a group of fishing guides in Maine convinced the state government to keep a native fish species out of their lucrative waters.
  March 8, 2011
- FOMB Press Release (pdf file 86 KB)
  Environmentalists and Fishermen Bring Earth Day Challenge of A Maine Law That Blocks River Herring from Native Habitat
  April 22, 2011
- Maine Sued for St. Croix Closure to Alewives (pdf file 28 KB)
  Complaint Filed by FOMB, Watts, Ames & McGee
  April 22, 2011
- FOMB Amended Complaint (pdf file 33 KB)
  June 23, 2011
- Maine St. Croix Motion to Dismiss (pdf file 28 KB)
  June 30, 2011
- FOMB Motion for Summary Judgment FINAL FILED.pdf (pdf file 256 KB)
  June 30, 2011
- FOMB Statement of Undisputed Material Facts FINAL FILED (pdf file 264 KB)
  June 30, 2011
- Fleming Declaration MSJ FINAL (pdf file 130 KB)
  June 30, 2011
- FOMB McGee Declaration (pdf file 96 KB)
  June 30, 2011
- FOMB Friedman Declaration (pdf file 97 KB)
  June 30, 2011
- FOMB Watts Declaration (pdf file 94 KB)
  Exhibit A to Watts Declaration (pdf file 37 KB)
  June 30, 2011
- AG FOMB Delay Motion (pdf file 96 KB)
  July 7, 2011
- FOMB Opposition to Motion to Dismiss (pdf file 294 KB)
  August 4, 2011
- Maine DMR Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss (pdf file 167 KB)
  August 12, 2011
  Exhibit A (pdf file 19 KB)
  Exhibit B (pdf file 57 KB)
  Exhibit C (pdf file 19 KB)
- FOMB Motion to File Surreply (pdf file 108 KB)
  August 18, 2011
  Exhibit A (pdf file 134 KB)
- Maine AAG Cover letter and EPA Letter of Clarification (pdf file 229 KB)
  January 12, 2011
  Exhibit A (pdf file 20 KB)
- Conservation Council of New Brunswick Letter to Judge Torresen (pdf file 189 KB)
  February 1, 2012
- Order Dismissing Case (pdf file 292 KB)
  March 15, 2012
- 60-Day Notice of Intent to File Suit under the Clean Water Act (pdf file 102 KB)
  May 12, 2012
- Chief Cleaves letter to IJC (pdf file 21 KB)
  May 24, 2012
- Passamaquoddy Declaration of State of Emergency (pdf file 1.3 MB)
  June 14, 2012
- EPA letter to Maine re: Herring (pdf file 1.4 MB)
  July 9, 2012
- MeAG Schneider's Letter to EPA (pdf file 197 KB)
  August 8, 2012
- CLF MeDMR Suit (pdf file 130 KB)
  October 15, 2012
- 60-Day Notice of Intent to File Suit under the Clean Water Act (pdf file 244 KB)
  November 30, 2012
- Plaintiffs' Motion for Prelim Injunction (pdf file 210 KB)
  March,14 2013
  - Declaration of Randy Bailey (pdf file 251 KB)
  - Declaration of Jeff Hutchings (pdf file 139 KB)
  - Declaration of Max Chang (pdf file 129 KB)
- St. Croix Lawsuit Press & Media
  Fishermans Voice - Alewives Sustained The Situation On The StCroix - 6-2011
  ASF Canada 4-28-11 (pdf)
  DailyLife.com Quote 4-27-11 (pdf)
  Downeast salmon federation page2 (pdf)
  Earthjustice website Press release (pdf)
  FOMB Final Press Release (pdf)
  Florida Today 4-30-11 (pdf)
  Fundy Tides Blogspot 4-23-11 (pdf)
  India Times 4-30-11 (pdf)
  Machias Valley News Observer 4-27-2011 (pdf)
  St. Croix Courier Article 4-26-11 (pdf)
  St. Croix Courier Editorial 4-26-11 (pdf)
  The Exception 4-23-11 (pdf)
  Village Soup 4-30-11 (pdf)
  CBC St. Croix Dave Nicholas Interview 11-5-11 (wma)
  Maine Lobstermens Assoc. Newsletter June 2011 (pdf)
  CBC Article 7-7-11 (pdf)
  St. Croix The New Maine Times 7-27-11 (pdf)
  Fish fight suit filed in U.S.court | derwin gowan - Breaking News telegraphjournal.com 10-22-11 (pdf)
  Alewife suit awaits judge's decision - St. Croix Courier 1-12-2012
  FOMB Press Release on EPA NOI 5-15-12 (pdf)
  Bangor Daily News 5-15-12 (pdf)
  Associated Press 5-15-12 (pdf)
  MPBN Alewife Interview (wma)
  MPBN Alewife Interview summary (pdf)
  The Bay of Fundy Connection (pdf)
  Portland Press Herald - Woodard 7-8-2012 (pdf)
  FOMB Press Release EPA NOI Win 7-10-2012 (pdf)
  WGME EPA Online AP Brief 7-10-2012 (pdf file 14 KB)
  EPA: Maine should restore alewives run - Associated Press 7-10-2012 (pdf file 27 KB)
  EPA Finds Maine River Herring Exclusion Law is Illegal - Earth Justice 7-11-2012 (pdf)
  Portland Press Herald 7-11-2012 (pdf)
  Morning Sentinel EPA 7-11-2012 (pdf)
  Ellsworth American 7-12-2012 (pdf)
  Working Waterfront 7-12-2012 (pdf)
  Bangor Daily News 7-12-2012 (pdf)
  CBC Canada 7-12-2012 (pdf)
  New Maine Times 7-12-2012 (pdf)
  Courier Weekend 7-13-2012 (pdf)
  Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram 8-20-2012 (pdf)
  St. Croix Courier Alewife Legislation 2-8-2013 (pdf)
  Telegraph Journal Legislators wade into alewife issue 2-12-2013 (pdf)
  Bangor Daily News - Groups Seek to Shut Down Dam Turbines 3-19-2013 (pdf)
  MPBN - Maine Groups Sue to Shut Down Dam Turbines 3-19-2013 (pdf)
  Sun Journal - Environmentalists ask judge to shut down turbines for salmon 3-19-2013 (pdf)
  AP - Maine Groups Seek Protection For Salmon 3-20-2013 (pdf)
  Portland Press Herald - Activists: Shut down Maine river turbines 3-20-2013 (pdf)
  Times Record - Groups say dam turbins too dangerous for smolts 3-20-2013 (pdf)
  Radio 9 WCME Midcoast Morning Buzz Interview 3-21-2013 (UTube)
State of the New Meadows River (pdf 2.33 MB)
A report on the current environmental and resource status of the New Meadows River and surrounding watershed
Prepared for New Meadows River Watershed Project Steering Committee
by Christopher S. Heinig, MER Assessment Corporation
Apr 16, 2002
U.S. Gulf of Maine Habitat Restoration and Conservation Plan (pdf 1.11 MB)
A Needs Assessment for Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts
DRAFT
Oct 27, 2010

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