Harpswell’s dramatic rocky shores are a big part of what makes the town such an attractive place to live. They also make it a precarious place to call home. The great majority of the residences here depend on drilled wells for their water.
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If you were looking for an example of the range of problems that can affect groundwater in Harpswell, you need only go to Cundy’s Harbor, where the Holbrook Community Foundation owns a wharf, restaurant, general store and apartment building.
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Before Walt Dunlap moved in 2011 to the shores of Maquoit Bay, just south of Brunswick, he did his homework. A licensed land surveyor, Dunlap knew the steep banks sloping down to the ocean were unstable and prone to erosion.
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Meredith White began her education as a marine biologist while a child exploring the tidal pools around Potts Point in Harpswell. White was recently named supervisor of the state’s Nearshore Marine Resources Program.
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Harpswell’s Resiliency and Sustainability Committee has asked the town to create a $100,000 fund to help pay for future projects related to climate change.
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Martha Spiess, a retired veterinarian, began testing waters in Brunswick for PFAS, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, after hearing news of “forever chemicals” contaminating Maine farms.
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A recent U.S. Navy report finds that perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances concentrated near the runway of the former Brunswick Naval Air Station “may be a primary source of PFAS in (area) groundwater and springs,” potentially contaminating the aquifer that supplies two well fields of the Brunswick & Topsham Water District, which serves roughly 18,000 residents.
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The Harpswell Heritage Land Trust has completed its “Forever Campaign,” raising $2.14 million to create an endowment and acquire a 57-acre preserve on Great Island.
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The Maine Department of Marine Resources has reopened about 500 acres of clam flats in Harpswell for year-round harvesting, thanks to improvements in water quality.
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As they hunt for fish, common terns are a delight to behold.
These smallish gray-and-white birds with black caps and orange beaks swoop low over the water. Stopping to hover, a tern will suddenly plunge into the water, emerging moments later with a small herring hanging from the side of its beak.
It ain’t easy being a clammer. The soft-shell clam fishery — the second-most-valuable fishery in the state last year — is facing increasing pressures from climate change and is being picked apart by the invasive green crab.
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A draft plan from the Resiliency and Sustainability Committee identifies short-term and long-term...
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Giant’s Stairs, a popular destination for hikers and sightseers on Bailey Island, may...
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David Wilson, of Harpswell, digs hard-shell clams in the intertidal mud of Middle Bay, near the...
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Harpswell Board of Selectmen Chair Kevin Johnson applauds after Maine Conservation Corps Team...
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Attendees listen to a panel discussion about access to the waterfront at the Orr’s Island...
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Mt. Ararat High School students walk across clam flats at Strawberry Creek, Harpswell, on May 23....
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A sign directs visitors to a parking area at a town landing on Hildreth Road. (J.W. OLIVER PHOTO)...
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They are worth a lot of money in Maine — third only to lobster and soft-shell clams in value,...
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Doughty Cove from the bridge on Long Reach Lane. The cove is off-limits for shellfish harvesting...
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