Effects of storm surge focus of three public presentations in July
Three public presentations to learn about the effects of storm surge — rising water levels generated by storms — in three Maine estuaries will be held in Mount Desert, Belfast and Castine in July, led by University of Maine researchers.
The interactive data sharing events, led by University of Maine professors Kim Huguenard and Laura Rickard, will showcase results of an ongoing, National Science Foundation-funded citizen science project to measure storm surge in estuaries of Bass Harbor and Southwest Harbor, and the Penobscot and Bagaduce rivers. Results will highlight data collected by local community members, including storm surge levels during recent storms.
Discussion will focus on how this information can help communities plan for future coastal development and climate change adaptation.
Presentations will be held 5–7 p.m. July 18 at Somes Meynell Wildlife Sanctuary in Mount Desert and July 19 at the Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The July 26 event will be 4—6 p.m. at Witherle Library in Castine.
For more information or to request a disability accommodation, contact Laura Rickard, sensingsurge@gmail.com.