Johnson speaks to Maine Public about plans for new Machias dike-bridge
Tora Johnson, associate professor of GIS and chair of the Division of Environmental and Biological Sciences at the University of Maine at Machias, spoke to Maine Public about plans for a new dike-bridge on the Middle River. Johnson has been watching the dike for years, and mapping local sea level rise. And she witnessed firsthand the effects of a major storm in April 2020. “That dike will be removed by a storm if we don’t remove it soon, or change it drastically,” Johnson said.