1.0The Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainabilityhttps://umaine.edu/spirerich900600<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="lwaliNOcFq"><a href="https://umaine.edu/spire/2025/04/19/vanderstouw/">The Fine Line</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://umaine.edu/spire/2025/04/19/vanderstouw/embed/#?secret=lwaliNOcFq" width="100%" height="338" title="“The Fine Line” — The Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability" data-secret="lwaliNOcFq" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> By Ben Vanderstouw   The human demands and uses along the Maine coast are complex and interconnected. How do we continue and honor the traditions of many who call the Maine Coast home, while protecting the natural landscape? Photo taken with Galaxy S23 phone.     https://umaine.edu/spire/wp-content/uploads/sites/254/2025/04/2024D-scaled.jpg25601920