Who Are We?
The Watershed Process and Estuary Sustainability Research Group (WPES) at the University of Maine is a multidisciplinary interdepartmental research team of faculty, students, and professionals that collaborate on research projects focused on developing science based solutions to watershed and estuary management problems.
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WPES in the News
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Flow regimes in the East Branch of the Penobscot River are a focus of WPES summer research activities
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Taylor Bailey leads publication of a new paper describing geomorphological controls on estuary hydrodynamics in Maine
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WPES begins new Colorado River sediment mapping project
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WPES researchers and collaborators publish new research on microplastics in Frenchman Bay
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WPES graduate student wins poster award at Maine Sustainability & Water Conference
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