By David Nosnik, Sustainability Committee, Ogunquit, ME Picture credit – Laura Barry at Unsplash As reported by The Weekly Sentinel in its October 22, 2021 issue, The Native Plant Trust is offering over 100 programs for the upcoming season. As explained by the Trust on its website, the Native Plant Trust is “the nation’s first […]
Please see the presentation by Andy Meyer, Senior Program Manager at Efficiency Maine Trust on September 23, 2021, at the Sustainability Committee monthly meeting TO ACCESS THE POWERPOINT VERSION FOLLOW THIS LINK TO ACCESS THE PDF VERSION FOLLOW THIS LINK
Join Us for Knotweed Lop-a-looza!Help us remove this invasive plant from our public areas. Time and Location Tuesday, Sept. 28 4:00 – 6:00 PM Ogunquit Beach Wednesday, Sept. 29 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM Perkins Cove Bring gloves, sturdy loppers and hand pruners if you have them.RSVP @ Lop-a-looza
The ordinance restricts lawn and landscape pesticide use on ALL property, public and private, throughout the town: lawns, vegetable and ornamental gardens, landscaped areas, patios, sidewalks, driveways, parks and playing fields. ALL pesticides are prohibited within 75 feet of a water body or wetland. This includes ponds, rivers, streams, tidal areas, and coastal or freshwater […]
Watershed Workshop WORKSHOPSEPTEMBER 20 20216:00 p.m. Hosted by the: Ogunquit Planning Board,with the Conservation Commission, and Sustainability Committee. AN INITIAL WORKSHOP ON THE WATERSHED RELATING TO WATER TESTING, DEVELOPMENT, SEWER AND SEPTIC, AND ORDINANCE COVERAGE. This meeting will be held in person in the Dunaway Center Main Auditorium.Members of the public may attend in person or […]
In September, Ogunquit goes to the DOGS! And we Canines for Clean Water are helping to make sure that our humans know the rules: Dogs allowed on Ogunquit Beach: September 9—April 1 Dogs allowed on the Marginal Way: October 1 – April 1 Dogs allowed in the Ogunquit River, Riverside Beach, or the dunes(?): NEVER
The Wells, Maine Energy Advisory Committee is presenting an ELECTRIC CAR SHOW at the Wells Public Library
by The Associated Press / Photo credit Max Smith at Unsplash The adoption of environment-friendly technologies continues to be a top priority in the State of Maine, as evidenced by Maine’s two senators’ recent proposals. Independent Sen. Angus King and Republican Sen. Susan Collins say their new proposal would let customers get a refundable federal […]
HEALTHY RIVERS OGUNQUIT and the Town of Ogunquit’s Sustainability committee are working together to give the Ogunquit community an increased understanding of where our stormwater goes. This is a necessary first step in trying to reduce the pollutants carried by our community’s stormwater runoff. On June 8th, in honor of World Oceans Day, we kicked off […]
In a report by FB Environmental Associates, the Ogunquit River is listed as impaired due to the elevated fecal indicator, a development that should be of great interest to all of us, residents and visitors to our “beautiful place by the Sea.” You can read the 2020 Report in its entirety by downloading the following […]
