CAMDEN, MAINE

FBE is currently working with the Town of Camden, Maine to facilitate the education and outreach component of the Megunticook River Restoration Project. There are seven dams along the river’s 3.5-mile stretch which connects Megunticook Lake to Penobscot Bay. This ongoing project with the Town is assessing dam management alternatives that balance the social, economic, and environmental needs of the community. In 2022, the Town was awarded a $1.6 million National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant to further explore the feasibility of alternative dam management options along the river that assist with flooding mitigation and fish passage, among other services. FBE’s role is to listen to the community to determine the interests, needs, and questions that the community has related to dam management and watershed health. As part of this mission, FBE is helping to facilitate the Megunticook River Citizen’s Advisory Committee (MRCAC), a nine-person Town committee that is responsible for providing recommendations to the Select Board for preserving and improving sustainability and resiliency of the Megunticook River and its watershed. Much of the education and outreach completed as part of the Megunticook River Restoration Project is through the work and guidance of this committee.