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Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Government Administration
Augusta, Maine 571 followers
Legislative mandate directs DEP to prevent, abate and control the pollution of the air, water and land.
About us
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is responsible for protecting and restoring Maine's natural resources and enforcing the state's environmental laws.
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https://www.maine.gov/dep/
External link for Maine Department of Environmental Protection
- Industry
- Government Administration
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Augusta, Maine
- Type
- Government Agency
Locations
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Primary
28 Tyson Dr
Augusta, Maine 04330, US
Employees at Maine Department of Environmental Protection
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Randee McDonald
Environmental Specialist, Maine DEP
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Heather Parent
Counsel at Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
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Don Witherill
Formerly Division Director at Maine Department of Environmental Protection
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Kerem Gungor
Senior Environmental Engineer at Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Updates
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Maine Department of Environmental Protection reposted this
Wetlands filter and clean our drinking water, protect against flooding and provide important habitats for birds and other wildlife. But our wetland ecosystems are increasingly under threat. Since the 18th century, over 50% of wetlands in the lower 48 have been lost to development. TNC’s Global Board Chair Sen. Bill Frist, M.D. talks about the steps state and federal lawmakers can take to preserve the many benefits wetlands offer in his recent column in Forbes .
Wetlands: What You Don't Know And Why It Matters
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Maine Department of Environmental Protection reposted this
Get ready! We’re celebrating #EarthMonth and #CitizenScienceMonth all through April! Check out our brand new web portal for can’t-miss Earth Month content, from volunteer opportunities to the latest NOAA science news and more. noaa.gov/earthday Pictured: A doodled graphic of the Earth with the text “Every day is Earth Day” on it. The Earth is surrounded by drawings of nature including a desert, tropics, tundra, marine and deep sea environments, mountains, forests, rivers, and hills. Credit: NOAA Education/Kaleigh Ballantine. #EarthMonthNOAA #EarthDayNOAA #EarthDay2024
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The Department has issued a draft general permit for the MCGP. The public is invited to submit comments to Mark Stebbins either via email or by mail. All comments must be received no later than 5:00 PM, April 19, 2024.
Opportunity for Comment
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Maine Department of Environmental Protection reposted this
Wracking up the benefits! This is another example of nature-based solutions that make sense. "Wrack material placed on dunes can trap sand and assist with initiating natural dune-building processes, and through this method of wrack management, which is known as wrack-cycling, coastal communities are actually building protection for themselves while dealing with what they see as an economic problem.” Leigh Provost This method of wrack cycling is being studied in the Mobile District, an Engineering With Nature Proving Ground. Keep up with this ongoing research here: https://lnkd.in/gpa_g_PM Engineering With Nature is the intentional alignment of natural and engineering processes to sustainbly deliver social, economic, and environmental benefits. https://lnkd.in/dfQj5Ch U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE Mobile District #naturebasedsolutions #nature #engineering #nbs #dunes #floodrisk #research
Most beachgoers don’t think anything of the brown line of seaweed and other organic material that marks beach tide lines. This natural material that washes onto the beach – called wrack – includes algae, sea grasses and some invertebrates such as sponges and soft corals. Despite its unassumingness, wrack may be essential to helping dunes in protecting coastal shorelines from damaging weather such as hurricanes and tropical storms. Researchers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), along with partners at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mobile District and The University of Southern Mississippi (USM), are studying beach wrack to see if it is key to a network of more resilient dunes. Click on this article to learn more about this collaborative research effort. US Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District The University of Southern Mississippi #coastlines #coast #coastal #resilience #resilientcommunities #erosion #beach #nature #natural #naturalinfrastructure #naturalsolutions #tropicalstorm #hurricanes #geospatial #lidar #dunes #survey #engineer #engineers #engineering #science #innovation #technology #research #researchanddevelopment #PowerofERDC
Nature helps build more resilient dune networks
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) on LinkedIn
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Maine Department of Environmental Protection reposted this
Alewife fish have been making a remarkable recovery in Maine's rivers. For Dan McCaw, fisheries biologist for the Penobscot Nation, that's something to celebrate. These efforts are getting a new boost from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to continue restoring and reconnecting fish passages in the Penobscot River. And it’s working - the 2023 alewife spawning run population was up to 6 million on the Penobscot which is up from near zero in 2010. Learn more: https://nature.ly/4a7IgKK
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Looking for guidance and resources for what you can do to recover from the recent storms? Check out this resource page. #stormrecovery #coastalresilience
Storm Recovery Resources
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