Nature-Based Shoreline Workshop

Register here: https://forms.gle/NNi8NkEDk1QMN9nFA for the workshop at Blue Hill Consolidated School, Blue Hill, Thursday, November 13, 2025, 4:30-7:30 p.m. A boxed dinner will be provided when you arrive at 4:30. State agency briefings, case studies and discussions are scheduled from 4:30-6:30. Free one-to-one free consultations with agency personnel and case-study presenters will be available from 6:30-7:30.

Topics

Actions not requiring a permit
Best practices
New regulations
Shoreline stabilization challenges

State Agency Presenters
Department of Environmental Protection
Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Department of Marine Resources
Maine Climate Science Information Exchange
Maine Geologic Survey

Case Studies
Living Riprap – Lance Linkel
Residential Shoreline Stabilization – Andrew McCullough
Shoreline Landscaping: Engineering and Permitting” – Jamie Hark and Finn Bondeson
Tidal Shoreline Protection in Blue Hill – Paul Bernacki and Ruby Treyball