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Meeting on young forest proposal

9/22/2016

 
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife will be hosting a public informational meeting at Scarborough Town Hall from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, to present plans for a small timber harvest at Scarborough Marsh Wildlife Management Area during the winter of 2016.

IF&W biologists and a forester will answer any questions from the public after a brief presentation.

This timber harvest will increase the amount of young forest on the upland perimeter of the marsh and diversify wildlife habitat. 

A site walk is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 30, at 9 a.m. at the Gervais property on Manson Libby Road to view a young forest demonstration site at this property and walk areas to be harvested this winter. Following the walk at the Gervais section of marsh, all interested parties are encouraged to attend a second trip to Scarborough Land Trust’s Libby River Farm near Camp Ketcha on Black Point Road to visit a recent young forest cut from 2013.

Please carpool if possible as parking is limited at the Gervais barn and Libby River Farm.

>>Read more in the Current
The Scarborough Marsh is the only Inland Fisheries and Wildlife management area in the state with documented New England cottontail use, which is why the department is planning to cut down trees, plant shrubs and work to minimize the spread of invasive plants. The Maine population of the endangered New England cottontail rabbit is estimated to be less than 300, prompting the DIFW’s new project to increase the species’ preferred habitat at the Scarborough Marsh. The young forest habitat will also benefit a number of other species such as yellow warblers, Eastern towhees and the American woodcock.

Students to Track Pollution

2/3/2016

 
Scarborough High School students from Environmental Science classes will be involved in a year-long project designed to locate sources of pollution in Mill Brook. Students will collect and test water samples from the brook at several locations and then track the pollution levels as the year progresses. Because water from the Mill Brook ends up in the Scarborough Marsh, any pollution from the brook can affect wildlife, plants and aquatic species and then eventually can end up affecting our beaches, too. Friends board member Greg Bither is spearheading the project. 

Phragmites control project yields results

12/4/2013

 
A three-year project to control the invasive reed Phragmites australis in the Scarborough Marsh has achieved its goal of a 95% eradication rate in the areas treated under the program. The project was a collaboration among the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, the Friends of Scarborough Marsh, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Gulf of Maine Program, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, Ducks Unlimited, and Maine Audubon.  Launched in August 2010, it involved a variety of actions utilizing highly specialized mowing equipment, licensed and trained contractors and application of a specially formulated herbicide that affects only plants.

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Phrag Control Efforts to resume

9/7/2011

 
This month the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, in conjunction with partners Friends of Scarborough Marsh, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Gulf of Maine Program, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, Ducks Unlimited, and Maine Audubon will resume efforts to remove the invasive reed Phragmites australis from certain areas of Scarborough Marsh. 

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Expanding habitat for endangered New England cottontail rabbits

2/24/2011

 
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Who wouldn't like to see a few more cottontail rabbits hopping around Scarborough Marsh? Shrubland habitat along the Eastern Trail recently has been expanded for the endangered animal. Shrubland habitat along the Eastern Trail recently has been expanded for the endangered New England cottontail rabbit.  The state is working along with public, private and nonprofit partners to expand and manage cottontail habitat and to grow their population.


DIFW COMBATS PHRAGMITES

9/21/2010

 
Plant patrol tries to erase invaders from Scarborough Marsh
Portland Press Herald article, September 22, 2010.
From his perch atop the amphibious vehicle, Colin Avery takes aim at a stand of invasive reeds off Route 1. He sprays an herbicidal solution that represents the first volley in a three-year effort to dramatically reduce the presence of Phragmites australis in the Scarborough Marsh.  Phragmites, with its characteristic large seed head, is so common around the marsh that many people believe it is indigenous. In fact, there are only about three acres of the native variety, which is shorter, grows less thickly and has red coloring and spots on its stems. Phragmites australis grows so densely that it excludes plants that are valuable to wildlife, including the salt hay that forms the base of the food chain.    >>Read More

An Invader in the Marsh! FSM Fights Back!

7/19/2010

 
An intruder is invading and wreaking havoc upon 3,100-acre Scarborough Marsh, the largest salt marsh in Maine. State officials, regional experts and local marsh supporters are now poised to fight back.  watch video (WMTW-Ch8)  The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, in conjunction with partners Friends of Scarborough Marsh, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Gulf of Maine Program, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, Ducks Unlimited, & Maine Audubon will remove an invasive weed called Phragmites australis from certain areas of Scarborough Marsh. The effort is expected to take approximately 3 years to complete.

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Restoration Projects Receive U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and FishAmerica Foundation Funds

6/3/2005

 
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) Gulf of Maine Coastal Program recently announced $35,000 jointly awarded from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and FishAmerica Foundation to help implement two important salt marsh restoration projects in Scarborough Marsh Wildlife Management Area.

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