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Normandeau Final Phragmites Report

10/30/2020

 
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In 2019 FOSM worked with partners to develop a strategy and secure funding for implementing the report recommendations. Learn more about fighting Phragmites, and what the results of months of testing have provided us by clicking the file below! Thank you to Normandeau Associates, Inc for helping FOSM with the testing, and pulling of this report. Learn More...

STREAM CROSSING SURVEY OF THE SCARBOROUGH MARSH WATERSHED

11/20/2017

 
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 This survey was put together by Friends of Scarborough Marsh board member Steve Pinette. The compiled data from this report will be used by the Friends of Scarborough Marsh to help guide future efforts related to safeguarding and improving the ecologic health of the Marsh. Learn more...

Fact sheet: A RESOURCE TO TREASURE

5/6/2014

 
10 Things YOU Can Do for Scarborough Marsh   
Scarborough Marsh: A Resource to Treasure
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Scarborough Marsh: Focus Areas of Statewide Ecological Significance (Beginning With Habitat)
Tidal marshes form in low-lying coastal areas that are sheltered from strong winds, waves, and currents. Nourished by tidal flows and with rapidly growing grasses, salt marshes form the basis of a highly productive food web. They are complex natural systems which support different plants and animals in a variety of habitats. In addition to nourishing many species of birds, finfish, shellfish, and invertebrates, marshes buffer upland shorelines against erosive actions of open water, protect low-lying uplands and shorelines during storms, and maintain water quality.

Fact sheet: Phragmites (Common Reed)

5/5/2014

 
Fact Sheet 1 (Maine Cooperative Extension)

Fact Sheet 2 (USFWS)

Phragmites is a perennial and aggressive wetland grass that grows over 10 feet tall and is easily recognized by its height and fluffy seed heads. Phragmites have very little value to the diverse populations of wildlife in the marsh. Their thick growth and rapid spread choke out valuable plants and reduce the biodiversity of the marsh's delicate and highly- valued ecosystem.

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Maine's salt marshes RESOURCE GUIDE

5/5/2014

 
Maine's Salt Marshes: Their Functions, Values, and Restoration (Gulf of Maine Council)
This guide looks at key questions: What Are Salt Marshes? Who Needs Salt Marshes? Why Are Many Salt Marshes in Trouble? What Can Be Done to Improve Degraded Salt Marshes? Plus offers resources for further inquiry and a useful glossary.
You might also like to see why we think the marsh is a treasure.
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NRDC Water Quality Report

5/8/2013

 
A report released in July 2013 by the National Resources Defense Council showing that in 2012 Scarborough’s Ferry Beach tied for 5th place (out of 60) in Maine’s most contaminated beaches. Also at about that time, FOSM partnered with the University of New England to collect and analyze data gathered at the Mill Brook area of the marsh. The study  found water quality to be good overall, with one major exception: coliform bacteria rated as poor at all four sampling sites during almost every month of the study period. High coliform bacteria levels are the primary reason for closing clam flats.  

FSM Financials - Form 990

5/1/2013

 
Friends of Scarborough Marsh is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Our EIN is 01-0534850. Please visit the Foundation Center to view our latest 990 financial forms on file with the IRS.

Salt Marsh Vegetation ZONES

5/9/2012

 
With thanks to Maine Sea Grant program for this image; please visit their site for more info.
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MAPS

5/6/2012

 
Base Map, Scarborough Marsh Strategic Plan (2002)

Scarborough Marsh Watershed (Maine Audubon, 1999)

Map of Conserved Lands, Scarborough, Maine

Scarborough Marsh Drainage Areas
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Aerial View of the Scarborough Marsh (with restoration project sites)

The Need for Restoration

5/6/2012

 
Scarborough Marsh: The Need for Restoration  
Protection & Restoration Strategy for the Scarborough Marsh Watershed (Prepared for Friends of Scarborough Marsh by Normandeau Associates, Inc. and Terence J. Dewan & Associates. 2002)
The Scarborough Marsh: Historical Impacts, Current Conditions, and Restoration Potential (Maine Audubon. 1999)   This is the report that started it all! Shortly after the publication of Maine Audubon's report in 1999, a small group of concerned citizens and representatives from partner groups took the first steps to form the Friends of Scarborough Marsh.
Flooding and Erosion of Maine's Coastal Wetlands (Maine Sea Grant)
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