Biodiversity Research Institute's Study of Mercury and Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrows (Methylmercury Availability in New England Estuaries as Indicated by Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow) 2004-2007 

We don't have a copy of this report ourselves. Please contact Biodiversity Research Institute at www.briloon.org for more information.

Biodiversity Research Institute's Contaminant Study of Maine Bird Eggs (Includes findings for Scarborough Marsh) 2007
www.briloon.org for more information.

Mill Brook Water Quality Analysis Final Report (Friends of Scarborough Marsh, 2006)

Gulf of Maine Habitat Restoration Strategy (Gulf of Maine Council)

Maine Property Owner's Guide to Managing Flooding, Erosion & Other Coastal Hazards
 (Maine Sea Grant Program)

The monitoring protocol was developed by consensus among nearly 50 restoration scientists and practitioners. The protocol is based on a suite of core structural measures that can be applied to any tidal restoration project. (H.A. Neckles, M.D. Dionne, D.M. Burdick, C.T. Roman, R. Buchsbaum, and E. Hutchins, 2002)

"Rodeo", an aquatic herbicide that is used to control unwanted plants growing in and around water, has been applied directly to the Phragmites plants in some of the project areas. Rodeo is made by Monsanto. Fact Sheet.

Libby River Watershed Survey Final Report (Friends of Scarborough Marsh, 2000)

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.