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Penobscot Bay Waterkeeper

Our mission is to boldly advocate for the health of the Penobscot Bay Watershed through science, public action and community engagement.

08/07/2026

Thanks to Don and the whole Upstream Alliance team for including us! Firefly is an amazing accomplishment and a testament to the value of vision and innovation…all for the benefit of meaningful environmental experiences and stewardship!

08/06/2026

Chairs are setup and refreshments are on ice...now all we need is our fellow water advocates! Join us at our Meet the Waterkeeper Open House at the Little River Station in Belfast (285 Northport Rd.) from 4 - 7 PM TODAY, Thursday, August 6. Come for the whole time or pop in to say hi. We will be making some brief remarks around 5:30.

Thanks and we hope to see you soon!

08/05/2026

***Join us where the Little River meets the sea TOMORROW, Thursday, August 6 from 4 - 7 PM as we celebrate summer in Maine and meet the new Penobscot Bay Waterkeeper, Seth Walton, as well as other board and staff members!

We will gather here at the Little River Station (285 Northport Ave. in Belfast) and provide light snacks, refreshments, live music, and great company.

You are welcome to join us for the entire time or just drop in to say hi. We will make some brief remarks and hear from Seth around 5:30 PM.

While this is a FREE event, please RSVP below so we can plan accordingly. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow!

https://www.penbaywaterkeeper.org/events/meet-the-waterkeeper

08/04/2026

We were honored to help launch Firefly yesterday. This boat, built by lyman_morse for our friends at upstreamalliance, is breaking technological barriers with first of its kind battery-powered propulsion. Firefly will undoubtedly inspire wonder and stewardship as she fulfills her mission to serve as a floating classroom on the Delaware River. Fair winds and following seas!

08/03/2026

One of the great things about boatyards is that they have great big boat sheds where you can gather away from the rain...Today's public launch of Alliance's innovative vessel, Firefly, is ON at Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding in Thomaston, 4 - 6 PM! Hope to see you there!

07/27/2026

Join Penobscot Bay Waterkeeper Executive Director Pete Nichols, as he hosts a panel with guests Kyla Bennet from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), Stephen Miller with Islesboro Islands Trust, and Scott Sells a Clean Water Act attorney to discuss the past battles and future opportunities to protect Sears Island, an ecologically significant and one of the last remaining undeveloped coastal islands on the Eastern Seaboard.

https://www.penbaywaterkeeper.org/videos

07/23/2026

JOIN US for the launch of Firefly - a solar-electric catamaran custom built by Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding for environmental education commissioned by our friends at the Upstream Alliance.

Monday, August 3 | 4 - 6 PM
Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding, 84 Knox Street, Thomaston.

Based in the mid-Atlantic, Upstream Alliance's mission is to provide powerful, on-the-water experiences for conservation leaders who can improve public access, clean water and coastal resilience, while in partnership with organizations who champion these issues.

Firefly, built in our own backyard by our neighbors and expert craftsman at Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding, is a fully electric, 49-foot catamaran custom designed for on the water engagement and education. Upstream Alliance, who we know through past collaborations, has invited us to co-sponsor this exciting event as the local conservation partner.

Details here: https://www.penbaywaterkeeper.org/events/firefly-launch-party

07/21/2026

A little breezy but otherwise a wonderful morning out sampling water quality in Camden Harbor with the Maine Coastal Observing Alliance (MCOA)! We sample at four sites from outside the harbor to up near the falls for common water quality parameters, including clarity, salinity, nutrients, etc. Results will be available after we get our lab reports and perform quality control.

Pictured are crew Seth Walton - Penobscot Bay Waterkeeper, Celeste Mosher - MCOA water quality technician and scientist extraordinaire, and Alison McKellar - former Camden Select Board member and tireless water quality advocate.

05/19/2026

Waterkeepers are fighting rollbacks to the Clean Water Act!

Penobscot Bay Waterkeeper is focused on grassroots efforts to protect and improve water quality in our local communities, but we are so fortunate to be able to call upon the strength and wisdom of the Waterkeeper Alliance and all 300 Waterkeepers across the globe to tackle national and international issues.

As the Clean Water Act is mercilessly gutted at the federal level, we look forward to implementing strategies here in Maine to fill in gaps and stand up for clean waters at the state level. Read more here: https://waterkeeper.org/protecting-clean-water/

05/08/2026

***Be a Voice for the Bay! Become a Member Today and Help Us Earn a $5,000 MATCHING GIFT.***

Penobscot Bay Waterkeeper is launching our Annual Membership Campaign. Our goal is to add a total of 100 new or renewing members by the Summer Solstice AND to add at least 10 members to our inaugural Sturgeon Circle. (The Sturgeon Circle are members who chose to support our clean water work with an annual membership gift of $1,000 or more.)

If there ever was a time to join Penobscot Bay Waterkeeper it is NOW! Maine is under assault from a variety of threats to our waterways and it is up to all of US stand up for what we love: clean fishable, drinkable, and swimmable waters, healthy forests, and vibrant and engaged communities. Every membership-donation helps us enact our essential and urgent mission to boldly advocate for the health of the Penobscot Bay watershed through science, public action, and community engagement.

Read more and support Penobscot Bay today!
https://www.penbaywaterkeeper.org/news/2026-membership-campaign

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