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| Environmental Grants
awarded in 2002 and 2003 |
| Fisheries
Grants |
| Association
to Preserve Cape Cod, Orleans, MA, $5,000 |
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To conduct an
independent literature review of the biological resources of
Horseshoe Shoals in Nantucket Sound in order to better assess
the potential impact of a proposed wind farm. |
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Cape
Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen's Association, Chatham, MA,
$15,000 |
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To
support the Shanty Ocean Action Center, a place for
Cape Cod fishermen and other community members to gather and
advance discussion about responsible fisheries management, ocean
health and protection of a traditional way of life. |
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| Cape
Cod Museum of Natural History, Brewster, MA, $25,000 |
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In support of
the Cape Cod Marine Education Partnership which will
design and implement new educational offerings on the natural
history of fishing on Cape Cod. |
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| Coastal
Enterprises Inc., Portland, ME, $20,000 |
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In support of
Waterfront Access, a project to preserve Maine's traditional
fishing industry by protecting working waterfronts through loans
and related technical assistance. |
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Cobscook
Bay Resource Center (fiscal agent) for Saltwater Network,
Stonington, ME, $70,000 |
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Start up support
for the Saltwater Network, formed to enable groups in coastal
communities around the Gulf of Maine to work collaboratively
on community-based conservation and resource management. |
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| Conservation
Law Foundation, Boston, MA, $20,000 |
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Continued support
of the Sustainable Fisheries Marketing Initiative,
designed to promote the viability of New England's coastal fishing
communities while demonstrating the effectiveness of market-based
incentives in promoting sustainable fishing methods and better
fishery management. |
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| Friends
of Casco Bay, Inc., South Portland, ME, $10,000 |
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To purchase a
laptop computer and LCD projector needed to transform the written
Community Strategies to Improve the Bay report into
individualized, multi-media presentations for each of the 12
communities surrounding Casco Bay. |
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| Gulf
of Maine Research Institute, Portland, ME, $500,000 |
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To help fund the
search for and initial compensation of a Chief Scientific Officer
who will lead a multi-disciplinary team of scientists in strategic
research to develop information and a new culture of cooperation
between fishing and scientific communities required to sustain
both marine resources and the communities that depend on them. |
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| The
Lobster Conservancy, Friendship, ME, $10,000 |
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To expand and
strengthen the Juvenile Lobster Monitoring program
in an effort to sustain the family-oriented lobster fishery
on which scores of coastal communities in Maine, New Hampshire
and Massachusetts depend. |
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| Manomet
Center for Conservation Sciences, Manomet, MA, $24,000 |
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To develop and
test a rigid-mesh bycatch reduction device for cod in an effort
to reduce waste and minimize habitat disruption. |
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| Northwest
Atlantic Marine Alliance, Saco, ME, $25,000 |
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For expanded outreach
and workshops for this fledgling organization which is working
to restore and enhance an enduring North Atlantic marine system
through a community-based, self-organizing and self-governing
institution. |
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| Quebec-Labrador
Foundation, Ipswich, MA, $15,000 |
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In support of
a 4-day workshop on community-based marine conservation and
management. Through examination of up to 70 case studies in
fisheries management, wildlife conservation, water quality and
habitat restoration, managing ports and harbors, and conserving
bay and estuarine areas, the meeting will document the elements
common to successful projects. |
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| Northern
Forest Grants |
| American Chestnut
Foundation, Bennington, VT, $50,000 (2 grants) |
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For
continued work to ensure that blight-resistant American chestnut
trees reintroduced to eastern forests from a research farm in
Virginia are suited to the New England region. |
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| Appalachian
Mountain Club, Boston, MA, $15,000 |
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In support of community
economic development that supports and exploits conservation
goals, particularly the work of Businesses for the Northern
Forest. |
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| Hubbard
Brook Research Foundation, Hanover, NH $30,000 |
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For continued support
of the Science Links Project, which promotes scientifically-sound
environmental policy in the Northern Forest region and beyond
by enhancing the flow of information between scientists and
policy decision makers. |
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| Northern
Appalachian Conservation Network, Watertown, MA, $15,000 |
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To help build awareness
of the cross-border Northern Appalachian ecological region. |
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| Northern
Forest Alliance, Montpelier, VT, $50,000 |
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Over two years,
to support NFA’s work to protect forestland and promote
economic and community health in the Northern Forest. |
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| State
of Maine, Department of Conservation, $15,000 |
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For a study to
assess the regional economic impact of land conservation in
the 100-Mile Wilderness Area of Maine. |
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| Vermont
Sustainable Jobs Fund, Montpelier, VT, $14,000 |
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To help retain a small business coach to
assist local entrepreneurs with the development of businesses
in forest products manufacturing and forest-based recreation
in the Northeast Kingdom. |
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| The
Wilderness Society, Boston, MA, $15,000 |
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In support of Maine
WoodNet, a project that supports local forest-based manufacturing
and improved forest stewardship through collaboration among
western Maine's smaller woodworkers. |
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