NevwsThe Newsletter of Friends of Merrymeeting Bay . P.O. Bo;233 . Richmond Maine 04357

Ft11 t996To Preserue, Protectand lmproue theNoturql Ecosysfemsof Merrymeeting Bog.Friends of Merrymeeting Bay is a501c3 nonprof lt organization.Suppoft comes from member-ships, taxdeducilble donationsand grdnis.

Hands Around the BayProviding resources tor t€achers inar?a €lem€ntary schoois.

Coruervation & StewardshipProiection of traditionalcons€nation resourc€i throughprilate oq,nership, eas€ments andstewardship.

Events & Sp€aker S€riesgl/an lsland picnic, speak€r series atBoqdoin Colege, paddle tour ol th€Bay, field tnps, cons€r€tionmeetinss and poduck suppers.

Water Quality ProgramData colection, analysis andpublication.

1996 Sreerirs Comlnift€eFrank Bunoughs, Bo! doinhamK€vin Doran, TopshamEd Fri€iman, BowdoinhamTad Hunter, TopshamEsther tncognata, TopshamDon and Joan Lipfert, WoolwichBob Lenna, BoudoinhamPat Malon€y, TopshamTenley Meara, TopshamJay Robbins, RichmondVance St€ph€nson, BnnswicklGnn Tihers, Bowdoinhamtzura Walentine, PitistonWanen Whiiney, Bowdoinham

Executive Dir€ctorTim Nason, Dresden

FOMB EVENTS & SPEAKER SERIESD ESERVT THt FOLLOWING DATTS: A events are free and open ro FOMBI \members and rhe general public. The Bowdoln College speal.€r senes \rilltake place ai 7:00 p.m. in the Beam Classroom at the Visual Aris Center on the4th Wednesday of the monih, S€ptember through April.

. Septernber 25 - Wed,ands & Uplands: Proteding llabitat for Ducks &Geese in Mer4'meeting Bav Lris Winter, Outreach Director, U.S. Flsh &Wildlife Selvice. 7 p.m., kam Claxrc,a,m, Visuol Arts Center, &twdoin College.

. Septsnber 28 - Paddle Tour of the Cathance River, Merryneeling Bay &the Abagadass€tt Marshes - tpd by Ed Fnedman, FOMB Chajrman, and FrankBunoughs, Bo\rdoin Crllege english professor and authot ol Billy Wotson's CrokerSack ar'd Horrg ond the Woccomolo. Rescheduled from Sept. 14 because of rain.Route will depend on the weather and participant interest and ability. &30o.m.,bu doi n h om Tow n Lo n di ng.

. Octcber 23 - Toxic Contamination of Merryrneeting Bay - Peier Washbum,Staff Scieniisl, Natural Resources Council of lvlaine. 7 p.m., Beam Clossram,Visuol Arts CEnter, Boudoin C,ollege.

. October 24 - Conserlation & ihe Calhanc€ River - M€eting of CathanceRiver landornas ard oth€rs mieresi€d in th€ cons€nation of the ri\.er throwh easaments and stewardship. 7 p.m., library roorn, Bowdoinham Community &hoal.

. No\€mb€r 27 - Su,?n Island: A Rich Historical Lpgacy - James Hewat,architecfuml historian, Maine Historic Preenation Commission, and Jay Robbins,Robbins Historical Researc\krc. 7 p.m., kam Clossroom, Visuol Arts Cente\kudoin College.

. Decernber 11 Christmas Potluck Party - with infonnal blk about wintetactMdes on MerR'm€eting Bay, past ard present. Bdng rnain djsh, breads or dessertand your own place seihng. Beverages provided by FOMB. Tlne TBA, BfidgeAcodemy, Dresden.

. JantJary 22 - Merrymeeting Bay: A Sense oI Place - reading by FrankBurroughs (see Sepi. 28, obotrJ accompanied by beautiful slides of the Bay taken bySally Butcher. 7 p.m., Beam Classroom, Visuol Arts C,enter, Bowdoin College.

. February 26 - Anadromous Fish of the Kennebec River and MerrlmeetingBay Tom Squires, Maine Dept. Marine Resources. Life cycle of srnelts, shad,alewi\€s, slriped bass, sluryeon and salmon and the rcstolation of this onceabunMnt l6herg. 7 p.m. kam Classroom, Vsual Arts Center, Boudoin College.

. l"larch 26 - Watersheds: Making Merrymeeting Bay's Neu, History - EdHawes, environmental histcdan. How economic decisions inflLence the history ofnafural resouces. 7 p.m., Beam Classrcom, Usuol Arts Ct., Boudoin College.

. April 23 - Makins Friends with Our Bays - Joe Palne, Frimds of Casco BayBgIkey*r. 7 p.m., &om Clossroom, Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin Co!bqe.Spekd sct;a at BoLdatn College ;pon;ored b9 |OMB. thp Bo@dain CallegeEnuirchmentol Studi$ Prosrom, dnd the Baudoih Drat9.

PLEASE JOIN US/

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HANDS AROUND THE BAY PRO'ECT GUIDEA TTRACTIVE LooSELFAF bind€rs

nwith information about HandsAround th€ Bay (HAB) have been sentto the 25 teachers who have expressedinterest in the prcgram_

Th€ binders contain a cover lett€r, adescription of th€ program, a projectguide, project reporting forms, a booktetabout Menlmeetirig Bay, an FOMBnewsletter, and tir6 anicles aboui theBay written by Bou.dotn English prolessor and noted author Frank Burrouqhs.

Ttp binders also include an FOMBmembership brochure and inlormationabod visiting the Swan lsland game

The project guide tells what proiecisfocused on the Bay last year and i;ind€x€d to show whrch teachers shouldbe contacted for information about theseprojects. The guide Lsts the panicrpatinqteach€rs, ancl gives the name and phonenumber of their school. Fi€ld trips arelist€d too, showing where they were h€ldand who led them. In addition, a sidebarshows what resources were ident'fied by

t€achers that would enhance iheir Bay

The project reportins fonns for 1996-97 ask teachers to describe methods,results or findings in the areas of sci€nceand math. language and visual arts, andsocial studies. We also ask teachers tosubmit cuniculum outlines, lesson plansand samples oI student work.

The mat€rial in the binders empha,stes that teachers decide what projecisto urork on, what field trips they want totake, and whai nrterials they want tosend us. HAB exists io help teachers dowhat they do best - teach - as theytum the tocs of theii curricula and lieldtrips toward Merrymeeiing Bay.

A guide to community re$urce people and a guide to public access sites onthe Bay are now being develop€d andwill be sent to t€achers this fall to b€added to the binders. Other materialswillbe s€nt as they ar€ published.

Coft munity R€-source LiaisonsTo ensure €fficiency and conr€nience

v,,h€n local resid€nts ar€ invit€d to speakin schools, we have organized a n€h^/orkof FOMB community liaisons. Whenteacher wish to invite a local resident tospeak or lead a field trip, they wouldcontact the FOMB liaison. This !''dy, thelocal r*ident maintains contact with on€person, ihe liaison, and does not have torec€ive ca s dre€tly from many teach-ers. Likewise, teachers har€ only to caone oI ihe liaisons to arrange a sp€ak€r.

We have liaisons in most towns, butdo not yet have one for Bath. f anyoneq,ould lik€ to volunte€r, please do- And ifanyon€ is interasted in being a commu-nity iiaison, pl€ase contact us.Int€met ConneclionHAB helps t€achers enhance hands-onlerrning in the classrooms, but also promotes the educational opportunities thatcould be provided by the Intemet andthe World Wide Web.

FOMB is working with Jim Moulton olCommunity of Leamers to create aMenlmeeting Bay site on the Web thatwill display information aboln the Bayand also accept data and other writings

SOURCE TO THE SEACANOE TRIP ON THEANDROSCOGGTNERANK BURROUGHS, reknoMedI author and FOMB Steerino Comhirtee m€mber, spoke to the 30 paddlers

FALL 1996VOL, 5, NO.

Merrymeeting Neusis the newslett€r of Fri€nds ofMerrymeeting Bay, P.O. Box23 3, Richmond, Maine M3s7,and is published seasonalty.Metrymeeting News is senl toFOMB m€mbers and other friendsof the Bay. For information callTim Nason, Dr€sden (71l-4?82).

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on the Menymeeting Bay leg of th€Source to ihe S€a Androscoggin CanoeTrek in June. He praised the currentpristine staie of th€ riv€r, underlinins thesucc€s of environmental cl€an up laws.Until ihe 1970s, ind6iri6 on the river,including paper companies in Rumfordand New Hamp6hne, dump€d unireatedwaste into ihe Androscoggin. The ri\€rsmeued a!^,lul. Mounds of foam andsludge and swirls oI dye and oiher chemicals floated into Merrvmeeting Bay-Now, the gr€at€st threat to the riv€r maybe dev€lopment pressure as home-builders discover ihe b€auty o{ th€ area.Eagles and ospr€y ar€ commonly seen,as are 3jooi long sturgeon ihat jmpout oJ the wat€r. "lt won't be longbelore p€ople rediscover ihe Andros-coggin," Burroughs said. "l don't imag,ine it can be pr€vented, but it needs to

Canoeisis and kayakers paddled 9miles from the boat landing in Brunswickto Butler Cove in Baih, br€aking torlunch at Bay Bridge Crossing in Tops,ham. Gov. Ansus Kins and Ned Sulli-',an, commissioner ol th€ Dept. of Enu-ronmental Protection, were amongihose wh. joined th€ trip. Kins wantedio emphasize his adminisiration s com-mittment to protecting the environment.

particularly to eliminating the dischargeot dioxin into the river.

Although the ri!€r look pristine andis much better shape than in earlieryears, dioins and hydrocarbons contin-ue to flow tnto the river from Mainepaper mills and otier sources. Peopleare advised to limit the number.of fishthey e-at from the riwr (women of child-b€aring age ar€ advis€d nol to eat anyfish caught in the river) and swimming isdiscourased in a 7-mil€ stretch below

Storm drains in Bninswick and Tops-ham that flow directly into the river havebe?n marked in an effort to curb dumpins oI waste oil and other pollutants.

The canoe trip, which besan at LakeUmbagog in New Hampchire and €nd€dat Popham Beach, was orsanted by theMaine DEP with help from many groupsalong the way, including FOMB and th€Naiional Park SeMce/AppalachianMountain Club office in Brunswick.

- Thanks to Julie Isbill aJ the NPgAMC, and Dennis Hoey, Portland PressHeftld ( Conoeists Celebrate Rebtth ol

the Androscosgin Riwr," 6/19/95).

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The site has been taunched and isready to har€ material entered into it.Anyone interasted in wrirhg mat€rial forthe slte sho{rld contact FOMB. W€ arelooking for information about thehistory. geology, wildlife, plants, fish,hydrolosy, and other comrnmts ofM€rrlmeeting Bay, that is seared to elem€ntary school siudents. Mor€ advancedmaterial may b€ entered as wel. eu€siions about the t€cbnical asp€cts of theWeb site shouid be dir€.tedro Jim MolLton. The computer address of the sit€ ishttp | / /wsr\^t. @l.k12.me.us/mmb /

On &pternber 28, HAB will be featured at an educators conference called'Taclding Technolosy.' Jim Moulton-Pat l4aloney and &t Friedman wi sp€nkat the workshop 'Real Teachina,Ee;tT€chnolosy "

October 19 is 'NET DAy,' part of anational campaign to connect schoolcomputerc to the Intemet. For infor,mation, contact John Pierce, Maine

Science & T€acher Foundation. 87Wintbmp At€., Aususia, ME 04330(621-6350).Maps Large & SmalFOMB has ananged with tlle l4ajne clsOffice to produce a s€t of colorful, com-puter€€neEted maps ol MerrvmeetinoBay. A wall map 3 wide and i tal is

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a itable to s{hools around the Bav.SmaU maps for studenrs to work on attheir desks are also auailable. Teachersinterested in th€s€ maps and a pres€nta-tion by FOMB chairman Ed Friedmanaboft how tley were produc€d shouldcontact Ed (566-3372). In his tatk, Edwill also discuss olher modem mappingsystans, such as satellite imasery andremote sensing. 'cls' stands for G€o-gaphjc Inlormation S€rvice, and refersto a digital plotting fomat.

"Honds Around the Bay" dtt bySoroh Stap le4 Boudotnham.

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A nrognnr b .moungc cdEsrionat 'ot .i.!on M.ryEdru Bar and i6 ei6nhriF,

Friends of Merrymeeting Bay

THREE NEWEASEMENTS BEINGCONSIDERED-rHE FOMB CONSERVATTON &. I _Steu,ardship program. coordinatedby tt€ts! Ham, is consjdering three excitng eas€ments possibilitjes. While thelocations of th€se easements ar€ confi-dential, we can say they would applv tonearly 300 acres of woodland. fietds.riv€r lrontage and slream trontaae.Eas€menis $ill €nsur€ that the consenntion ass€ts of the properti€s are protect

€d lorel€r, bui that priydt€ use and own,ership of ij'e land would continue, as willcertah de!€lopmeni rights.

A1l three prop€rti€s ha\€ b€en aD-prowd by tne FOMB Sie€rino Comiitee. Consenrdtion plans for eich proper-ty will now be drawn up as the next steptoward drafting eas€ments this vinter.

Work also continues on an eas€m€ntin Topsham adFcent to the state,ownedgame management area on the MuddvRiv€r. The committ€e wilt tnspect ouiRichmond easement this fall.

Anyone with an interest in the proiec-tion oI local cons€nEtion assets ihrough

SWAN ISIAND PICNIC EDUCATIONAL & FUNn good (rowd rurned out for the 3rd

flAnnual FOMB S[.an tstand SurnmerPicnic. 38 FOMB rnemb€rs and orh€rfriends of the Bay walked rhe island.paddled around it in cano€s and kavals.took the safafiruck tour provided bvrangen of the Maine Inland Fisheri€s &Wildlife Dept., and €niry€d rhe hinoricand p€acelul sc€nery. James Heqrdt.Richmond historian, spoke about thesucc€sstul nominaiion of the island toth€ National Histonc Register. 20 visi-torg camped o\,€might, eniryL,rg a hotdog and baked bean supp€r, and a sonafest led by 9an Donovan, and then apancake breakfast in the mornina.

Swan Island, 4 miles long, is located

at tie upp€r end of Merrymeerins Bayin the Kennebec River. Many years asoit was the toi,n of Perkins, a thrivingagri!'ultural and fishing community, andth€ site oI s€\,€ral huge 'ice hous€s"when jce harvesting was an importani€conomic activiiy on the river. ln the1940s, much of the island was abandoned and prchas€d by th€ state lorgame management and has been pre-served ewr since as it aDD€ared then.To visit Swan lsland is 6 step back intime. Several hous€s on the island are ofgr€at hlstoric int€rest; the Gardiner-Dumaresq "saltbox" house dares back to1753. The €niir€ island is now a National Historic Districi.

eas€ments is welcome to serve on theConsaFation & Siewardship committee.

Anyone inter€sted in discussing aneasement for their prop€iy should calB€tsy Ham (66G3376).Cathance River Meeting - Ocr. 24Laado*,ners and others in Bowdoinhamare lnvii€d to attmd a discussion of thecons€rvation resourc€s of the Cathanc€River C7 p.m., library at the Bowdoin,ham Cornmunig School). Topics wil bewildlife habitat, sc€nic views, rare plants,open spac€ and forests, with a sb€cialfocus on traditional use, privat€ landown€rship, and continued economic via,biiity. The meeting hop€s io show thatconervaiion €,as€ments are the b€slmeans to protect these,,alues. Th€meeting is sponsor€d by FOMB withhelp from Malne Coast Heritaae Trusr.The Nature Cons€rudncy, and U.S. Fish& Wildlile Service.

The meeting is a follow-up io ourmeeting of landov'ners along the Easternand Kenneb€! Ri\€rs in Dresden, heid inJun€. Conserydiion eas€ments wouldhelp prote.t the under€loped w€sr shor€ot the Fastem River. This remarkablestr€tch of nver is about 7 miles long.extends irom the Keuey Road in Pittstonio th€ fannland near Green Point, yetcontains fewer than 10 has.C on seru ati on O pt io ̂ s B{rc,kJetThis 3o-page booldet is the besr inko-duction to conseffation eas€ments andis a\,ailable from FOMB for $5. o

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MERRYMEETING BAYSPRING CLEAN-UPCATURDAY, MAY 18th dau.nedJb€rutituily for a sp'inq cl€anino ofMerrrnneeting Bay casponsored 5vFOMB and dp Westem Riven Serlonof th€ Mahe lsland Trdil AsrochtionMITA). Participants gath€red at theBoBdoinham Tou,n L.andins where theywere split into teafits and assigned to\rrork ar€as. carbage bags v.,ere donat€dby Amedca Outd6rs in TenneseIntematonal Coadal Cban-up DaraRecording Cards $€re provided bv th€State Plannina Offica.

G€tting an;dier start. Kar€n Kl€inand Anne Hammotd lelt Bath's BuderCot.,e by kayak and cl€aned uD BaldH€ad Neck on C€ntels Poini €n rode tothe Wildlile Sanctuarv on Abaqadass€ttPoint. Dennis Carisnan and Matt Hodo€slrorked in Butler Cor,e, filling D€nnis'

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pbl,-up, and cooperdting !,jth the Bathroreqry (rnunmee on thei! inshoreclean-up of the proF,erty.

On the north shore of th€ Bav. patMalong, Teniey M€ara, ard Fo;t Dil-lon !.orked from the east u,hile AnneHarnrnond, lGren Ktein, and MikeHask€ll \r.rork€d from the \r,resi, scourinqthe Merryrmeeting Bay Wildlife Sanauarvon the south side of Abby Pt. There was'so much trash that the groups didn'tr€nch th€ middle before rh€ clean up€nd€d at 4:30. Da\€ and f4aurea,

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And€rson and Dar€ and D€nise Carter,

Sotne ol the garbase. From teft: Steue& Anne Hdmmond, Mettte the doa.Mi&e Hoskell.. Ed Fdedhan Phoro.

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The MITA boot. Fron left: SusonAqers, Ted Scharl, Mtke Roy.

all in tlre An&rson's sailboat, and CarlSmith and Henry t(nol in Carl's canoe,wo*ed ihe area around B€ach R.b€tr,,leen Center's ft. and the Merry-meeting Bay Game Managemeni Area,hading many bags oI debr'rs by boat-

Using a g€nerator borrored fromSte\€ and Anne Harnrnond, a Sawzaland hand tools, Ron Franldin, myself,St€r€ Saucier 0F&W), and BNAS per-sonnel Shannon Thompson, Frank Bal-lou, and Gary cotz, remol€d an uplanddump and a co[apsed buildins at thegame management area. Timb€rc rcresah'ag€d by Frank and Gary, but tie bulkof th€ material was hauled in rlle IF&Wtruck (with the help oI Ron's Land Rov€rand wlnching skills) to an old celar holeto be bumed later. We left a se.ondbuilding for another day.

The MITA boat arrived at Abby R.,with Ted Scharf, $san Ay€rs and MikeRay, who had been ! rorking at MnAislands on the lowsr Kennebec and :heSheeps.ot. Th€ group collected verylarge debris at B€ach Pt. rhat r.as off-loaded into the IF&W kuck.

On Sunday, Steve, Anne, Mike, myselland Mellie the Dog, pick€d up trashcaches and the middle section alongAbby R. using a durnp truck for tiras,scrap metal and recydable botdes andcans- We us€d Bo\rdoinham's dumptruck foi non-re.yclabl€i, and a tractorfor l'fting heavy tires and pullng the towntnick throush som€ muclq sections. Allmaterial was accepted by ihe Bowdotnham R€lyclins Center for recr€ling or

tipp,ng at the MIvlwAC bum plant inAubum. IF&W covered disposal costs fordebrts remo\,ed from *ate laDd.

Despite the low turnout of 22 peopl€Saturday (l €xpected cloGer to 60), everlFone did a gr€at job and the cleanup wElsimpr€ssiri€. According to the data cards!r,e fill€d od, 90 bags oI debrls ur€r€ col-Iected, much of lt recyclable, and about70 tires, ranging from antiques to brandnew (one rlas a hug€ tractor tire). Sp€lific categori6 of items were plastic sodabotdes (/2), tampon applicatcF (47), cis-arette lishteF (45), plastic Ioam cjjps(120), phsttc pl€aes (900), slass be\€rasebottles (169), 55galon drums (7),propane tank (2), a 3 stuffei b€ar, anda 4' fluoresc€nt light tube (unbroken!).

Thank yo{r to all who took part frci€aning up a total of 5,000 hs. ofgarbage. Thank you also to the orsani,zations. muicipalities and business€s\dro supporied the effort.Continuing the Clenn-UpRon FranHin and I w l be \,,/orking at theGame Management Area on Octub€r 5to remo\re tbe second colapsei buiidingon the site. Much cl€an-up r€mains to b€done on th€ nonh side of Abagadass€tft. and on Pork R. II anyone u.,ould lileto help, plens€ cal me at 666-3372.Coincidentally, Oct. 5 is CoastalCleanup Day and lhe first day of Coast'vreek '96. So, please help us out!

- Ed Frledman

WATER QUAIIWRESOURCEPROGRAMAddsory CommltteeWe are looking for people interested ins€rving on an advtsory committ€e to theWater Quality Resourc€s Program. Any-one interested in \r,?terrelated issu€s,pleas€ sive me a cal: Tim Nason (737-4282:1.

Striped Bdss

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WETCOME TO OURNEW MEMBERSStnce January 7996:John & J€an Bailar. BoddoinhdmHel€n Blagden, RicnmondWiliam & Jean Briggs, BoadoinhorrlRobert Bryan, lpsujch, M4Dana & Marilyn Cary, TopshomNathan & Phyuis Chandler , BoudojnhomJel{ Cotton. Chrisinrs Cove Desisns,

Dee & Clancy Cummins, GdrdinerlGvin Doran. lopshomSharon Drake, BolhDresden Coneruaiion CommissionIGy & Richard Evans IIl, BoudoinfiqmRen6€ Cray, DresdenHazel & L,"slie Hiqqins. D'asdenB€rtha James, Dresd€nGl€nn Hodgkins, GordinerNancy & Ben Hmberser, BoudoinhamJulie lsbil, Bru,suic&Helen Koulou's, Brunsrrlc/<Stan & Louki€ Lofchie, Bruns@lckPat Maloney, ?opshomRuth Maschino, Brunsuic&Shawne Mccord, IopshdmNels & B€tty Nelsn, D.esdenWilhelrnin6 & Fulton Oakes Jr. ,

Rob€rt Otwr. Topshqr.Sandra Pierce, DresdenHarry Bout, Boudoinhor?Scott & Itar€n :,wrman, Upper Da6v, pARobert Sleen, Durhom, NHKaren & Robert Skam, Dr€sdenGaldys Tal€, BoDdoinhdmValerie & Lrwis Woodrcrh, Dresden

We ore pledsed to o.knoutedge themote than 15O indiuiduals ond Janities&ho ue menbers ol FOMB!

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HEIP US REACH2OO MEMBERSr\NE OF OUR GOALS this year is to\zfreach an averase member5hip levelof 200. Since actual membership numbers fluchrate during th€ year, to maintain an average of 200 we need to signup even more. To help reach our goal,we hatJ€ mail€d brochures and letters toiandowners in Richmond. Dresden.

Bowdoinham and Woolwich. We wil domailings to other towns as apprcpriat€lists become audilable.

We wil also be handing out rnemb€r-ship fly€Is at our sp€aker serias andother e!€nts. Flyers and a poster couldbe posted at town oflices, stores andother public places on the Bay. A cabletel€vision PSA is being considered.

We welcome gour ideas for increasingour membership. Please call or wrne.

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Friends of Merrymeeting Bay, p.O. Box 253, Richmond, Maine 04857ANNUAL DUES Sl0.O0. ! Renewa! $10.00 enclosed for individual membership. n gz0 Famityn $30 Contributing n g50 Supporting ! g100 Sponsoring n! $ '-- enclosed as an additional tax-deductible donation.

NAME

RR# or STREFT ADDRESS

TowN / STATE ,/ ZIP

$250 Sustaining ! $500+ Benefactor

tr $6.00 enclosed for a copy ofConsenmtion Options: A GuideIor Moine Londouners. ($5 for thebook, $1 for postage)

FRIENDS OF MERRYMEETING BAYSmERtr{G Coi,r!,trTrEE April 1996 , Aprtl 1997

. Frdk Burrashq 81 Waleniine Rd., Bdldoinham 04008 ...................6665979Kevin Doran, 5 Brookli€w Driw, Topsharn 04085.... .-.......................7294791Ed Friedman, 42 Stewns Rd., B@doinham 04005 ....,..... Choirnon 666-3372Tad Hunter, Foresid€ Road, Topshanr 04086 ....................................729-1544Esther lncosnata, 19El inSlr@1,Topsham04085.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72940aeRobert L€ma, P-O. Box 185, Bowdoinham 04008 .... Vtce Choirmdn 66G8421Don and Joan l-ipfert, RR 1, Bd 650, Woolwich 04579 .-................. 44f8751PatMaloney,3lBridgeStreet,Topsham04086.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .729.A941Tenley Meara, BR 1, Box 96, Topsham 04085 . . . . . . . - . . - . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72'2:3aJayRobbins,P.O.Bd9,Richmond04357.. . . . . . . . . . . . . ._. . . ._. . . ._._.. . . . . . . . .7372239lGrin Tilbers, 17 Dunn Farm Road, Boq.doinham 04008 ................... 6665902Vance Stephenson, 7 Brookview Dri@, Brunswick 04OIt .. Treosurer 449-3572taura Walentine, RFD 2, Box 422, Ca iner 04345 ...-......................582-255?Wanen Whiiney, 145 Pork Pt Rd., Bowdoinham 04008 .... Se.retont 6663376

Con6€nation & Sraardship C@rdtnator:B€isy Ham. 145 Pork Point Road, B@doinham 04008 ..................... 556 3376

Hands Arcund the Bae Coordinaror:Pat Maloney (S€e above) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .729-Bg4t

Speclal Ev€nb Coordinator:Jean Pdker, Hckomock hland, RR 1, Box 1785, Woolxich 04579 .. M3O9a2

Erecutive Dir€cto!:Tin Nason, 15Al€xanderRoad,Dresden04342.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .?374282

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UNUSUAI PIANTSFOUND ONMERRYMEETING BAY

LrR AUGUST 3 'Mud Walk' on\-rBro$,n's Point wii Dr. Barbard St.John Vckery of't}le Nature Conen.ancywas one of the srandout FOMB actilnie, of

rak in a layer of s€dim€nt only s€,.€ralinches deep. They are sbmerged in heavi-ly silted water [,be a day, md dried out bythe snn ai other times Usualy the waterinat submeqes tl'€m is fresh from in€n\€rc, but sometimes eltier water from theocean mkes in- To top it ofl, the rocksthes€ plants gro! r on are scrdp€d by hug€chunk ol ice all winter as the tide mo\€sthem back a,rd forti. Somehow the littleplants suM\€ this i tr@fment, makingthem another r€ason !,hy MerrymeetingBay is such a speial place.

We cannot ihank B€'bara Vckeryenough lor le,eding us on inis joumey ofdls@very inio ou @n backyard. A goodtime was had by ali, and rhe ewnt wasprcof ihat the ltttle thinss we ovedook ortake for sranted may actually be the rarest

Yes, !\€ hope to offer the "mud walk"next y€ar- Notic€ wil be given, but ht |lsknow if you ha@ a special inteEst in therdre planis of Menymeeting Bay. i

FUND RAISINGEVENT NEEDEDf0 CONTINUE our prosrams andI the siaff position of Execdii/e Dir€.-

tor, we need to embark on a major tundraising eftori ihis fall. Our goal is to rais€$3,000. Can we do it?

Among ihe ideas that har€ b€en pro-

. a year'end solicitation for donationsl

. the sale of note cards, Suidebook, or

. the sale oi a Christmas product oroth€r seasonally appropriate it€mj

. a silent auction.We invite your comments and ideas

- and we inviie members io help organize th€ eftort in whatever form it takes.

If you ha(€ exp€ri€nce with tund rais-ing drives. or have ideas for a productthat could b€ sold or ramed, or if youhave it€nx or seMces you would donateto a silent auction - pl€as€ let us know.

Call Tim Nason, Ed Friedman or Jean

More L\an 30 members and friendswalked slow,iy out into ihe mud at low tideto di{o!€r wild nce, ano,.rh€ads, e/gasand nlshes grou,,ing in great prctusion.Tlen as ihe group moved ioward a rckyledge, many spelies of rare and endan-gered flor{,€ring pla.its were foLnd. In onepanicularly alrspicioLrs spot, about s€\€n oretht ot the'€ rare sp€.ies \ €re foundgrcwing together. Although they are smaand generaly cor€rcd with a lght coatingol seniment, they v,rere n€vedheless the$bj€ct ot much excit€mor and doe

With namas like Park€r's Pipewod,Long's Bitt€rcrers, Mudwod, Pysmy\,,€ed,Waier Pimp€mel and Eduary Monkev-iloqrer, ihes€ intricate lifrle phnts srour on

"%%z;,,;FRIENDS of

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MERRYMEETING BAYP.O Box 233. Richmond, Maine 04357

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Special Etsents &Speoker SeriesSee poge 1.

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