Eleven coastal communities on Maine's Casco Bay are joining to use nature-based infrastructure to mitigate coastal flooding caused by the climate crisis.
A $250,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and $250,000 in matching funds from the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, as well as and other grants and non-cash contributions, will support the two-year project that “aims to engage people whose livelihoods are affected by coastal flooding and help … plan for nature-based solutions to flooding,” said the Greater Portland Council of Governments, a regional planning non-profit, on Nov. 19.