PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • April 22, 2024
A group of federal officials is visiting Scarborough today to announce $123 million in funding for coastal habitat restoration and conservation to increase community resilience to climate change, including $10.6 million for local projects in Brunswick, Scarborough, and Wells. The local projects include:
$1.4 million to restore degraded areas, improve public access and allow for inland migration of Scarborough Marsh.
$4.5 million to replace aging, undersized culverts that restrict tidal flow and fish passage in Brunswick and Perry.
$2.9 million to restore tidal hydrology and allow for marsh migration in Wells.