Feds announce $123 million in grants for coastal Maine conservation efforts

Written By Maine Environmental News

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.

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