MAINE PUBLIC • September 8, 2025
It's been a glorious summer for beachgoers and other outdoor enthusiasts—day after day of sunshine and blue skies. But that same weather pattern is not good for farms, lakes and ponds, private wells, forests, and fire danger. Experts discuss the impacts of the ongoing drought, and what it will take for conditions to improve. Panelists: Nick Stasulis, chief, monitoring operations section, New England Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey; Sarah Jamison, federal hydrologist, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service in Gray; Tom Gordon, program coordinator, soil & water conservation program, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry. VIP callers: Susan Gallo, executive director, Maine Lakes; Ivan Fernandez, professor emeritus and climate research scientist, University of Maine; also with the Maine Climate Council; Gale Ross, foliage reporter, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry.