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The Waters of Georgetown

Impacts of rising water on the landscape and our resources

65 people came to hear this incredible presentation!!

Anna's slide show is available click here! (includes stats on clam harvest and OBD closures).

Link to Times Record article by Sarah Wolpow

GEORGETOWN- The Georgetown Conservation Commission and the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust are sponsoring a talk on “The Waters of Georgetown” on April 1 from 7 to 9 pm at the Georgetown Historical Society on Bay Point Road.

Two speakers will discuss the impacts that sea level rise will have on the landscape, fresh water resources, shellfish and human infrastructure of the island community. There will be ample time for questions from the audience.

Peter Slovinsky is a Senior Coastal geologist with the Maine Geological Survey. His work focuses on developing coastal community resiliency, studying shoreline erosion, and predicting the potential impacts of coastal erosion and sea level rise on Maine’s beaches and marshes. He was a NOAA Coastal Management Fellow, and holds an M.S. in Geological Sciences from the University of South Carolina, and a B.A. in Geosciences from Franklin and Marshall College.

Anna Bourakovsky works for the State of Maine Department of Marine Resources on Water quality monitoring and shellfish growing areas. She will address issues relevant to maintaining a healthy environment for a strong shellfishery.

Much of Georgetown’s economy is reliant upon fishing, from the lobsters that come in to Five Islands, to the clams that are dug at Sagadahoc Bay and Heal’s Eddy, and the recreational anglers. 

Chad Campbell, chairman of the Georgetown Shellfish Committee worked with Jon Hentz, the Marine Patrol Warden for the area, to test water and convince Department of Marine Resources o reopen significant flats. Hentz says, “When towns work together with Marine Resources you get better results.”

link to article on opening the flats