Listening Session on the Otter Creek Inner Harbor

Town of Mount Desert to hold listening to session on Otter Creek Inner Harbor on November 14, 2022.

Agenda for Otter Creek Meeting 5:45pm- 7:30pm 

The Town of Mount Desert will hold a public listening session on Monday, November 14 at the Otter Creek Aid Society meeting hall on the health of the Otter Creek Inner Harbor (the cove on the north side of the Park Loop Road causeway). The town is working with the National Park Service and with scientists at College of the Atlantic and Schoodic Institute to assess conditions in Otter Creek Inner Harbor. The team would like to share what they have heard from the community, what they have done, and future plans. The team would like community input on what has been missed and priority activities.

The listening session is open to the public and will be facilitated by Otter Creek resident, Ron Beard. The meeting will start at 6:00pm. Light refreshments will be available beginning at 5:45pm.

This listening session is a part of a project for the town to understand and improve the health of Otter Creek Inner Harbor. Specifically, the town is concerned about declines in populations of fish, clams, and other marine organisms within the inner harbor. The town hopes to use the results of the project to work with the National Park Service to plan and implement steps that could improve the health of the inner harbor.

This project is a collaboration with the Thriving Earth Exchange, an organization that connects communities with scientists and supports them as they work together to tackle local challenges related to natural hazards, natural resources, and climate change.

For more information about the project, please see the project web page: https://thrivingearthexchange.org/project/mount-desert-me/

Contact: Durlin Lunt, Mount Desert Town Manager: manager@mtdesert.org, 207-276-5531

Photo credit to : Kenn Chandler