Town of Mount Desert to hold listening session on Otter Creek Inner Harbor
April 12, 2022 at 6:00pm
Posted on: March 29, 2022 - 11:33am
Press Release
Town of Mount Desert to hold listening session on Otter Creek Inner Harbor on April 12, 2022
The Town of Mount Desert will hold a public listening session on April 12, 2022 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 Town would like to hear what community members value about the inner harbor, what problems they have noticed, and their thoughts on the causes of the problems.
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 new 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.
