February 2015 ESIP Journal
The Gulf of Maine Coastal Program Office in Falmouth, Maine, has a new Project Leader – Jed Wright.
Jed is excited about his new role and for opportunities that lie ahead for the Coastal Program, including reaching out to engage a new generation of conservation leaders. Jed hopes to offer more internships, details and volunteer opportunities. One of his foci will be to help better understand how habitat protection, restoration and management activities can contribute to resilience of coastal ecosystems. He has a particular interest in watershed-scale approaches to restoring aquatic connectivity. Increasing connectivity will improve the resilience of coastal ecosystems and coastal communities in the face of projected increases in stream temperature and increased precipitation events.
Jed’s office is one of 24 Coastal Program offices in the United States, established by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to build partnerships to identify, protect and restore nationally significant habitat for fish, wildlife and people. Jed and his staff members direct their attention to conservation projects in the coastal watersheds of Maine that provide habitat for migratory birds, sea-run fish and federally threatened and endangered species.
Jed has worked in many locations, including Washington, D.C. and Southern Africa. He attended Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, and always saw Maine as a very special place. In 1994, he jumped at the chance to work there for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Atlantic Salmon habitat projects. He feels lucky to have this job, a great cadre of co-workers and partners, and opportunities to connect his love of watersheds and aquatic species with people living from Massachusetts to Maine – the coastal region of the Gulf of Maine.
Other News in the Gulf of Maine & Bay of Fundy
Past Journals
Febuary 2015 — ESIP releases new smartphone app connecting people in the Gulf of Maine and watershed to the science happening all around them.
November 2015 — The launch of a marine debris program in the Bay of Fundy.
September 2015 — Climate Change Products for Atlantic Canada.
July 2015 — An update from the April 2015 State of the Bays Symposium in Massachusetts.
June 2015 — Learn about NH Department of Environmental Services' work with 65 volunteers to improve beach grass coverage at Hampton Beach State Park.
May 2015 — Nova Scotia recently released risk ratings for storm serge and sea level rise for all portions of the Province - this journal summarizes the findings
April 2015 — Learn about an exciting project between ESIP and EPA that seeks to unravel upstream pressures on downstream estuaries
February 2015 — Meet the new Project Leader for the Gulf of Maine Coastal Program in Falmouth, Maine - Jed Wright.
January 2015 — New Smart Tour of Great Marsh - largest continuous stretch of salt marsh in New England, extending from Cape Ann in Massachusetts to New Hampshire
December 2014 — The American Lobster Settlement Index is an important project that assesses current lobster fishery condition in both Canada and the US. The dataset is current and available through the ESIP Indicator Reporting Tool
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