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algal blooms, and other threats to the health of the Bay. the of health the to threats other and blooms, algal

affecting the health of our waters. These data on a changing Casco Casco changing a on data These waters. our of health the affecting

microplastics, and follow up on reports of pollution, nuisance nuisance pollution, of reports on up follow and microplastics,

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and economically viable. viable. economically and We are building a long-term, continuous data set that will provide provide will that set data continuous long-term, a building are We

acidification may be impacting our marine resources, assess assess resources, marine our impacting be may acidification

businesses to find solutions that are both environmentally sound sound environmentally both are that solutions find to businesses

which we monitor the health of our waters, study how how study waters, our of health the monitor we which 365 days a year, on many different indicators of water quality. quality. water of indicators different many on year, a days 365

We collaborate with researchers, residents, decision makers, and and makers, decision residents, researchers, with collaborate We

is foremost a research vessel, from from vessel, research a foremost is Payne E. Joseph The hourly, data collect sensor dioxide carbon a and sonde data A

valuable data and observations on the health of the Bay. Bay. the of health the on observations and data valuable Yarmouth, near the coastal midpoint of Casco Bay. Bay. Casco of midpoint coastal the near Yarmouth,

show them the resource we all are responsible for protecting. for responsible are all we resource the them show

marshes, urge their legislators to protect the Bay, and collect collect and Bay, the protect to legislators their urge marshes, inside a modified trap anchored off off anchored trap lobster modified a inside

We guide reporters, film crews, and donors around the Bay to to Bay the around donors and crews, film reporters, guide We

us host outreach events, pick up trash from beaches and salt salt and beaches from trash up pick events, outreach host us Our Continuous Monitoring Station is housed housed is Station Monitoring Continuous Our

understood from the water.” water.” the from understood Volunteers stencil clean water messages on storm drains, help help drains, storm on messages water clean stencil Volunteers

be changing over time. over changing be

Baykeeper Ivy Frignoca says, “Many of our concerns are best best are concerns our of “Many says, Frignoca Ivy Baykeeper

quality from our boat and docks along the waterfront. waterfront. the along docks and boat our from quality

continuously to understand how the Bay may may Bay the how understand to continuously

Protection (DEP), and Casco Bay municipalities. Casco Casco municipalities. Bay Casco and (DEP), Protection

hours a year a hours 1972 the responsibility of preserving this amazing Bay! amazing this preserving of responsibility the

pumping out sewage from small boats, or monitoring water water monitoring or boats, small from sewage out pumping science” enables us to monitor water quality quality water monitor to us enables science”

Agency (EPA), the Department of Environmental Environmental of Department Maine the (EPA), Agency

and are willing to work together. We all share the privilege and and privilege the share all We together. work to willing are and

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departments and agencies to foster new working relationships relationships working new foster to agencies and departments

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from dumping treated or untreated sewage. untreated or treated dumping from

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facilities before granting this designation, which prohibits boats boats prohibits which designation, this granting before facilities

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staff members and a seasonal pumpout pumpout seasonal a and members staff

boat berths. berths. boat Area in Maine. The EPA requires that there are adequate pumpout pumpout adequate are there that requires EPA The Maine. in Area

Friends of Casco Bay has 8 full-time full-time 8 has Bay Casco of Friends

citizens today. today. citizens

working waterfront clogged with toxic sediments that displace displace that sediments toxic with clogged waterfront working

Casco Bay to become the first federally-designated No Discharge Discharge No federally-designated first the become to Bay Casco

of Casco Bay Casco of

rely on the involvement of concerned concerned of involvement the on rely of raw sewage since 1995 since sewage raw of Partners and Volunteers, Staff,

coastal flooding from sea level rise and historic storms, and a a and storms, historic and rise level sea from flooding coastal

marinas to install their own pumpout stations, setting the stage for for stage the setting stations, pumpout own their install to marinas

square miles square

volunteers in 1989, and we continue to to continue we and 1989, in volunteers

the Bay, suspicious algal blooms never detected here before, before, here detected never blooms algal suspicious Bay, the

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platform to conduct scientific studies, bring stakeholders stakeholders bring studies, scientific conduct to platform is our ambassador on the Bay, acting as a liaison with customers, customers, with liaison a as acting Bay, the on ambassador our is designations, setting permanent, tougher controls on future future on controls tougher permanent, setting designations,

provides a safe, reliable reliable safe, a provides Payne E. Joseph Vessel Research Our wastewater to shoreside disposal. Pumpout Coordinator Jim Splude Splude Jim Coordinator Pumpout disposal. shoreside to wastewater been used to reclassify parts of Casco Bay to higher water quality quality water higher to Bay Casco of parts reclassify to used been

their sewage holding tanks and transferring the the transferring and tanks holding sewage their

“priority areas” for federal cleanup funding. Our data also have have also data Our funding. cleanup federal for areas” “priority

to find common ground. common find to

of the Bay firsthand. firsthand. Bay the of

strategies to reduce stormwater pollution. stormwater reduce to strategies

from South Portland to Freeport, pumping out out pumping Freeport, to Portland South from

sections of the degraded by stormwater pollution as as pollution stormwater by degraded River Fore the of sections

there, too, to see the threats to the health health the to threats the see to too, there, laws or ordinances. ordinances. or laws Bay. For us, advocacy is about relationship building. We work work We building. relationship about is advocacy us, For Bay.

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the Bay year-round, and we take others others take we and year-round, Bay the enforcement of existing laws and for the creation of new new of creation the for and laws existing of enforcement for citizens to assist us in our work and to advocate for Casco Casco for advocate to and work our in us assist to citizens for Casco Baykeeper Ivy Frignoca hosted a regional meeting of of meeting regional a hosted Frignoca Ivy Baykeeper Casco

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required to have a boat to patrol and protect their bay, river, river, bay, their protect and patrol to boat a have to required at a time to change their practices. Other times, especially especially times, Other practices. their change to time a at importance of the health of the Bay in mind. Our community community Our mind. in Bay the of health the of importance

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wastewater, stormwater, combined sewer sewer combined stormwater, wastewater,

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forums—from town halls to the halls of the State House to to House State the of halls the to halls town forums—from throughout our community, to help protect the health health the protect help to community, our throughout

on draft permits that regulate discharges of of discharges regulate that permits draft on

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by Maine’s own Senator Edmund Muskie, Muskie, Edmund Senator own Maine’s by Baykeeper, Joe Payne, helped found found helped Payne, Joe Baykeeper,

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Our mission is to improve and protect the environmental health of Casco Report to the Community Non-Profit Bay. Friends of Casco Bay uses science, advocacy, and community engagement Organization April 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018 (FY18) to tackle the biggest threats to the health of Casco Bay—nitrogen pollution PAID from sewage, fertilizers, and stormwater runoff, oil spills, ocean and coastal Portland, ME acidification, and other impacts of climate change. This year we: Permit No. 510

Science 43 Slocum Drive South Portland, Maine 04106 Working with you to • Continued to keep an eye on the Bay 24 hours a day, 365 days a year • Regularly monitored water quality around the Bay • Documented nuisance, “green slime” algal blooms, possible indicators of nitrogen pollution keep Casco Bay blue • Detected microplastic fibers when we sampled 4 areas of Casco Bay, useful in our advocacy and public education Report to the Community • Developed and launched pilot projects to collect data and make observations on a changing Casco Bay: Color by Numbers and Water Reporter

Advocacy • Commented on federal, state, and local laws and rules, including Clean Water Act discharge permits and stormwater pollution permits; opposed Friends of Casco Bay staff sampled for microplastics as part of repeal of the Clean Power Plan and opening the to our research on the environmental health of Casco Bay. offshore drilling • Successfully advocated for nitrogen reductions and testing in wastewater discharge permits to reduce pollution from sewage treatment plants, including working with Portland Water District to keep up to 1,000 pounds of nitrogen out of the Bay each day, a reduction of 40% or more www.cascobay.org • Collaborated on efforts to reduce and eliminate Combined Sewer Overflows from Portland’s stormwater and sewer system, as stakeholders in City remediation projects • Served on Portland Pesticide Task Force, resulting in an ordinance Perspectives on Casco Bay passed in January 2018 to ban synthetic pesticides • Successfully fought against a state bill that would have rolled back the 578 miles of shoreline right of municipalities to pass ordinances restricting pesticides 200 square miles of water • Casco Baykeeper selected to coordinate the Maine Ocean and Coastal Acidification Partnership to confront climate change through science 8 official lighthouses and8 historic forts Casco Baykeeper Ivy Frignoca uses our Baykeeper vessel and policy 13 municipalities from Cape Elizabeth as a vehicle for advocacy. • Participated in oil spill response training with the Coast Guard and to Phippsburg, including Long Island other partners, sharing our knowledge of areas of the Bay most and Chebeague Island, abut Casco Bay vulnerable to damage from an oil spill 1 in 5 Mainers live in the 42 Community Engagement communities of the Casco Bay watershed, from Bethel to the Bay • Convened floating meetings of government officials from different departments and agencies to encourage collaboration toward a 1989 Friends of Casco Bay founded to healthier Casco Bay improve and protect the environmental • Launched a new website and increased social media to share what is health of Casco Bay happening around the Bay and what we all can do to help keep Casco Bay blue 1990 Casco Bay designated an Estuary of National Significance under the Clean • Provided community service opportunities, such as, coastal cleanups, Water Act storm drain stenciling, and piloting new volunteer opportunities • Organized educational and entertaining events, such as the annual Volunteers pick up truckloads of debris from the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, BayScaping socials, and a workshop on shoreline on our coastal cleanups. and ocean acidification

Casco Bay Casco

fight for clean water worldwide water clean for fight support Friends of of Friends support

households 300

Waterkeepers

2,400 2,400

Waterkeeper Alliance Waterkeeper

YOU

of Casco Bay Casco of

partner with us with partner

of service to Friends Friends to service of

100+

organizations

99 years share share

268

volunteers part by Casco Bay Estuary Partnership. Estuary Bay Casco by part

Staff changes. The Continuous Monitoring Station has been funded in in funded been has Station Monitoring Continuous The changes.

Bay can help our communities assess, mitigate, and adapt to those those to adapt and mitigate, assess, communities our help can Bay

algal blooms, and other threats to the health of the Bay. the of health the to threats other and blooms, algal

affecting the health of our waters. These data on a changing Casco Casco changing a on data These waters. our of health the affecting

microplastics, and follow up on reports of pollution, nuisance nuisance pollution, of reports on up follow and microplastics,

insights into how climate change and ocean acidification may be be may acidification ocean and change climate how into insights

new technologies for measuring nitrogen and sampling for for sampling and nitrogen measuring for technologies new

and economically viable. viable. economically and We are building a long-term, continuous data set that will provide provide will that set data continuous long-term, a building are We

acidification may be impacting our marine resources, assess assess resources, marine our impacting be may acidification

businesses to find solutions that are both environmentally sound sound environmentally both are that solutions find to businesses

which we monitor the health of our waters, study how how study waters, our of health the monitor we which 365 days a year, on many different indicators of water quality. quality. water of indicators different many on year, a days 365

We collaborate with researchers, residents, decision makers, and and makers, decision residents, researchers, with collaborate We

is foremost a research vessel, from from vessel, research a foremost is Payne E. Joseph The hourly, data collect sensor dioxide carbon a and sonde data A

valuable data and observations on the health of the Bay. Bay. the of health the on observations and data valuable Yarmouth, near the coastal midpoint of Casco Bay. Bay. Casco of midpoint coastal the near Yarmouth,

show them the resource we all are responsible for protecting. for responsible are all we resource the them show

marshes, urge their legislators to protect the Bay, and collect collect and Bay, the protect to legislators their urge marshes, inside a modified lobster trap anchored off off anchored trap lobster modified a inside

We guide reporters, film crews, and donors around the Bay to to Bay the around donors and crews, film reporters, guide We

us host outreach events, pick up trash from beaches and salt salt and beaches from trash up pick events, outreach host us Our Continuous Monitoring Station is housed housed is Station Monitoring Continuous Our

understood from the water.” water.” the from understood Volunteers stencil clean water messages on storm drains, help help drains, storm on messages water clean stencil Volunteers

be changing over time. over changing be

Baykeeper Ivy Frignoca says, “Many of our concerns are best best are concerns our of “Many says, Frignoca Ivy Baykeeper

quality from our boat and docks along the waterfront. waterfront. the along docks and boat our from quality

continuously to understand how the Bay may may Bay the how understand to continuously

Protection (DEP), and Casco Bay municipalities. Casco Casco municipalities. Bay Casco and (DEP), Protection

hours a year a hours 1972 the responsibility of preserving this amazing Bay! amazing this preserving of responsibility the

pumping out sewage from small boats, or monitoring water water monitoring or boats, small from sewage out pumping science” enables us to monitor water quality quality water monitor to us enables science”

Agency (EPA), the Maine Department of Environmental Environmental of Department Maine the (EPA), Agency

and are willing to work together. We all share the privilege and and privilege the share all We together. work to willing are and

8,760 legislative meetings, tramping across mud flats, picking up litter, litter, up picking flats, mud across tramping meetings, legislative The automated technology of our “cage of of “cage our of technology automated The

regulators, including staff from the Environmental Protection Protection Environmental the from staff including regulators,

We are fortunate to live in a place where so many people care care people many so where place a in live to fortunate are We

You may see our staff members listening or persuading at at persuading or listening members staff our see may You

of the U.S. since since U.S. the of Bay from a different perspective, for government officials and and officials government for perspective, different a from Bay Station Monitoring Continuous

records data records organizations, and foundations near and far. far. and near foundations and organizations,

associates.

an all too rare opportunity to examine issues that threaten the the threaten that issues examine to opportunity rare too all an Act Act

has protected waters waters protected has

who support our work, including families, local businesses, businesses, local families, including work, our support who Monitoring Station Monitoring our Board and Volunteers our closest closest our Volunteers and Board our and new approaches to issues we all care about. We provide provide We about. care all we issues to approaches new and

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their time and treasure. We thank the broad spectrum of donors donors of spectrum broad the thank We treasure. and time their from many different sectors, we consider consider we sectors, different many from

departments and agencies to foster new working relationships relationships working new foster to agencies and departments

Continuous Continuous

from dumping treated or untreated sewage. untreated or treated dumping from

Friends of Casco Bay through donations of of donations through Bay Casco of Friends coordinator. While we work with partners partners with work we While coordinator. We convene floating meetings of policy makers from different different from makers policy of meetings floating convene We

facilities before granting this designation, which prohibits boats boats prohibits which designation, this granting before facilities

Community members support the work of of work the support members Community

staff members and a seasonal pumpout pumpout seasonal a and members staff

boat berths. berths. boat Area in Maine. The EPA requires that there are adequate pumpout pumpout adequate are there that requires EPA The Maine. in Area

Friends of Casco Bay has 8 full-time full-time 8 has Bay Casco of Friends

citizens today. today. citizens

working waterfront clogged with toxic sediments that displace displace that sediments toxic with clogged waterfront working

Casco Bay to become the first federally-designated No Discharge Discharge No federally-designated first the become to Bay Casco

of Casco Bay Casco of

rely on the involvement of concerned concerned of involvement the on rely of raw sewage since 1995 since sewage raw of Partners and Volunteers, Staff,

coastal flooding from sea level rise and historic storms, and a a and storms, historic and rise level sea from flooding coastal

marinas to install their own pumpout stations, setting the stage for for stage the setting stations, pumpout own their install to marinas

square miles square

volunteers in 1989, and we continue to to continue we and 1989, in volunteers

the Bay, suspicious algal blooms never detected here before, before, here detected never blooms algal suspicious Bay, the

Our knowledge of pumpout facilities helped encourage local local encourage helped facilities pumpout of knowledge Our

195,000

gallons

200

Friends of Casco Bay was started by by started was Bay Casco of Friends and combined sewer pipes that disgorge polluted water into into water polluted disgorge that pipes sewer combined and

in South Portland. South in

provides a water-level view of issues such as stormwater runoff runoff stormwater as such issues of view water-level a provides

YOU YOU

over removed has

monitor us helps

An invaluable partner in all of our boat work is Port Harbor Marine Marine Harbor Port is work boat our of all in partner invaluable An

care about the health of the Bay. This 28-foot Baykeeper boat boat Baykeeper 28-foot This Bay. the of health the about care

Boat Pumpout

Boat Baykeeper together to work for clean water, and reach out to those who who those to out reach and water, clean for work to together marinas, dock wranglers, and the DEP’s marine pumpout program. pumpout marine DEP’s the and wranglers, dock marinas, discharges.

platform to conduct scientific studies, bring stakeholders stakeholders bring studies, scientific conduct to platform is our ambassador on the Bay, acting as a liaison with customers, customers, with liaison a as acting Bay, the on ambassador our is designations, setting permanent, tougher controls on future future on controls tougher permanent, setting designations,

provides a safe, reliable reliable safe, a provides Payne E. Joseph Vessel Research Our wastewater to shoreside disposal. Pumpout Coordinator Jim Splude Splude Jim Coordinator Pumpout disposal. shoreside to wastewater been used to reclassify parts of Casco Bay to higher water quality quality water higher to Bay Casco of parts reclassify to used been

their sewage holding tanks and transferring the the transferring and tanks holding sewage their

“priority areas” for federal cleanup funding. Our data also have have also data Our funding. cleanup federal for areas” “priority

to find common ground. common find to

of the Bay firsthand. firsthand. Bay the of

strategies to reduce stormwater pollution. stormwater reduce to strategies

from South Portland to Freeport, pumping out out pumping Freeport, to Portland South from

sections of the Fore River degraded by stormwater pollution as as pollution stormwater by degraded River Fore the of sections

there, too, to see the threats to the health health the to threats the see to too, there, laws or ordinances. ordinances. or laws Bay. For us, advocacy is about relationship building. We work work We building. relationship about is advocacy us, For Bay.

Waterkeepers from across northeastern US and Canada to share share to Canada and US northeastern across from Waterkeepers

services recreational boats boats recreational services II Baykeeper The

Under the Clean Water Act, our data were used to designate designate to used were data our Act, Water Clean the Under

the Bay year-round, and we take others others take we and year-round, Bay the enforcement of existing laws and for the creation of new new of creation the for and laws existing of enforcement for citizens to assist us in our work and to advocate for Casco Casco for advocate to and work our in us assist to citizens for Casco Baykeeper Ivy Frignoca hosted a regional meeting of of meeting regional a hosted Frignoca Ivy Baykeeper Casco

As a marine organization, we are on or by by or on are we organization, marine a As

sewage out of the Bay. the of out sewage those permits are as protective as possible. as protective as are permits those lake, or bayou, on the public’s behalf. In November 2017, 2017, November In behalf. public’s the on bayou, or lake, on regional or more complex problems, we advocate for the the for advocate we problems, complex more or regional on engagement opportunities provide a wide array of activities activities of array wide a provide opportunities engagement

policy, and public engagement converge. converge. engagement public and policy, Boat has kept over 195,000 gallons of raw raw of gallons 195,000 over kept has Boat into Casco Bay. We review, comment, and advocate to ensure ensure to advocate and comment, review, We Bay. Casco into

required to have a boat to patrol and protect their bay, river, river, bay, their protect and patrol to boat a have to required at a time to change their practices. Other times, especially especially times, Other practices. their change to time a at importance of the health of the Bay in mind. Our community community Our mind. in Bay the of health the of importance

Our Baykeeper boat is where science, science, where is boat Baykeeper Our Since it was launched in 1995, our Pumpout Pumpout our 1995, in launched was it Since permits set strict standards for pollutants that can be released released be can that pollutants for standards strict set permits advocate for a particular water body. Waterkeepers are are Waterkeepers body. water particular a for advocate

Bay using education, convincing one homeowner or business business or homeowner one convincing education, using Bay habitat and work to ensure that public policies keep the the keep policies public that ensure to work and habitat

systems, and still-hot “cooling water” from power plants. These These plants. power from water” “cooling still-hot and systems,

A Waterkeeper is a full-time, privately-funded, non-governmental non-governmental privately-funded, full-time, a is Waterkeeper A Baykeeper Boat Baykeeper Pumpout Boat Pumpout

Washington, D.C. Sometimes, we protect the health of the the of health the protect we Sometimes, D.C. Washington, of this incredible resource. We see water as fundamental fundamental as water see We resource. incredible this of

wastewater, stormwater, combined sewer sewer combined stormwater, wastewater,

six continents. continents. six

forums—from town halls to the halls of the State House to to House State the of halls the to halls town forums—from throughout our community, to help protect the health health the protect help to community, our throughout

on draft permits that regulate discharges of of discharges regulate that permits draft on

Waterkeeper organizations and affiliates on on affiliates and organizations Waterkeeper

science. Our advocacy efforts take place in many many in place take efforts advocacy Our science. is committed to building a sense of shared ownership ownership shared of sense a building to committed is The Clean Water Act enables us to weigh in in weigh to us enables Act Water Clean The

organization has grown to more than 300 300 than more to grown has organization

lean ater ct ater lean

sound on based limits and laws, policies, pursue We Bay Casco of Friends us. of all to belongs Bay Casco

and protect the environmental health of Casco Bay. Casco of health environmental the protect and improve to work to defend the health of the Bay. Bay. the of health the defend to Waterkeeper Alliance in 1999. The The 1999. in Alliance Waterkeeper

by Maine’s own Senator Edmund Muskie, Muskie, Edmund Senator own Maine’s by Baykeeper, Joe Payne, helped found found helped Payne, Joe Baykeeper,

our help to partners and platforms several have to fortunate are We

blue Bay Casco keep to

We use the Clean Water Act, championed championed Act, Water Clean the use We Friends of Casco Bay’s first Casco Casco first Bay’s Casco of Friends

Changing Perspectives from the Water the from Perspectives Changing Clean Water Act Water Clean

Waterkeeper Alliance Waterkeeper you with Working

Our mission is to improve and protect the environmental health of Casco Report to the Community Non-Profit Bay. Friends of Casco Bay uses science, advocacy, and community engagement Organization April 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018 (FY18) to tackle the biggest threats to the health of Casco Bay—nitrogen pollution PAID from sewage, fertilizers, and stormwater runoff, oil spills, ocean and coastal Portland, ME acidification, and other impacts of climate change. This year we: Permit No. 510

Science 43 Slocum Drive South Portland, Maine 04106 Working with you to • Continued to keep an eye on the Bay 24 hours a day, 365 days a year • Regularly monitored water quality around the Bay • Documented nuisance, “green slime” algal blooms, possible indicators of nitrogen pollution keep Casco Bay blue • Detected microplastic fibers when we sampled 4 areas of Casco Bay, useful in our advocacy and public education Report to the Community • Developed and launched pilot projects to collect data and make observations on a changing Casco Bay: Color by Numbers and Water Reporter

Advocacy • Commented on federal, state, and local laws and rules, including Clean Water Act discharge permits and stormwater pollution permits; opposed Friends of Casco Bay staff sampled for microplastics as part of repeal of the Clean Power Plan and opening the Gulf of Maine to our research on the environmental health of Casco Bay. offshore drilling • Successfully advocated for nitrogen reductions and testing in wastewater discharge permits to reduce pollution from sewage treatment plants, including working with Portland Water District to keep up to 1,000 pounds of nitrogen out of the Bay each day, a reduction of 40% or more www.cascobay.org • Collaborated on efforts to reduce and eliminate Combined Sewer Overflows from Portland’s stormwater and sewer system, as stakeholders in City remediation projects • Served on Portland Pesticide Task Force, resulting in an ordinance Perspectives on Casco Bay passed in January 2018 to ban synthetic pesticides • Successfully fought against a state bill that would have rolled back the 578 miles of shoreline right of municipalities to pass ordinances restricting pesticides 200 square miles of water • Casco Baykeeper selected to coordinate the Maine Ocean and Coastal Acidification Partnership to confront climate change through science 8 official lighthouses and8 historic forts Casco Baykeeper Ivy Frignoca uses our Baykeeper vessel and policy 13 municipalities from Cape Elizabeth as a vehicle for advocacy. • Participated in oil spill response training with the Coast Guard and to Phippsburg, including Long Island other partners, sharing our knowledge of areas of the Bay most and Chebeague Island, abut Casco Bay vulnerable to damage from an oil spill 1 in 5 Mainers live in the 42 Community Engagement communities of the Casco Bay watershed, from Bethel to the Bay • Convened floating meetings of government officials from different departments and agencies to encourage collaboration toward a 1989 Friends of Casco Bay founded to healthier Casco Bay improve and protect the environmental • Launched a new website and increased social media to share what is health of Casco Bay happening around the Bay and what we all can do to help keep Casco Bay blue 1990 Casco Bay designated an Estuary of National Significance under the Clean • Provided community service opportunities, such as, coastal cleanups, Water Act storm drain stenciling, and piloting new volunteer opportunities • Organized educational and entertaining events, such as the annual Volunteers pick up truckloads of debris from the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, BayScaping socials, and a workshop on shoreline on our coastal cleanups. lobsters and ocean acidification Stockly Fund of the Maine William & Martha Cooper Susan E. & Jeremiah S. Burns Peter W. Culley Tom Shyka & Laney Brown Phoebe S. Chandler Susie & Theodore Gribbell Deborah McCoy Bonny Rodden Mary & Wesley Willink Barbara Bull Irving & Donna Felker Richard J. Jewell Martin K. Mealey Leslie A. Welcome-Pillsbury Karen Stockmann & Memorial Gifts In honor of In memory of 2018 Wild & Scenic Film Thank you Community Foundation Daniel Emery Kelly Busby Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. & Barbara M. Simon Elizabeth Chapman & Margaret S. Groban Sandra & Stanley McCurdy Ralph & Lyall Rogers Fiona & Frank Wilson Robert & Rebecca Bunton Douglas M. Felske Judy Johanson Julia D. & & Winslow S. Pillsbury Tom Graham In memory of Lou Agan, Capt. Peter Milholland Ronald Ouellette Festival Sponsors Anna Marie & John E. Thron Jay P. Kennedy Nancy Heselton & Margaret Cary Curran Jonathan & Carter Manny Karen M. Grosset Andrew J. McCusker Brad & Jill Roland David & Liv Wilson Warren & Cindy Burroughs Darrell E. Fisher & Elaine Johnson Matthew C. Mecray Timothy Pinette & Susan Stranahan who loved the ocean near Flora L. Arndt Allen Bright for helping us Fund of the Maine Judith & Leonard Lauder Jeffrey Clements Howard H. Dana Jr. & Laura Taylor Singer Jeanette Chavira William & Ann Hall Francis & Susan McGinty Irwin Rosenberg Jeremy R. Wintersteen Charles & Miriam Butts Berit Freeman Beverly & Stephen Johnson Margo & Edward Meehan Trissa Otto Dana & JoAn Street her home Jane M. Benesch & Mrs. Ann Hunt Fitzgerald 98.9 WCLZ TD Bank Community Found Kathleen & Peter M. Leslie Judith M. & Andrew Coburn Susan Dana Smith Boatyard, Inc Peter & Crissy Cherry Leslie C. Hallock & Joe Hahn Harold A. McInnes Russ, LLC Rev. Katharine Winthrop Bob & Sue Buxbaum Peter Flanders Glenn P. Johnson Rick & Jane Meisenbach Silvia & Ted Pitas Frank & Nancy Strout Dick Agan & Mary Lanman Ray W. Gamache In honor of Roger Parrish keep Casco Ocean Navigator Bill & Patty Zimmerman Fund Andrew & Mary Marsters Aileen B. Crawford Paul A. Daniels Smithwick & Mariners Edwin Chester & Montagu & Marcia G. Hankin David Jesse Mckinnell Lou & Cynthia Russo Theodore & Cathy Ann Wirth Kenneth & Carole Byers Max Fletcher & Lynnie Bruce Johnson & Company Ian Meng Christopher Pizey Peter Stuckey Verna Andrews Bill & Susan Bennett Patricia Ianni & Yelp Maine of the Maine Community Mac & Kay Medlen AJ Curran Carol Dean Insurance. Inc Barbara Vestal Harbourside Family Practice Dr. & Mrs. Peter & Alice Mellin David & Dianne Salmon Francis & Meredith Wnek Judy & Joe Calise William Flynn Jerry & Kit Johnston Chris Mercurio Judy Plouffe Merry Stuhr Leonard L. Brooks Daniel & Gayle Brazeau Mark Sundermann Bay blue. TD Bank Found Helen Norton Jesse Deupree Anthony DeBruyn Anne & Tom Snyder Walter Chop Karen Harrell Joseph & Gloria Melnick Dr. Vijay K. Samalam & Ellen & Thomas Wolf Thomas Cancelliere Tom & Janet Foley Mandela A. Johnston Peter & Sara Merrill Alison Pols Michael Sullivan Sally & Jonathan Chappell Thomas Cancelliere In memory of IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. The following list includes Robert W. & Gladys S. Michael Perry & Chris Wolfe R. David Dinsmore Delta Dental Janet M. Sortor & Carla & Laurence Clarke Debbie & Greg Hastings Barbara & Richard Merrill Margaret B. Stern Weston & Camille Wolfertz Dr. Ron Cantor & Patricia & Donald Foote Lorraine & John Johnstone Richard Mersereau & Mrs. Victoria Poole Dr. & Mrs. Ms. Karen Damtoft Douglas & Linda A. Cardente Robert H. Pawle Oakhurst Dairy those who made gifts Meserve Charitable Trust Portland Pipe Line Corporation Tom & Margaret Downing Mr. & Mrs. Charles Dodge Timothy M. McLaughlin Bruce Clary & Sarah Vreeland Dennis Hattie Richard & Martha Meserve Theodore J. Samuel Anne P. Woodbury Alexandra Bennett Andy Forgit Merrill Jones Bette Spettel William W. Poole John Kelly Sullivan Ms. Patricia Lad Elizabeth Chapman & Laura Pawle LT’s The Miley Foundation Henry & Jan Rines East Coast Yacht Sales Mr. John D. Duffy Carol M. & James V. Springer Joel Clement Robert Hawkins & Lauren A. Meserve Patricia F. Sanborn Mark M. Woodward Lisa & Robert Card Stephen Fournier Steve Jones Ms. Cynthia A. Mervis Charlie & Liz Poole Traci & Philip E. Sumner, Jr. Bonlyn McBride & Carter Manny to Friends of Casco Bay Eddie Woodin & Woodin & Co. The Morse Hill Trust Jeffrey M. Schwartz Gregory G. & Judith Fergin Kelly & Peter Dufour Andy & Ann Stickney Sally F. Clifford Vivian Horoshak Ruth I. Mette Deborah & Jeffrey Sandler Charles & Merrill Woodworth Mrs. Sandra M. Carder Eric Foushee Chad Jordan Florence Roome Meyer Mr. Jonathan Poole Ed Suslovic Ed Costello Lauren Cochenour In honor of John Pearsall Bath Savings Institution between April 1, 2017 and Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust Sprague Operating Alex & Brianne Fisher Walter Dunlap Deirdre Strachan & Jose Mas Catherine & Lawrence Clough Alphonse & Susan Hemond Bob & Chris Millar John Gordon Scannell & Timothy P. Woolworth Hugh & Linus Carey David A. Francis Deborah P. Jordan & Frank & Nancy Miles Alison Porell Perry Sutherland Joagnes Pasquarella & Aileen B. Crawford Richard Frantz & Jennifer Fox BCM Environmental Law, PLLC September 30, 2018. If Narragansett Number One Resources LLC David G. Fitz & Thomas Dykes & Schuyler & Cynthia A. Thaxter Katherine & Paul Cloutier Laura L. Henderson & Millennium Communications Kim Moody Timothy Wyant Patricia A. Carignan Samuel Eckert Frankel Mr. Alexander D. Pamela Milholland Michael & Barbara Porter Sally Sutton & Martha Friberg Carol Dean In honor of Edward Reed & Brunswick Dental Health Foundation Bill & Bonnie Stoloski Helen Dickey Fitz Cynthia Rasmussen-Dykes Lori Thayer Mary Kay Berry & William H. Rudy Group, Inc. Mathew Scease & David & Patricia Yetman Sally Carlisle Dorothy A. French Stankowicz Peter Milholland & Marty Pottenger Charles Haeuser Diane Brinley Wright & Gilbert & Barbara Dichter Susan Pollis you made an anonymous Associates Schwartz Family Fund of the TD Bank Kristin Fletcher & Craig Sipe East Brown Cow Widgery Thomas Jr Dave Cluchey Michael Herz & Kate Josephs Marc Miller Maureen Drouin Linda Zembsch & David Burkey Iver R. Carlsen Ivy Frignoca Savannah Judge Carey Hotaling Marjorie & David Powers William B. Sutton Steven Wright Henry L. & H. Edward Reed & donation, we did not New Hampshire Charitable Unum Win & Mary Lee Fowler Management, Inc. Nat Thompson Bruce & Phyllis Coggeshall AnnMarie & Steven Hess Zareen Taj Mirza Jeff Schaefer John & Libby Zerner Carolyn A. Carney Bruce & Helen Frost Einar A. Juhlin MD Susan C. & William K. Millar Victoria Powers & Ms. Elizabeth W. Swain & Coffee by Design In memory of Lucy Davis Donovan Ms. Marilyn A. Lalumiere print your name. If you Foundation Paula Volent Rebecca & Patrick Gallery Donald & Sally Edwards Sandra & Peter Thompson Jane & Lincoln Colby Cynthia M. & Robert G. Hibbert Mike & Sherry Missig Molly P. Scheu Daniel & Madeline Carroll Ron Fucci Bonnie B. Kam Mrs. Margery W. Miller Garrett Tilton Chris Ayers DiMillo’s on the Water David L. Anderson Dufour Tax Group, LLC Merry Christmas to Jane Nichols-Ecker WEX Inc. Susan & Clifford Gilpin Elizabeth Ehrenfeld Peter & Christine Van Alstine David Collings & Terri Nickel Stephen & Debra Hides Mary Anne Mitchell Cornelia & Curtis Scribner Julie B. & Robert D. Carter Robert & Sharon Fuehrer Ravi Kamra & Nancy Filliter Vivi & David Miller Barbara F. & Jon & Marianne Swan Athena Everitt East Coast Yacht Sales donated after this date, Introductory to $99 Karen S. Anderson David & Chiharu Rines The Nine Wicket Foundation Amy H. Woodhouse & Field Griffith Betsy & Richard Eiseman Drs. Carol Ward & Kimm Collins & Jen Hillstrom Walter L. Higgins, Jr. John & Mary Moore John Scully Gregg & Emily Carville Anne & Reese Fullerton Richard Kania Allan Miller Edward T. Preneta William Bradshaw Swanson Will & Rose Everitt Poole Group of Companies your name will appear Anonymous (13) Zareen Taj Mirza Jamie & Michelle Rines Bayview Rigging & Sails Plimsoll Mark Capital Tobey Scott Mr. Thomas Haas Jay Evans & Martha L. Palmer Charles de Sieyes Kathi & Peter Conley Anne & Tom Hill Margaret & Mason Morfit Se Vende David W. Abel & Amy Abel Ann Casady & Peter Pitegof Eugene Gaddis & Mrs. Patricia Karadizian Ms. Nina Miller Gretchen Preneta Susan Swanton Edward & Pam Galvin in next year’s Report to The Pond Family Foundation Bill & Patty Zimmerman Fred & Mary Eileen Haley Will & Rose Everitt Patricia & James Wasserman Barry A. Costa-Pierce Jamie B. Hogan Mr. William D. Morrell Jeffrey & Maryann Sedlack Corvis Catsouphes & Alison Lane-Reticker David Kaufholz Bonnie Moger Erin Quigley Barbara Swartzlander In honor of John Anderson Pam & Ray Gerbi In memory of Barry Robert Cabot Creamery Cooperative Andres Abreu Nancy Savage Marcus & Freedom Boat Club the Community. This list The Charles L. Read Theodore H Heidrich Jr. Susan Feiner & Bruce Roberts Jesse Weisshaar James & Beth Costello Paul Hogan William & Dorothy Morrell Jean Semonite Pamela Adams Marcie Pitt Beth Gallie & Scott Benson Brian & Jane Kaveney Moira Bay Lobster Christopher E. Quinn Kathy Tarpo Zareen Taj Mirza John D. Gleason & Foundation Miranda & Bruce Henning Christina & John Ferland Natalie West & Robert Sellin Patrick & Joyce Coughlan Seth S. Holbrook Cindy & Cuyler Morris Jim & Lynn Shaffer Paul & Sue Cereste Edward & Pam Galvin Elizabeth Kean Corp., Inc Joseph & Caryn Radziucz John & Marilyn Taylor Katrina Van Dusen George Marcus Points East Publishing, Inc. does not include fees $1,000 & up Sue & John Aden In honor of Pratt Abbott The Redmond Family Anonymous Mr. Daniel W. Hildreth Mike & Linda Fetters Jeanie Wester & Douglas & Leslie Couper Andrew W. Holbrook Catherine M. Morrow Marcia & Larry Sharp Aetna U.S. Healthcare Mary & Arthur Cerullo Joyce Gavitt Jan Kearce Cynthia Mollus & Lee Ramsdell John & Donna Testa Brooke Asherman Ms. Sandra Goolden In honor of Mark Robinson for service, including Foundation Richard & Jennifer Hubbell Tom Franklin Michael Mora Debra Coyman Mary & Lewis Holman David & Kathleen Moulton Alan & Ellen Shaver Wayne & Kelly Chadbourne W. 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Chubb Hillary Glick Kathy & Rick Kershner Judith Steadman Ms. Kim Rich Susan B. Tobey & David & Margo Knight David Marsden & Louis & Anne Abrons Barbara Chilmonczyk, MD Susan & R. Christopher Almy Russ, LLC Charitable Giving Joan & Bob Dayton Mr. Wayland F. Linscott & John W. & Jean K. Gulliver $100 & up David & Lindsay Deinzer Al & Lois Howlett Richard & Nancy Nelson Jean Smith Heidi Almy & Scott Schnapp Kevin E. Chute & William Goddard Andrea Killiard Eleanor Morse Jennifer Robbins & Prescott R. Burk H. James Marshall Jr & Marsden Real Estate Foundation, Inc. The Benevity Community Susan Fuller Gardiner A. Hall Ted Del Guercio Carol Hubbard & Sally H. Nelson Samuel H. & Kathy Smith Ms. Virginia A. Boyles Heidi Golden & Judy & Walter Kimball Douglas & Deborah Morton Rick Gause Marylyn A. Tomajan In honor of Ben Burkey’s Esther Marshall Inkind Gifts Henry L. & Lucy Davis Anonymous (13) Pam & John Ames In honor of Acadia Management Co. Inc Impact Fund Lower Falls Landing Dagmar S. 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Nale Mrs. Patricia Karadizian Daniel & Gayle Brazeau Lead Unitrust Foundation Peter Angis Whetzel Family Charitable Suzanne Fox & Moritz Hansen Kevin & Sheila McManus David & Karen Haskell Mary Janet Aliapoulios H. Daniel & Joyce Doane Jayne M. Iafrate Tho Nguyen Monica L. Stevenson & Dr. Laura P. Appell-Warren Linda Clement Miriam J. Gough Donald L. Kniseley Marylee & Steve Mullen Thomas W. Roeber Marilyn K. & Martin Traiser Maryjane Busby Representative Mary P. & Naouma Maravelias Jodi Breau The Bank of America Trust Seb & Peggy Milardo Mr. Rick Hill Diana B. & Thomas H. Allen Robert & Marianne Dodge IBM Corporation Elizabeth Q. Nichols & John R. Freeman Bruce & Gerry Clement Brian & Virginia Gourlie Mr. & Mrs. William T. Mrs. Caroline Murphy Steve Romanoff & Susan E. & Woody Trask Kenneth M. Nelson David & Liv Wilson Cabot Creamery Cooperative Foundation Dorothy A. Fox Flora L. Arndt In memory of William S. 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Barker Jr. & Festival Sponsors Long Island Civic Association David Low & Ellie Linen Low Robert Yamartino Robert G. & Caroline C. Knott Dr. David Bagdasarian Heather & Devon Evans Jonathan Kilbourn & Molly Catherine Richards Burton & Carol Taylor Sarah Kurz David Cumminskey & Sheila H. Hanley Gregory H. Leonard Marguerite Newberg Joan & Barry Saxe Richard Veit III & Anonymous Robyn Shaw Maine Media Collective, LLC The Donnelley Foundation Donald & Hope Seeley Sam & Nancy Ladd Alexander D. Everitt, Jr. Hoadley-Kilbourn Tollef & Lynda Olson Margaret Taylor Vanessa Nesvig James Harrison Timothy & Maureen Levine William R. & Jon & Kim Schwartz Yolanda Theunissen Dick & Penny Stevens 98.9 WCLZ Andrew & Mary Marsters Maine Department of Carrie & Scott Martin Ted & Terry Bailey David W. & Cynthia Barnard In honor of Duncan Curry & The Peter & Maria DuBois Stephen & Susan Shane Janet Lane & David Armstrong Carolyn & Mark Eyerman Robert & Desiree Kinley John C. 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Segre Gary & Gretchen Vogel Ann Thayer Ocean Navigator Peter Milholland & Fisher Charitable Foundation Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund David & Brenda Miley Mr. & Mrs. Robert BaRoss MaineShare Sally W. Miller David & Jennifer Talmadge Cynthia L. Lord Marguerite Kelly Mitchell Feeney & Bob & Nan Knecht Alfred L Padula Jr. John & Ann Thaxter Betsy & Dan Barrett Ms. Karen Damtoft Ann Havener & Henry & Carol Lukas Perry & Sharon Newman Elizabeth & John Serrage Stephen & Linda Walbridge In honor of Casco Baykeeper Sally & Carl Tubbesing Yelp Maine Carey Hotaling Fox Family Charitable Sara Thaves & Robert & Denise Lord Jay Beauchemin Alyssa Bishop Greg & Angela Konzal Heather Palmeter The Merck Foundation Enid Dana Richard Estabrook Jacqueline O. Lunt Christopher Nichols & Carol Nale & Jim Shafer Cynthia Walker Ivy Frignoca Nicholas & Ellen Walsh TD Bank Ocean Navigator Foundation, Inc Maritime Funding Association Daniel Morgenstern & William & Renee Barthelman of Maine Moriah Moser Michael van Eckhardt John & Kathy Lowery Frederick & Linda Beck G. David & Leonard & Anne Kovit Bartley Parker The Vicarage By the Sea, Inc. Elizabeth H. & Robert K. Barton Dick & Brenda Darcey Wendy Hayes Michael & Cynthia Lyle Kim Gilpatrick Barry & Peggy Shanler Ronald W. & Jayne M. Iafrate Natalie West & Robert Sellin Dufour Tax Group, LLC John & Cindy Orcutt Gifford Family Trust Ann Thayer Robert & Cynthia Mahoney Karin & Allen Belsheim Margaret Fenderson Dr. & Ms. Michael & Pamela D. Parker Ted Theodores Gail Darling & Vladimir Gavrilov Michael & Bridget Healy Charles & Elizabeth Lyman Martha Nichols & Jim Burns Ms. Abbie Shaw Judith A. Walters In honor of Steve Gilbreath Jeanie Wester & Michael Mora IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. Other Side Delicatessen Gilfillan Family Living Trust Network for Good Mr. & Mrs. P. Andrews & Louise Barton Phippsburg Land Trust Brooke N. Nixon Clyde Thomas Christopher L. Mann Larry & Susan Benedict Jeff Fetterer & Elizabeth Kramer Mr. & Mrs. John Van C. Parker Theodores Family Foundation Chuck Beals Richard N. & Mr. Curtis Henderson Sarah L. Lyman Tom & Cathy Nicholson Kristel & Tom Sheesley Stephen J. & Sandy Gilbreath Jane Davidian Yurko & Oakhurst Dairy Michael F. & Terrie K. Payne Albert B. Glickman Thomas A. Toye III Marti & Tom Meyers Jane M. Benesch & Sarah Standiford Kevin & Dianna Kruse Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Parkhill Drs. Elizabeth H. & Anne-Marie Davee Muriel Hendrix Arthur & Nancy Lynch Bob & Susan Nielsen Carolyn & Dick Shohet Elizabeth J. Wark Jerry Yurko LT’s Points East Publishing, Inc. Family Foundation Portland Water District Malcolm F. Poole James & Joanne Bebarski Happy Hannukah to REVERB Proprietors of Union Wharf UBS Employee Steve Milliken Ray W. Gamache Peter J. & Patricia A. Fetterer Gretchen Kruysman Elizabeth S. Parks Lee L. Thibodeau Janyce B. Beck John A. Davis John R. Henson Ms. Janette Lynch Julie A. Nisbet Sandra & J. Richard Shryock Mike & Rachel Warren In memory of Kenneth Miller KMA Human Resources Malcolm F. Poole The Robert & Dorothy Giving Programs George & Keith Field Polly & Steve Larned Joagnes Pasquarella & Linden Thigpen Diane & Jeff Davison Joseph H. Hetrick Nancy & Jerry Lynn Ralph H.B. & Lynne Shulman & Loraine Washburn Gerry Greenberg Consulting, LLC Poole Group of Companies Rippleffect, Inc. Cathy L. Ramsdell Nancy & Arnold Bennett Enno Becker Ms. Rachel Spitzer Kent Allen Goldberg Charitable Cindy & Joe Walden Deborah Montgomery Nancy M. Berges Gro Flatebo & Kent Wommack Gloria & Lloyd Lathrop Martha Friberg Hall Thompson Deborah Dawson & Kathy & Steven Hewins Morgan Lyons Catherine A. Nodine Harvey Klugman Charles Wayne Woodard & Curran, Inc. Alison Porell Foundation St. Mary’s Garden Club Kathryn Reid & Hugh Tozer Brian Beckman Bonnie Arnold United Way of Greater Connie Robinson Nicholas & Ellen Walsh Morgan Stanley Wealth Brian & Patti Bicknell Benson & Patricia Ford Susan Lavan Laura Pawle Odette S. Thurston Anne & John Belden Christopher A. Bond Roger D. & Ann Machado John & Janet Nolan Joe Silberlicht The Weaver Household Merry Christmas to Stephen & Robin Bishop Bath Savings Institution Port Harbor Marine Bank of America Charitable Mr. & Mrs. Gordon & Management Connie & Peter Bingham Roger L. & Joanne Fortin Robert & Elizabeth Le Mieux David Payne & Elizabeth M. Timm Kate Debevoise Charlotte Hewson Amelia MacLeod E. A. Noyes Lauren D. Silverson Deena & Jacques Weinstein Katherine Greenleaf BCM Environmental Law, PLLC Portland Paddle Gift Fund Portland Lucy & Richard Sallick Dr. Lisa Belisle & Kevin Thomas Mary & Kevin Burns Water Resource Protection, Sam & Linda Saltonstall Roberta Weil Representative Mary P. & Alexander Blachly Frank & Joanna Fowler Thomas & Dale Lea Karen E. Baldwin-Payne Dan W. & Christy H. & William S. Belvin Joseph & Katherine Delano Jeanne Hey & Thomas Klak Ann & Dennis Macro O’ Oysters Peter Slovinsky Doug Welch & Karen Greenleaf James & Beth Costello Brunswick Dental Health Portland Schooner Company Mark B. & Jean G. Higgins Wellness Connection of Maine Kenneth M. Nelson Pam Blake & Dan Jellis A. Myrick Freeman III & Marie & Peter Leavitt Mark & Loretta Pendarvis Meredith Lentz Tipton Michael & Lucette DeMichele Christopher S. Higgins Ellen Mahoney & Mabel O’Brien Melinda Y. Small Caitlin Gutheil Associates Portland Science Center Foundation City of South Portland Joan & Scott Samuelson Nicholas T. Bennett In memory of Peter Hayes Abigail King & Jeff Diggins Waterkeeper Alliance Cheryl & Tim Seavey Carol DeTine & Anne & Ben Niles Harlan & Penelope Blanchard Claire Darrow Paul Leblanc & Patricia Findlen Perkins Olson, P.A. Jennifer Tipton Andre & Nancy Benoit Lois Dennett Charles Higgins & Eduardo Daranyi Robert & Patricia Oldmixon Sarah L. O. Smith Nan & Ed Welch Wendy Hayes Katelyn & Joseph Elie Coffee by Design Portland Yacht Services Horizon Foundation, Inc. Roger F. Woodman Jr Mark C. Norton Ethan & Julie & Daniel Freund Meg & Mike LePage David & Susan Perry John & Cathie Todd Gilbert & Barbara Dichter Abby Huntoon Nancy P. Mahoney Donald & Marion Olen Kenneth Smith & SarahRose Werner East Coast Yacht Sales Pratt Abbott Roy A. Hunt Foundation Wells National Estuarine Barry Sheff & Ms. Judy F. Benoit In honor of Bud Higgins’s Douglas M. Felske Research Reserve Stephanie Macdonald Ken & Sharon Oehmig Lauri Boxer-Macomber Craig Frey Dale M. & Richard B. Lewis Kent Peterson Maryse S. & Charles T. Toomey Marta Bent Deborah & R. Forrest Dillon Thomas & Adora Hill Nicole & Gary Maier Dan & Deborah Osgood Ginger Jones Nils H. Wessell Matthew & Jean Gredler Poole Group of Companies Cathy L. Ramsdell Renaissance Charitable Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Oldfield Ed Friedman Peter C. Lincoln Fran & George Philip Elisabeth & David Treadwell Capt. John T. Dinan, Jr. Jeffrey & Susan Hobbs Market Street Eats Jon S. & Marjorie B. Oxman Terry & Kathie Smith Richard A. Whaley retirement Yarmouth Boat Yard Red’s Dairy Freeze Mr. & Mrs. Peter L. Sheldon $250 & up Gayle Briggs & Joe Sukaskas John & Karen Bergren Cole & Margie Kelly Margaret S. Groban Foundation, Inc. Clifton C. & Susan W. Olds Allen Bright Mr. Russell Frignoca Peter Lindsay & Phillips Property Mariana & Benjamin Tupper Peggy & John T. Dinan Jill Hofmeister David Marsden Stephanie Paine & John Pier Mr. Henry O. Smith, Jr. Harvey Wheeler Bayview Rigging & Sails Replenova Farm LLC Kairos Butler Fund at the Corporate Founder Meredith S. S. Smith Anonymous (3) Jean Berman Lisa Harrison L.L.Bean, Inc. Dick & Penny Stevens Frank & Gail Adshead Gerry W. Orem Heather Bronish Mr. & Mrs. Alfred & Mary-Kate Murphy Management Inc. Jason Tuttle Chris Berry Roger & Gloria Dinsmore June L. Hollingsworth Jill & Donald Marsee Thomas Paquette Jim & Ruth Smith Charles & Susan White In honor of Bud & Richard & Jennifer Hubbell Clark Insurance Crystal Roberts Boston Foundation James F. & Amy Nolan Osborn Leonard L. Brooks Phyllis R. Fuchs Marco J. & Jean M. L’Italien Charles & Kirsten Piacentini Vail’s Tree Service Thomas & Frances Dobbins William Hooper H. James Marshall Jr & Kevin J. Paradise John Otey Smith & Linda D. White Cheryl Higgins Cabot Creamery Cooperative Sea Tow Portland/ MidCoast The Kean Foundation Inc Charles Stockman Sally Amory Andrew Bertocci & Victoria P. Kendrick $10,000 & up Henry C. & Ingrid Thomas Mr. George Appell James C. Otis Dr. Rebecca Brown & John Funk & Debbie Chase Nicholas & Kathleen Livesay Lynn & MacGregor Pierce Lloyd M. Van Lunen & Jeanie Barnard Patrick L. Donahue Alix W. Hopkins Esther Marshall Jane & Stephen Parker Nancy Egan Dr. Meredith W. White Bill & Patty Zimmerman Gregory H. Leonard Friends of Peary’s Seacoast Tours of Freeport LLC Maine Community Foundation Beth & Tony Owens John Connolly Cheryl A. Gagnon & Jeffrey & Beth Longcope Pamela P. & Peter Plumb Margaret A. Wilson Charles Donahue & Demian Hopper Peter F. Martin C. Ingrid Parkin & Russell & Jean Smith Scott J. Whited & Eagle Island Shipyard Brewing Company Birch Cove Fund of the Maine Anonymous Marjorie D. Twombly Timothy W. Baker David & Debra Bilodeau In honor of Henry Hubbell Morgan Lyons Diversified Communications Mr. & Mrs. Monte J. Wallace Joyce T. & Walton A. Baker Derek Pelletier & Arthur & Betty Ann Brown Craig Beaulieu Ann Loughridge Kerr Carrie & Lawrence Porcelli Dr. Philip J. Villandry Spence & Susan Bisbing Elizabeth Hogan Chris & Barbara Hoppin Karen Massey & Judine V. French Michael Sodano & Kirsten McWilliams Richard & Jennifer Hubbell Amelia MacLeod Plimsoll Mark Capital Kristen Stetson Community Foundation Maryann Welsch Madeleine S. & David O. Lovejoy Peter & Susan Poulin Dr. & Mrs. Phillip & Anne Donovan & John Lortie Holly Horne Jeffrey Thaler Roger Parrish Aleta Kilborn Dr. & Mrs. Robert O. Wilson Pratt Abbott Merry Stuhr Anna Marie & John E. Thron Rachel Whetzel William G. & Charlotte Brown Roland J. Bisson In honor of Neila Kaveney Ms. Meredith McCabe Cumberland County Don & Nancy Perkins Meredith Strang Burgess Terrence D. Garmey Meri & Lee Lowry David & Lise Pratt Janet Villotte Dr. Amity A. Doolittle Ms. Susan M. Horowitz Sonny & Helen McAlpin Elizabeth Patten & Benjamin A. Soule & Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert L. Wilson RBC Wealth Management John Taxter Diana J. Washburn Alice Willard-Michaels & Penelope K. Bardel Bisson’s Center Store, Inc. Brian & Jane Kaveney Sally W. Miller Environmental Fund of the Winslow Pillsbury Susan & Ernest Burgess Richie & Susan Garrett LPL Financial Ethel T. Price Carlyle B. & Patricia Z. Voss Jacques & Diane Dostie Joan T. Horton Ms. Meredith McCabe Michael Boucher Betsy McElvein Soule Alice T. & Charles F. Wilson ReVision Energy Lori Thayer Maine Community Fdn Glenn A. Michaels Maxwell & Charlotte Barus Martha Blair & Larry Glantz Aubrey Monish $5,000 & up John & Courtney Wilson Bill & Susan Bennett Portland Pilots, Inc Carrine Burns & Michael & Malisa Gatje Barbara A. Luke & Roger A. Putnam Audrey & Lee Wade Richard Bowen Deborah & Roy Driver David & Rebecca Hotelling Joanne McCartan Amory & Miriam Patten John & Sylvia Sowles Diane Winchell Merry Christmas to Mrs. Caroline Murphy Scott Simons Architects LLC The Sherwin-Williams Cumberland County Fund Stephen Poulos Mr. Pete H. Bouman Peter & Mabel Gerquest Robert Luke, III Josie Quintrell & Duncan Wood Casey Wade Michelle Drucker Richard A. Housley Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Edward A. Anne Payne Ms. Rachel Spitzer Dr. Elizabeth Wirtz Brady Kern Sevee & Maher Engineers, Inc. Company Anonymous Anne R. & Robert E. Wood John R. Benoit Nathan & Helen Brackett Charlie & Liz Poole of the Maine Community Purse Line Inc. Mary & Kevin Burns Ed & Joyce Gervais Macdonald Motors Inc Sandra & Chuck Radis Elise & Neil W. Wallace Samantha Duckworth Mr. Arthur Howe III McCarthy Henry Martyn Payson Werner & Elizabeth Richard & Debbie Woodbury Dr. Elizabeth Wirtz Smithwick & Mariners Jonathan & Susan Thomas Jill C. Bee Daniel J. & Ellen M. Benthal Thomas C. Bradley Mr. Jonathan Poole Foundation Gigi & Tom Quinby John D. & Marilyn G. Burwell Nicholas M. Gess Kathy A. MacLeod Mogens & Donna Ravn Karen Wallingford Dufour Tax Group, LLC John W. Hoy & Sean M. McCormick & Ms. Gay Pearson Splettstoesser Rosanne & Mark Woodbury Insurance, Inc. Wild & Scenic Film Festival Ann & James Hancock Erno R. & Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. & In memory of Dara Kaufman Chris Rush Deering Fund of the Maine $500 & up Beth C. & J. Jeffrey Rand Maryjane Busby David & Deidre Gifford Heath & Casey MacVane Kenneth & Allyson Ray Emily Walsek Atwood & Marilyn Dunham Mary M. Sauer Kalli Veraklis Annalee T. Pease & Aaron & Rose Splint Addison & Maine Conservation Alliance/ Yelp Maine Robert & Marge Healing Victoria B. Bonebakker Peggy Bradley Dara Jeanne Kaufman Fund David & Dianne Salmon Community Foundation Anonymous Ready Seafood Cyndy Bush Karlee S. & Robert H. Gifford Sally & Jeff Madore Gregg Raymond & Larry & Melissa Washow Mary Dunn & Ronald Shapiro Alexander Hoyt Jonathan & Phillip V. Valliere Mr. James St. Pierre Pamela Woodward Maine Conservation Voters Cheryl A. & George L. Allen M. Bornheimer Jennifer Braff of the Maine Community Gay & Nicholas Sampson Fiddler Fund of the Maine Suzanne Bakewell & Judith & Edward Reidman Mr. Keith Butterfield Ed & Kathie Gilfillan Jane & Dick Maguire Jamien Jacobs Andrew & Margaret Watson Steven T. Duong John F. Hubbard Kathleen McCormick Brenda Peluso Peggy Fallon-St. Thomas & Diane Brinley Wright & Water Resource Protection, Higgins III Paul & Dorothy Bousquet Nan, Dale, & Julie Bragg Foundation Joe Silberlicht Community Foundation Mark Blondman Patricia B. Rice Steve Butterfield George & Martha Gilmore Maine Parts & Machine, Inc William Reagan & Margaret & Peter Webster David N. & Peter & Brenda Huckabee Douglas McCown & Lawrence A. Perkins Bruce St. Thomas Steven Wright City of South Portland Hans & Lisa Hunziker Dwight & Claire Brackett Ms. Susan Bragg Michael Sullivan Hildreth Family Fund of the John & Susan Beaman Kenneth D. Timothy O. Carberry John D. Gleason & Marie Manganello Sharon A. Pray Heidi Gatz & Bud Weeks Jennifer Lord Eaton Thomas J. Hudak Rebecca Steele Rachel Perry E. Jeffrey Stann & Jennifer G. Yahr In honor of Bob Loveland Waterkeeper Alliance Althea & Bob McGirr David & Pam Brennan Ed Brainard & Florence Lusk Margaret Taylor Maine Community Sarah H. Beard & Caroline D. Roberts Douglas & Linda A. Cardente Katrina Van Dusen William Mangum Mrs. P. Loring Reed Bob & Diane Weggel Martha Elbaum-Williamson Dale & Carol Hudson William A. & John & Sandy Peters Ellen Shillinglaw Christine & Herbert York Nancy Savage Marcus & Patagonia Outlet Brennan Environmental, Inc. Alison Bramhall Robert & Susan Vautin Foundation Brendan McMorrow Mr. Jared Rose Chris & Karen Carney Andrew Goode & Naouma Maravelias Rebecca Reinhart & Eric & Tracy Weinrich Peter J. Eley Elinor & Wheaton Hudson Roberta W. McCuskey Mark & Eileen Peterson Gary & Susan Starbuck Jane Davidian Yurko & George Marcus Jonathan & Susan Thomas Cathy Bunton & Kris Perkins Mark & Margaret Braun Nan & Ed Welch Dara Jeanne Kaufman Fund Becky’s Diner Boat Repair, Inc. Ed & Joan Carrier Susan B. Jones Nancy Savage Marcus & Will Plumley Carolyn Welch Carl Eppich & Emily Wright Mrs. Ann Hunt Fitzgerald McElman, Inc. Michael Petit & Pamela Day Mark W. & Lisa D. Steege Jerry Yurko In honor of Althea McGirr Frank & Ruth Butler Lynn Breckinridge In honor of Hilary Neckles of the Maine Community John Bennett & Abigail Snyder Chris Rush Everett B. & Ms. Sandra Goolden George Marcus Henry W. & Ms. Nancy West & Geoff Feiss Christopher & Nancy Esch Brad & Amanda Hunter Robert McGuire Milton C. & Jim & Valerie Stefanski David & Mary Zamarripa Meredith Strang Burgess $2,000 & up Andrew A. & Lindsey F. Cadot Rudolph R. & Rita Breton Nancy Savage Marcus & Foundation Mr. Roger K. Berle Ernie & Carol Sarason Dana Porter Carson Ward I. Graffam, Jr. & Peter & Laura Marston Charley Ann Rhoads David & Susan Wheatland Dan & Sue Evans Robert & Connie Hurley Kathleen McKeen & Susan F. Pettapiece Carol Steingart Ellen Zimmerman Anonymous David & Barbara Caldwell Eleanor & William Browder, Jr. In honor of Peter Mellin George Marcus The Overlook Fund of the Stephen & Robin Bishop Kristine W. Saunders Mary Anne & Chris Cary Kristin Graffam Nicholas M. Mavodones Constance Richardson David Whiston & Athena J. Everitt Edith D. Hustvedt James Harnar Julia E. Pew David Stenstrom Maine Community Leslie Abrons Brian R. Callahan & Michael Brown Delta Dental Stephanie Boggs MD & Lauren Corey Elisabeth & Edward Schmidt Bruce & Jennifer Cassidy Linda P. & Schuyler V. Grant Dr. Lawrence M. Mayer & DM Rideout Sandra Clark Whiston Stephen & Julie Brown Suzanne B. Ewing John & Judith Ice Thomas R. McKeon Hugh & Norma Phelps Nelson D. & Boat Donation: In honor of Anna O’Neill Foundation Alere Scarborough, Inc. In honor of Seb Milardo Stephen Mette MD Mr. Wallace Camp Elena Schmidt Mr. & Mrs. Paul & Ellen Grant & Kevin Carley Christa Mayer-Bohne Jamie & Michelle Rines John & Carolyn Whitaker Eleanor A. Brown Brendan Faherty Rodney & Emily Jacobs Nancy McKusick Walter & Joan Phillips Cheryl R. Stevens DM Rideout Fund of the Chandra & Louis J. Appell, III Marcia Bowen & Rosborough 26 Addison & Pamela Woodward John P. & Barbara Capasso Seafax, Inc. Stephanie Castle Richard & Janice Greene Angelo & Susan Mazzone Lee T. Robbins John S. & Anne Whitman Michelle Brown & David Sullins Susan Farady Thomas & Jane Jacobs Mary Ann Mclean Mr. & Mrs. Edward Phinney Anita Stewart & Ron Botting Maine Community Foundation Adam Baske David Steckler Brent Borodic John Carroll & Susan Merrow William Seale Gina & Paul Castronovo Maureen & Chad Greene Bonlyn McBride & Ed Costello Brian & Cathy Roberts Tom Whyte & Cindy Andrews Brown Goldsmiths Stephen Farrell Eva & Richard Jacobs Jean McManamy David & Jennifer Pickering Jenifer J. Stewart John M. Robinson Fund of the Michael & Nancy Beebe Carl E. & Patricia Bredenberg John & Janice Searway Ms. Karen Greenleaf Kathleen McCarthy Christopher & Merriam Roberts Blake & Gibson Wilkes Joseph & Anna Feeney Shannon Jarbeau Mrs. Charity A. McNabb Elizabeth & Jeffrey Pierce Richard N. & W. Sara Stillwell Stephen & Paula Birmingham Jane & Douglas Collins Brian Cavallaro J. Philip & Janet D. Bruen Maine Community Andrew L. Brill Judy & Ken Segal John & Barbara M. Chandler William & Nancy Gregory Elizabeth McCormack Gain Robinson Tim & Liz Williams Glen M. & Mary Feigenbaum Stephen & Carolyn Jenks Martha & William Meacham Foundation Daniel & Gayle Brazeau Madeleine G. Corson Karla & David Buchanan

And thanks to our valuable volunteers… Board of Directors April 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018 Operating Revenue and Expenditures In the 2017 sampling season, Citizen Stewards conducted water quality monitoring on ten Malcolm F. Poole …………………………………………… President Saturdays from April-October. Many more volunteers helped with beach cleanups, storm Derek Pelletier…………………………………………… Vice President Friends of Casco Bay closed FY18 on March 31, 2018, with an operating surplus drain stenciling, special events, and fundraising. Patricia Ianni……………………………………………………… Clerk of $2,932 before depreciation totaling $33,275, a noncash expense. Liisa Abbatiellu Hannah Doolittle Morgan Lawless Margarethe Roderick Jonathan B. Thomas………………………………………… Treasurer Financials Chris Albert Dale Doucette Kalyn LeBlanc Rachel Rodrigues 11 6 Kim Anania Priscilla Doucette Peter LeBourdais Alicia Ross Directors Ward I. Graffam Tollef Olson April 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018 Elizabeth Ash Ryan Doyle Lauren Leclerc Natalie Rudin Kim Anania Paul Gregory Kathryn A. Reid Robert Barry Kyle Dubay William Luneburg John Russell Daniel A. Brazeau George L. Higgins III Joan Benoit Samuelson 10 Comparative Balance Sheets As of As of Nick Bartlett David Dube Irene Lunt Sue Sage Kim Charmatz Peter C. LeBourdais Barry S. Sheff Revenue Megan Bauer Peter Dufour Sadie Lyons Brian Salesky 9 3/31/18 3/31/17 AJ Curran Andrew V. Marsters Ann W. Thayer Individual Contributions $ 339,846 5 Rob Becker James Dusch Jennifer MacDonald Joan Samuelson Corporate Donations 46,699 Assets Karin Belsheim Leslie Eastman Eleanor Mahamey Ellie Schad Peter Dufour Althea Bennett McGirr Lori Thayer Cash and Equivalents $ 287,012 $ 300,178 Jane Benesch Mark Edwards Alix Malarky Eva Schwartz James Dusch Sebastian Milardo Peter Van Alstine Foundation Grants 161,026 8 Government Grants and Contracts 99,614 Invested Funds at Market Value 907,518 921,636 Ashliegh Benner Daniel Emery Haley Mann Teagan Scola Fixed Assets at Book Value 142,116 175,391 Andrew Bertocci Vanermi Espinosa Sandy Marsters William Sedlack Honorary Directors Nonprofit Revenue 29,153 1 Wendy Bishop Anna Falconier Mary Marsters Robert Sellin Kenneth M. Curtis Sherry F. Huber P. Andrews Nixon Release of Temp Restricted Funds 7 TOTAL ASSETS $1,336,646 $1,397,205 Chris Black Rachel Fecteau Diana McCain Elizabeth Sevigny Kevin P. Gildart Anthony R. Jessen Donald W. Perkins, for Use this Year 76,593 Liabilities Susan Black Daniel Feeney Gianna McCulland Sue Shane 1 Suzanne Blackburn Leigh Fernandez Sheila McDonald Steve Shane Founding President Transfers 29,878 Fiscal Fiscal Accounts Payable $ 9,551 $ 4,731 Chris Bond Jan Flinterman Courtney McDonough Barry Sheff Fundraising Events 39,721 6 Deferred Revenue - 3,900 Erno Bonebakker Katherine Floyd Althea McGirr Ada Shirley Miscellaneous Income 6,729 Year 2018 Year 2018 Retirement Liability Payable - 26,503 Jason Bradles Ron Fucci Todd McKee Jim Sidel Gifts In-Kind 118,369 Accrued Vacation Liability 35,321 38,139 Susan Bragg Rebeca Fuquen Halsey McKinney R. Scott Smith 4 Nan Bragg Rachel Gallo Darren McLellan Total Liabilities 44,782 73,273 Tsianina Smith Total Revenue and Other Support 947,628 Revenue Expenditures Jane Braun Ray Gamache Jean McManamy Ruby Smith 5 Net Assets Dan Brazeau Elliot Gamirez Kristi McPheters Ryan Spaulding David Brenneman Pamela Gerbi Caleb McVey Avery St. Inge Expenditures Unrestricted – Undesignated 131,529 129,742 Roberta Brezinski Ray Gerbi Richard Meisenbach Andrew Stern Baykeeping Program 392,760 Unrestricted – Designated 108,129 108,129 Stephen Brezinski Susan Gilpin Laura Merrick Richard Stevens Michelle Brown Susan Gladstein Peter Merrill Susan Stinson Casco Bay Monitoring Program 184,572 4 3 Unrestricted – Equity in Fixed Assets 142,116 175,391 Vessel Pumpout Program 45,535 2 Natasha Brown Gary Glick Jules Michals Sam Stolkner Temporarily Restricted 910,090 910,670 Jan Brudzinski Hillary Glick Peggy Milardo Shaun Stoothoff Office and Administration 120,912 Total Net Assets 1,291,864 1,323,932 Tom Brudzinski Kathleen Glick Seb Milardo Grayson Szczepaniak Development 234,192 Craig Burnell Lucy Gower Peter Milholland Joan Tancrede Total Expenditures 977,971 3 2 TOTAL LIABILITIES Rachael Burnett Don Gower Katie Miller Roland Tancrede AND NET ASSETS $1,336,646 $1,397,205 Keith Butterfield Ward Graffam Bonnie Moger John Taxter Net Operating Surplus (Deficit) (30,343) Miranda Capen Joan Greene Joe Moore Carol Taylor Michelle Capen Paul Gregory Michael Mora Ann Thayer 1. Individual Contributions 1. Baykeeping Program Lisa Card Field Griffith Kevin Morris Lori Thayer Other Activity $339,846 $392,760 Friends of Casco Bay Funds Managed by Max Card Emily Haggett David Morton Corey Therriault Temporarily Restricted Funds Maine Community Foundation Sarah Carlson Matthew Hamby Cal Murphy Jack Thomas Staff 2. Corporate Donations 2. Water Quality Monitoring Program Angele Celeste Christa Hamor Elyssa Myles Anthony Thomas Raised for Future Operations 2,573 Activity for the Year Ending March 31, 2018 Cathy L. Ramsdell, CPA, CGMA...... Executive Director $46,699 $184,572 Arthur Cerullo Jennifer Harris Mike Nadeau Kate Tierney Ivy Frignoca...... Casco Baykeeper Temporarily Restricted Funds Craig Chapin Peter Hart Carol Nale Dan Tipton Released for Operations (79,968) 3. Foundation Grants 3. Vessel Pumpout Program Baykeeping Boats Advocacy Activity Kim Charmatz Laura Hench Diane Neff John Todd Mary M. Cerullo...... Associate Director Fund Fund Fund for FY18 Ruth Charron David Hennessey Will Everitt...... Communications and Development Director Emeritus Fund for Advocacy Gift 100 $161,026 $45,535 Eric Nuber Veronica Todd Net Increase from Investing Activity 75,569 Catherine Chipman Jim Hennessey Emilee O’Hara Ted Trafton R. Michael Doan...... Research Associate Paul Ciejka Bud Higgins Lynn O’Neal Keith Travis Net Other Activity (1,726) 4. Government Grants and Contracts 4. Office and Administration Balance at Beginning Jeff Fetterer...... Office Manager of the Period $724,826 $108,025 $62,194 $895,045 Susan Cook Mary Holman Tollef Olson Ted Trefton Sarah Lyman...... Community Engagement Coordinator $99,614 $120,912 Crystal Cooper Edward Holt Marta Ortega Sara Treibie Net Decrease in Net Assets Transfers into the Fund - - 100 100 Caralyn Cornett Brittney Honisch Linda Jean Ott Peter Van Alstine Sara Biron...... Development, Design, and Data Associate for Year Ending March 31, 2018 $ (32,069) 5. Nonprofit Revenue 5. Development Jackson Cousins Elizabeth Howe Phil Owen Kaia Vayenar Jim Splude...... Pumpout Coordinator Interest and Dividends 5,536 826 472 6,834 Darcie Couture Helen Hurgin Edie Pallozzi Caroline Voutour $29,153 $234,192 Casco Baykeeper, Emeritus Gains (Losses) in James Cox Deborah Huston Leonard Passano Lynn Waugh Alison Cox Joseph E. Payne Market Value 66,342 9,889 5,690 81,921 Pat Ianni Derek Pelletier Rosalie Weagle 6. Release of Temporarily Restricted 6. Net Decrease in Value AJ Curran Jeanne Irwin Erik Peterson Nancy West Annual Report Production Funds for Use this Year of Funds Invested Administrative Fees (10,864) (1,621) (929) (13,414) Meghan Darlinton Laurel Jackson Dan Phillips Natalie West $76,593 $4,399 Roger David Eva Jacobs Malcolm Poole Charity West Copy Mary Cerullo Design Kristen Stetson Transfers to Operations (42,968) (10,000) (10,000) (62,968) Deborah Dawson-Bond Richard Jacobs Lacey Pore Jeanie Wester Printing Franklin Printing Photos Deb Dawson, Dave Dostie, 7. Transfers Karina de Hueck Abby Jaques Alison Porell Meredith White Tony Jessen, Steve Karpiak, Balance at End Deb Debigun Savannah Judge Kelly Poulin Fiona Wilbur Sonny McAlpin, Kevin Morris $29,878 of the Period $742,872 $107,119 $57,527 $907,518 Elizabeth Deeley Ralph Karam Debora Price Chaz Wilcoxen Increase (-Decrease) Kathryn Deneroff Kristal Karatsanos Tom Quinby Holli Winchester 8. Fundraising Events Elizabeth Denious Ronnie Kasevich Gigi Quinby Value of Fund $ 18,046 $ (906) $ (4,667) $12,473 Francis Wnek Jay Desmond JB Kavaliauskas Anna Quirrion Mark Worthing $39,721 Matthew Despres Joseph Keierleber Claire Ramus Rita Worthing 43 Slocum Drive, South Portland, ME 04106 9. Miscellaneous Income Grace DeWald Bethany Kelly Kevin Regan Dennis Yesse www.cascobay.org • (207) 799-8574 Justin DeWalt Renee Kelly Elise Reich Jane Yurko email: [email protected] $6,729 Robert Doan Jason Kendeigh Kathryn Reid Zach Donahue Lori Kenney Chris Renaud BAYKEEPER® is a registered trademark and service mark of BAYKEEPER® 10. Gifts In-Kind William Dooley Albert Kolodji Rachel Robinov and is licensed for use herein. $118,369 Find us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter @CascoBay & 11. 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