Archives for Wassumkeag

Coastal Conversations 4/27/18

Producer/Host: Natalie Springuel
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Sears Island: Past, Present, and Future

What is the history of Sears Island, starting from the Wabanaki, into the colonial era and intop the recent past?
Sears Island’s history of multiple industrial development proposals and its eventual conservation.
What is Friends of Sears Island, the legal management entity, doing to engage the public on the island?

Guests
Susan White, President, Friends of Sears Island
Rolf Olsen, VP, Friends of Sears Island
Stephen Miller, Isleboro Islands Trust
Ashly Megquire, Outreach coordinator, Friends of Sears Island

WERU Special 6/26/08: The Future of Sears Island

Producer/Host: Amy Browne

Topic: The Future of Sears Island

Opponents of the Joint Use Planning Committee’s Consent Agreement discuss concerns about the agreement, specifically the potential for port development and environmental degradation.

Guests: Peter Taber and Harlan McLauglin, Fair Play for Sears Island

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FMI: www.fairplayforsearsisland.org , www.penobscotbay.blogspot.com