Saco Watershed Events Calendar - check out events happening within and surrounding the watershed that aim to protect and enjoy the resource. Many events hosted through Saco Watershed Collaborative partners.

2025 Maine Sustainability & Water Conference

Thursday, March 27, 2025, 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Augusta Civic Center
Civic Center Drive
Augusta, ME, 04330
United States

The Maine Sustainability & Water Conference provides an annual forum where professionals, researchers, consultants, citizens, students, regulators, and planners gather to exchange information and present new findings on sustainability and water resource issues in Maine.

Launched in 1994 by UMaine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center with a primary focus on the future of Maine’s water resources, the conference has grown to incorporate topics related to many of the sustainability challenges facing Maine, including issues related to climate change, energy futures, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, tourism, and municipal planning. The conference attracts a broad audience of close to 500 participants from across the state.

SWC Virtual Partner Meeting & Tribal Presentation

Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Saco Watershed Collaborative update

Presentation: Tribal Nations of Maine and Throughout the Landscape

Chuck Penney will present on the history of Native American Tribes in Maine and throughout Indian Country. Chuck is the NRCS Outreach Coordinator and State Tribal Liaison. He has been working with tribes in Maine for more than 30 years and is a cadre for USDA training program, Working Effectively with American Indians.

Sixth Annual Saco Bay Coastal Erosion Symposium

Monday, March 17, 2025, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Saco City Hall

Friends of Clifford Park Public Meeting

Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Heart of Biddeford
205 Main Street
Biddeford, ME, 04005
United States

Meet at the Heart of Biddeford office (next to the awning for City Theater) to meet other volunteers interested in Friends of Clifford Park. Plan what FOCP will do next, and dialogue with the city's Recreation Department about the longer-term funding and plans for Clifford Park's upkeep.

Protecting Infrastructure from Storm Surge and Floods

Monday, March 10, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Wells Reserve
342 Laudholm Farm Road
Wells, ME, 04090
United States

The financial and human cost of storms continues to increase. The oceans and atmosphere are warming and that means more energy to create powerful storms. Sea level rise also creates new challenges for low-lying coastal communities and tidal areas. Today, we’ll look at a variety of water control methods covering applications from entire cities to airports, highways and rail yard to products for the at-risk homeowner.

This Ted Exford Climate Stewards lecture is supported by Dave & Loretta (Exford) Hoglund.

About the Presenter

Rob Kibler has spent his more than 50-year career entirely in the water control industry. Most of that career was working for Rodney Hunt in Orange, MA, a manufacturer of a wide variety of flow control solutions. He is currently the Vice President of Engineering. Over his career, he has consulted with the USACE, South Florida Water Management District, the NYCDEP and the Public Utilities Board In Singapore. While historically, Rodney Hunt concentrated on drinking and wastewater treatment plants, an increasing share of its revenue comes from environmental resiliency projects like storm surge and flood protection and tidal zone management.

Sense of Place Educational Series - Wildlife Habitat Management

Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Tuckerman Brewing

Drawing The Arctic - UNE Environment Sustainability Series Talk

Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

University of New England
11 Hills Beach Road
Biddeford, ME, 04005
United States

In 2019 wildlife artist, naturalist and birder Michael Boardman was selected to be Arctic National Wildlife refuge’s artist in residence. His residency was spent studying and sketching the variety of birds nesting on the coastal plain with ornithologists working to record threats to these birds. Michael will share stories about the migratory birds that breed in the arctic, its unique natural history and why we should be invested in preserving its wilderness character, all through his sketches and artwork.

St. Francis Room Ketchum Library