Maine Sea Grant

This workshop series seeks to help working waterfront communities, including public and private entities that own, manage, or use waterfront infrastructure like piers and wharves, gain access to resources available for infrastructure resilience and protection.

The goal of this series is to help working waterfront communities, including public and private entities that own, manage, or use waterfront infrastructure like piers and wharves, gain access to resources available for infrastructure resilience and protection.

All municipal officials, municipal committee members, residents, and members of the public are invited. This workshop series will be especially useful to: municipalities, commercial and private property owners of wharves, piers and other waterfront infrastructure; harbor masters, municipal managers/planners, select boards, harbor and shellfish committee members; regional planners; fishing, aquaculture, tourism, and other marine industries; community volunteers, non-profits and others.

Experts from regional planning organizations, government agencies, nonprofits and support organizations will be on hand to present information and to offer 1:1 and group advising. Bring your questions and come ready to learn from others and share your experiences.

Dinner and refreshments will be available!

We are offering this workshop in three locations. The workshops are free but we ask you to please register for food and planning purposes. 

• Downeast Maine. February 4, 2026. 4-7 PM (Lee Pellon Center – 90 Main St. Machias, ME 04654)
• Southern Maine. February 5, 2026. 4-7 PM (Gulf of Maine Research Institute – 350 Commercial St, Portland, ME 04101)
• Midcoast Maine. February 9, 2026. 4-7 PM (Belfast Boat House – 34 Commercial St, Belfast, ME 04915)