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Phragmites Control Effort to Begin in August
An intruder is invading and wreaking havoc upon 3,100-acre Scarborough Marsh, the largest salt marsh in Maine. State officials, regional experts and local marsh supporters are now poised to fight back. >>MORE

Mill Brook Restoration Project - Final Monitoring Report Available
The Friends of Scarborough Marsh collaborated with several partners to restore natural salt marsh conditions in the 350-acre Mill Brook portion of the Scarborough Marsh. A new report on the findings of pre- and post-restoration monitoring studies conducted between 2003 and 2009 is now available.  >>MORE

Libby River Salt Marsh Restoration Project - 3rd Year Monitoring Report
After construction in 2006, FSM implemented a 5-year monitoring program. Data was to be collected by Normandeau Associates in in year one, three and five post-construction. Year 3 studies were conducted in 2009 and a report on the findings is now available. >>MORE

Restoration Grant Awarded
Two Friends of Scarborough Marsh Restoration Projects Receive U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and FishAmerica Foundation Funds >>MORE

Mill Brook Water Quality Analysis Final Report
A restoration project was undertaken in 2004 to restore the 350-acre salt marsh in the lower Mill Brook watershed. In February 2005, Friends of Scarborough Marsh was awarded a grant to conduct Water Quality Testing in Mill Brook. The report is now available. >>MORE

Nonesuch Salt Marsh Restoration Project Completed
Scarborough Marsh restoration partners completed their fifth major salt marsh restoration project in Scarborough Marsh Wildlife Management Area in four years. This most recent project promises to help restore the ecological health of the Nonesuch River, a 247-acre subwatershed of the 3,100-acre Scarborough Marsh. >>MORE

Libby River Salt Marsh Restoration Project Completed
Scarborough Marsh restoration partners continue to work together, and have just completed the fourth major salt marsh restoration project in Scarborough Marsh Wildlife Management Area. This most recent project promises to help restore the ecological health of the 114 acre section of the Libby River Marsh upstream from the Black Point Road (Route 207). >>MORE  

Dedication Ceremony - Cascade Brook
The Cascade Brook Restoration Project was a complex restoration project that was finished at the end of February, 2004. Restoring this marsh has taken hard work and cooperation, and all of the partners, can be proud of their achievement. Now a handsome commemorative stone and plaque marks the site of this momentous first restoration project achieved by Friends of Scarborough Marsh and its partners. >>MORE

The Need for Restoration

Phragmites Q&A Fact Sheet

Rodeo Q&A Fact Sheet

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