Scarborough, Maine:
Sources of Natural Resources Information

bibliographies

Scarborough Natural Resources Bibliography
Provided by Scarborough Land Conservation Trust

reports

Planning/General Studies

Update of the Scarborough Comprehensive Plan, 1994
Available at Scarborough Planning Department

Economics of Land Conservation - A Study of Scarborough, Maine
Provided by Scarborough Land Conservation Trust

Scarborough Community Profile
Available at Scarborough Economic Development Corporation (SEDCO)

Who Sprawls Most? How Growth Patterns Differ Across the U.S.
Available at the Brookings Institution, Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy

Town of Scarborough, Community Attitudes Survey, November 1999
Available at Town of Scarborough - in Adobe Acrobat form

History

John Josselyn, Gent. Adam with a Quill Pen in Eden
by Herbert Adams

Close Encounters of the Bolide Kind, Of Meteorites and Mainers
by Herbert Adams

Beaches

1980 Higgins Beach Management Plan (Excerpts)
Available at Scarborough Planning Department

1998 Higgins Beach Management Plan
Available at Town of Scarborough

Saco Bay Regional Beach Management Plan
Available at Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission

Estuary/Marsh

Management Plan for the Scarborough Wildlife Management Area
Provided by Scarborough Land Conservation Trust with permission of
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Libby River Watershed Water Quality Management Study
Available at Scarborough Planning Department

The Maine Shore and the Army Corps: A Tale of Two Harbors, Wells and Saco, Maine
Available at Maine Policy Review

Scarborough Marsh: Historical Impacts, Current Conditions, and Restoration Potential
Available from Maine Audubon Society

Scarborough Marsh Report: Current Condition and Restoration Opportunities in the Upper Dunstan River Marsh, Scarborough, Maine
Available at Bates College

Life on the Salt Marsh, A Web Lesson for Primary Students
Available at Scarborough School Department, Eight Corners Primary School

Southern Maine Coast/Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge Habitat Protection and Restoration Project
Available at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Libby River Watershed Survey, Final Report
Available at Friends of Scarborough Marsh

Friends of Scarborough Marsh, Libby River Watershed Survey Fact Sheet
Available at Friends of Scarborough Marsh

Protection and Restoration Strategy for the Scarborough Marsh Watershed
Available at Friends of Scarborough Marsh

databases

Spurwink River Water Quality Data
Available at Scarborough Coastal Pollution Committee

Clamming Conditions in Scarboro River System
Available at Scarborough Shellfish Conservation Committee

Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems: Internet Mapping
Available at Maine Office of GIS

Regional Tidal Marsh Database
Available at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

State of Maine Beach Profiling Project
Available at University of Maine. Higgins, Scarborough, Western/Ferry, and East Grand Beaches are included.

directories

A Directory of Organizations Concerned with Scarborough's Natural Resources Provided by Scarborough Land Conservation Trust:

Other Links of Interest

Maine Land Trust Network
Land Trust Alliance
East Coast Greenway Alliance
Scarborough Crossroads

Scarborough Land Conservation Trust
P.O. Box 1237
Scarborough, Maine 04070-1237
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