Penobscot Bay Waterkeeper Videos
PFAS AND FOREVER CHEMICALS IN THE PENOBSCOT BAY WATERSHED
View a recording of this free webinar with Dr. Carey Friedman and Dr. LeAnn Whitney from Maine Maritime Academy’s Corning School of Ocean Studies originally hosted on Thursday, October 22, 2026.
Together, they’ve been investigating PFAS, often called “forever chemicals,” in Penobscot Bay and the Penobscot River. They’ll share what they’re finding in our local waters, explain the questions their work raises about marine life and the food web, and discuss what comes next in their research.
They are excellent scientific communicators, making a complicated topic engaging and easy to follow. We’re fortunate to have such talented scientists doing this work right here in our watershed. As your Waterkeeper, I’m so pleased to help them share their research with you.
Learn more about our presenters: Dr. Carey Friedman and Dr. LeAnn Whitney.
Sears Island Advocacy at 40 | Lessons Learned and Opportunities for the Future
Join Penobscot Bay Waterkeeper Executive Director Pete Nichols, as he hosts a panel with guests Kyla Bennet from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), Stephen Miller with Islesboro Islands Trust, and Scott Sells a Clean Water Act attorney to discuss the past battles and future opportunities to protect Sears Island, an ecologically significant and one of the last remaining undeveloped coastal islands on the Eastern Seaboard.
The Natural Wonders of the Little River
Join Pete Nichols and Susie O’Keeffe’s presentation of “The Natural Wonders of the Little River.”
As highlighted in the presentation, Penobscot Bay Waterkeeper and our community partners have an opportunity to permanently protect a natural piece of land that provides significant environmental benefits and connects our community to nature.
We still need help to ensure we can protect this land around the Little River in perpetuity, so please consider making a donation today by clicking the button below.
***We have a generous donor who has agreed to match all donations up to a total of $40,000 until October 1, so your gift today will be doubled!***
To learn more about the Little River project and to donate directly to its permanent protection, click the button below. Thank you and enjoy the presentation!