Having learned that there are many issues affecting the ecology of Frenchman Bay on our 2005 journey, we are asking people what they hope the bay will be like ten years from now. On a four day kayaking expedition from September 18th-21st, 2006, surveys were collected from people who live and work around Frenchman Bay in an effort to identify those “hopes for the future” that are held in common.  We asked the question: What should Frenchman Bay be like in ten years?  We received sixty surveys.  We have graphed total number of responses.  Some survey participants chose more than one option in each category.  Click here for some highlights of what we have learned.

* All student Ambassadors of the Bay are research fellows with Maine Coast Learning Expedition, a program of the MDI Water Quality Coalition, and are funded through the Thomas H. Maren Foundation.

Timeline (2006)

Day 1 : September 18: College of the Atlantic to Schoodic Point

Day 2 : Sept. 19: All day visioning sessions with stakeholders in the future of Frenchmen Bay at Schoodic Education& Research Center in Acadia National Park.

Day 3 : Sept. 20: Schoodic Point to Lamoine State Park for a visit with DMR and Marine Patrol.

Day 4 : Sept 21: Lamoine State Park to MDI Biological Laboratory in Salisbury cove for visioning sessions with MDI stakeholders.