Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment Awards Ceremony

The Gulf of Maine Council will hosts its Marine Environment Awards ceremony on June 17.

Individuals, non-profits, municipalities, and businesses will be among those recognized for their work in coastal environmental protection within the states of New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts as well as over the Canadian border in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

Award winners from New Hampshire include The Nature Conservancy’s Oyster Conservationist Program, a program that enables local volunteers to raise oysters on private docks or moorings to help restore native oysters in the Great Bay Estuary, and the city of Portsmouth for its commitment to integrating sustainability throughout municipal governance, management and public services.

The Council, a U.S.-Canadian partnership dedicated to protecting environmental quality in the Gulf of Maine, annually recognizes extraordinary work in each of its five jurisdictions.

Event Details:

• What: Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment awards ceremony.
• When: Wednesday, June 17; 6 p.m.
• Where: Seashell Oceanfront Pavilion, Hampton Beach State Park, Hampton.
• Who: NHDES, Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment, award winners from New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

For more information regarding this event, please contact Steve Couture, NHDES Coastal Program at 603-271-8801. Learn more about the Council at gulfofmaine.org.