Gouldsboro has received $50,000 from the Community Resilience Partnership to bring residents, stakeholders, engineers, and climate specialists together to identify new road designs for two Corea Harbor locations. The goal is to withstand storms larger than the one that hammered Corea Harbor on January 10 this year.
Geo for Good Impact Award
Google has given Gouldsboro a "Geo for Good" Impact Award for the work it did using Google Earth to preserve and expand shore access for clam harvesters. Pauline Angione and Vicki Rea used Google Earth to put key access points in context with shore ownership.
Storm Surge in Prospect Harbor
The January 10 storm brought about 4 feet of storm surge to Gouldsboro's shore, with 5 and 6 foot waves running on top of it. The surge and waves reached the top of Prospect Harbor and had nowhere else to go. Here are some pictures.
Sand Cove Proposal
Gouldsboro submitted a proposal to the Maine Department of Transportation, asking them to support a feasibility study of alternatives to the current Corea Road at Sand Cove. Losing the road cuts hundreds of household off from emergency services.
Storm Update from Lighthouse Point
In the twenty years we have been here, there have been only a few occasions when we have had splash over on our shore. We thought the next decade would bring more such events, but we never imagined getting the destruction of the storm of January 10th.
Wonsqueak Harbor Woes
Wonsqueak Harbor was not spared by the January 10 storm. Here are some photos along with a report from John Renwick, whose house faces the harbor.
Business Resilience Storm Response Grants
Island Institute is expanding its Business Resilience Grant program to help marine businesses recover from the devastating impacts of January's coastal storms. Grant awards of up to $5,000 are available for working waterfront businesses that directly support fishing and aquaculture on islands and in fishing-dependent communities that were impacted by the storms on January 10th and 13th.
The January 10 Storm
On the morning of January 10, 2024, Gouldsboro and other Downeast Maine towns were battered by a powerful winter storm. The storm washed boats ashore, destroyed wharves, and battered coastal roads. Here are a few pictures.
Coastal Resilience Committee – January 2024 Update
Gouldsboro's Coastal Resilience Committee met on January 8 to work on requests for funds to reduce sea-level rise and storm surge vulnerabilities in the village of Corea and along Rt. 195 (Corea Road) at Sand Cove. This post provides an update on the committee's plans. The January 10 storm underscores the importance of that planning.
Coastal Resilience Committee
Gouldsboro has established a new Coastal Resilience Committee to help find funding for improvements to roads, buildings, harbors, and other infrastructure vulnerable to storm damage and sea-level rise. This post describes the committee and how it grew from Gouldsboro's work over the past several years.