Deer Isle Environmental Issues and Initiatives

Deer Isle Conservation Commission

Implementing the 2024 Comprehensive Plan

Natural Resources
Water Resources
Agriculture and Foresty
Public Services - Solid Waste

Click on road segments for the person or group planning to clean. Contact deerislemanager@gmail.com to claim your section of road.

Join the Campaign to Control Browntail Moths

Maine Center for Disease Control

Maine Ag, Conservation and Forest

Forest Service 2022 Bulletin

2022 Maine Brown Tail Moth Map

Island Heritage Trust

www.paintcare.org

PaintCare makes it easy to recycle leftover, unwanted paint. We operate paint stewardship programs on behalf of paint manufacturers in states that have passed paint stewardship laws.

Emerald Ash Borer

Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Information

Plan for Climate Action

Climate Action Proposal Package
- Climate Action Resolution (02/22)
- Stakeholder Workshop (02/25)
- Community Resilience Self-Evaluation (03/22)
- Deer Isle Climate Action Proposal (03/22) (Approved 4/22)
- Deer Isle Climate Action Presentation
Milestones
- Deer Isle/Stonington Climate Action Story Map (07/21)
- Deer Isle/Stonington Energy Transition Initiative Partnership Project (04/22)
- Stream Crossing Grant Awarded (05/22)
- Deer Isle Climate and Health Report (05/15/24)
- Deer Isle Causeway Progress Report (10/22)
- Deer Isle Shoreline Stabilization Guide (04/10/24)
- Deer Isle Source Water Protection Guide (05/24)
- Preliminary Flood Resilience Checklist (01/31/23)
- Preliminary Vulnerability Assessment (03/20/23 - See Map Below)
- Preliminary Greenhouse Gas Baseline Assessment (03/30/23)
- Hazard Mitigation Priorities for County Hazard Mitigation Plan (03/30/23)
Climate Action Quarterly Reports
- Climate Action 1st Quarterly Report (March - June, 2022)
- Climate Action 2nd Quarterly Report (July - September, 2022)
- Climate Action 3rd Quarterly Report (October - December, 2022)
- Climate Action 4th Quarterly Report (Januarly - March, 2023)
- Climate Action 5th Quarterly Report (March - June, 2023)
- Climate Action 6th Quarterly Report (July - September, 2023)
- Climate Action 7th Quarterly Report (October - December, 2023)
- Climate Action 8th Quarterly Report (January - March, 2024
- Climate Action 9th and Final Report (April - May, 2024)
Deer Isle Comprehensive Plan
Information and Resources

Energy Transition Initiative Partnership Project

Proposal - Submitted 5/27/23
Scope of Work - Approved 2/26/24
Energy Efficiency Priorities Grant - Municipal Solar Power Project Proposal - 2/16/24
University of Maine Consumer Energy Project
Big Thanks to Kaleigh Kogler, Oluwafisayo Ajayi and Ernest Kumah

National Renewal Energy Laboratory Energy Presentations
- Energy 101 Part 1:
- Energy 101 Part 2:
- Energy 101 Part 3: Solar
- Energy Symposium - Stonington 10/25/24
- Final Presentations - Deer Isle 6/4/25