
Deer Isle Environmental Issues and Initiatives
Deer Isle Conservation Commission
Implementing the 2024 Comprehensive Plan​
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Natural Resources
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Water Resources
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Agriculture and Foresty
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Public Services - Solid Waste
Plan for Climate Action
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Climate Action Proposal Package
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Climate Action Resolution (02/22)
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Deer Isle Climate Action Proposal (03/22) (Approved 4/22)
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Milestones​
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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
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Information and Resources
Energy Transition Initiative Partnership Project​
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Proposal - Submitted 5/27/23
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Energy Efficiency Priorities Grant - Municipal Solar Power Project Proposal - 2/16/24
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University of Maine Consumer Energy Project
Big Thanks to Kaleigh Kogler, Oluwafisayo Ajayi and Ernest Kumah
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- 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
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- Energy Efficiency Prioties Grant (EEPG)​
- ​Deer Isle Stonington Proposal​
- Analyses
- ​Deer Isle Town Office Photovoltaic Analysis (NREL)
- Deer Isle Historic Preservation Report
- Deer Isle Roof Replacement RFP
- Stonington Connectivity Hub Photovoltaic Analysis
- Quarterly Reports
- Quarter 1 Apr - Jun, 2024​
- Quarter 2 Jul - Sep, 2024
- Quarter 3 Oct - Dec, 2024
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Links to Resources
- PVWatts - Handy Tool to Calculate Your Solar Energy Potential


Culvert Inventory
What do you do if you find a dead seal in Maine?
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Call the Maine Marine Animal Reporting Hotline immediately at 1-800-532-9551.
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Do not approach the animal. Stay 100 yards (300 feet) away.
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Help keep other people and pets away.



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.

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