Together, we are turning knowledge into action.
The future of Maine’s coast is being shaped right now. Fisheries are evolving, housing challenges are increasing, our climate is changing, and communities are facing increasingly complex decisions about what comes next. In moments of change, having trusted, timely information can make all the difference.
For more than four decades, Island Institute has built deep relationships with Maine’s island and coastal communities and the fishermen, marine businesses, scientists, policymakers, and neighbors who call this place home.
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What does it mean for communities to have trusted information?
We are storytellers, translators, advocates, and collaborators.
We help:
- Fishermen connect what they are seeing firsthand on the water with broader climate science and research.
- Town managers and community leaders access timely information to make high-stakes decisions and plan for the future.
- Policymakers hear directly from island and coastal communities about what matters most to the people who live and work there.
- People who care deeply about Maine’s coast (including you!) stay connected to the communities, issues, and solutions shaping its future.
Having a trusted partner who can provide the right information, connections, and expertise at the right time can help a community move from uncertainty to action.
When you give to Island Institute, you strengthen that connection.
In moments of change, having trusted, timely information can make all the difference.
Our work takes many forms: The Working Waterfront newspaper, the Island Journal, community events and conversations, research and data, science translation, and advocacy. But it is more than a newspaper, a magazine, or a series of events. It is a way of connecting people, knowledge, and ideas to help communities create meaningful solutions on the front lines of climate and economic change.
Access to timely, credible information has never been more important.
Thank you for caring deeply about Maine’s coast and for helping ensure that the people who live and work here have the information, connections, and voice they need to chart the course ahead.
Make a contribution today in support of a stronger Maine coast.
Your support helps ensure that the experiences and expertise of Maine’s coastal communities are heard, that complex information is translated into knowledge people can use, and that leaders have the connections and resources they need to make informed decisions.
The challenges facing Maine’s coast are complex. But so are the ideas and knowledge within our coastal communities. By investing in Island Institute, you are helping turn that knowledge into action.
