Staying Above Water: the Past, Present, and Future of Greater Portland’s Historic Coastal Communities

Staying Above Water is a virtual symposium hosted by Landmarks this October about the unprecedented challenges to Maine’s cultural and natural heritage due to our changing climate. Landmarks will also publish a property owner’s guide that explore the impacts of a changing climate on a variety of local building types and suggest mitigation strategies for property owners.

Symposium Recordings

Thursday, October 1, 8:30-9:30 AM
Panel Discussion: How has the past shaped our present and impacted our vulnerability to rising sea levels?
Sarah Hansen (Executive Director of Greater Portland Landmarks), Christi Chapman-Mitchell (Assistant Director and Deputy Historic Preservation Officer for the Maine Historic Preservation Commission), Dr. Arthur Spiess (Chief Historic Preservationist and prehistoric archeology expert at the Maine Historic Preservation Commission), Dr. Libby Bischof (Professor of History at the University of Southern Maine and Executive Director of the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education)

Thursday, October 8, 8:30-9:30 AM
Panel Discussion: How can we work together now to build awareness of the current and future risk to our coastal communities? Julie Larry (architect and Director of Advocacy at Greater Portland Landmarks), Gayle Bowness (Science Education Program Manager and leader of C-RISE program, which helps coastal communities develop resilience strategies, at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute), Julie Rosenbach (Sustainability Director for South Portland)

Thursday, October 15, 8:30-9:30 AM
Panel Discussion: How can communities adapt to ensure our communities have met the challenge of sea level rise in 2120? Julie Larry (architect and Director of Advocacy at Greater Portland Landmarks, Jim Nadeau (land surveyor and realtor at Nadeau Land Surveyors), Troy Moon (Sustainability Coordinator for the City of Portland)

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