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Emma Fox MCC EE 2013
I hit the ground running when I came back to MDIBL for my second term. I had to plan the first annual meeting for the parthers! A major new skill I acquired as an AmeriCorps Environmental Educator was EVENT PLANNING. I planned the whole FBP annual meeting, from invitations to food and presentations. I invited the media and also wrote my first press-release as a follow-up after the meeting.
Because I have such a difficult time explaining exactly what I do as an AmeriCorps Environmental Educator at MDIBL, I've defaulted to saying simply, "I help document and facilitate stakeholder communication and the conservation action planning process for a group called the Frenchman Bay Partners." That usually interests people a lot, if only because they have no idea what I said.
As I said earlier, my work on FBP communications includes working on...
The FBP website, Facebook page, and new Twitter!
The partners had a lot going on in a short period of time, so it seemed prudent to get a few newsletters out while a lot was happening; plus, the group historically had a lull in the summer months. I got the opportunity to write my first newsletter articles, and teach myself the ins and outs of Constant Contact e-newsletter software.
January 2013
March 2013
May 2013
I also co-wrote an abstract about our eelgrass nutrient experiment to be published in the MDIBL Bulletin:
Term II
I <3 AmeriCorps!
Frenchman Bay Partners
Now on Twitter! Follow the FBP @frenchmanbay
I had a great time over the course of my year at the MDI Bio Lab as an Environmental Educator with the Maine Conservation Corps. It was probably the single most helpful and useful experience I've had to date, career-wise. I've had the chance to try out a variety of projects and activities, and managed to get a depth of experience in several different fields: marine ecology, environmental education, and conservation planning. There wasn't a single day I didn't feel that I was getting things done!
I believe my experience as an Environmental Educator with the Maine Conservation Corps will continue to help me throughout the course of my career.
FBP Communication
Frenchman Bay Partners:
First Annual Meeting
FBP First Annual Meeting
FBP Quarterly Newsletter
How many partners use it?
What does it look like?
More partners use the Facebook page to keep in touch than any other means of web page communication—including the website!
What can I find there?
Frenchman Bay Partners Facebook
Like us! That way, we show up on your newsfeed so you can see recent updates, event posts, pictures, and comments from other partners.
The Frenchman Bay Partners Facebook page is where the most partners are talking about the FBP. Tell us what you think!
The events page has the dates, times, and locations for FBP and partner events.
Look through our photo albums to see what you missed at any of the events, or to find out who attended!
What can I find there?
Frenchman Bay Partners Twitter
Follow @frenchmanbay for recent news, event reminders, updates, pictures, and retweets from other partners.
Meeting minutes, bylaws, news articles about the FBP, and event postings
You can also use the website to comment on an open forum, which also allows you to post interesting articles, pictures, and chat with other partners
The website allows you to contact other partners through email, too!
What does it look like?
Frenchman Bay Partners: Internet Communication
How many partners use it?
Frenchman Bay Partners Website
The new FBP website is the best place to find any and all information about the partners on the internet.
Only a few partners follow @frenchmanbay so far, but it is a means of getting our news out to lots of other interested parties.
For instance, Bill Trotter (from the Bangor Daily News) is not a partner, but he follows us on Twitter!
By Emma Fox
Maine Conservation Corps/ AmeriCorps Environmental Educator
Emma Fox Portfolio 2013
Maine Conservation Corps/AmeriCorps
Environmental Educator
Economics Project
MCF 610 Project Grant
Mount Desert Island
Biological Laboratory
I met a few times with Bridie and the clam harvesters on the Regional Shellfish Committee to plan for the grant proposal. I took meeting minutes and then did some data mining about closure information from the DMR to create rough estimates for closed mudflat valuations. All of my work on the grant supported my economics project research.
Key Stakeholder Interviews
I assisted Bridie with interviews with key stakeholders for her dissertation research. I developed economics-focused questions in order to aid my own research. This term, I got the opportunity to put to work all of the training I did in my previous term on human subjects research. I cultivated my real-time transcription skills, too. I've become quite the speedy typist!
Community Environmental Health Laboratory
Frenchman Bay Economics Report
I had some major accomplishments around the CEHL this term, too.
I wrote an economics report for Frenchman Bay to give the Frenchman Bay Partners a resource to use in their efforts to bridge the gap between social and ecological realms of their bay planning effort. It was my goal to provide them with a talking point or a conversation starter as they transition into thinking about alternative funding sources for their work, as well as market-based solutions.
I wrote a Norcross Wildlife Foundation grant proposal for the CEHL--the first one I've ever written! As a part of that process, I also wrote a report out on the previous Norcross grant. This was a really valuable experience.
I planned a Mussel Harvester Appreciation and Planning Event, at which Jane Disney presented a letter to DMR Commissioner Patrick Keliher in recognition of the help mussel harvesters have given us over the years with eelgrass restoration. Out of that event came a GIS map of the proposed eelgrass restoration areas signed by local mussel harvesters representative of every processor of bottom-dredge mussels in Maine.