Saco Watershed Events Calendar - check out events happening within and surrounding the watershed that aim to protect and enjoy the resource. Many events hosted through Saco Watershed Collaborative partners.

Meet the Scientists: Lobster Egg Production and Quality in a Changing Gulf of Maine

Thursday, November 13, 2025, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

The Wells Reserve
342 Laudholm Farm Road
Wells, ME, 04090
United States

Come learn from Dr. Ben Gutzler and Dr. Jason Goldstein about their lobster research findings!

The American lobster (Homarus americanus) is the dominant benthic crustacean in the Gulf of Maine, supporting the most valuable single-species fishery in the United States. Management for this fishery has often focused on egg production, yet there still remain gaps in our understanding of the factors that control and influence egg production and egg quality. Connecting to recent research efforts, our goal has been to explore in more detail the roles that nutrition and nutritional condition play in reproductive investment by female lobsters, with an eye towards providing better data for the continued management of the fishery. Dr. Ben Gutzler and Dr. Jason Goldstein, both lobster scientists, will share some of their findings through an informal presentation that includes demonstration materials.

Below The Falls Talk & Walk: Saco Watershed Collaborative & Saco Museum Event Series (Copy)

Saturday, November 8, 2025, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Saco Riverfront Park

Tuesday November 4 5:30-6:30pm Presentation @ Dyer Library Saco: The Saco Watershed Collaborative and Saco Museum staff will share how human influence and land use changes have shaped the Saco Estuary over time.

Saturday November 8 10:30-11:30am River Walk Starting @ Riverfront Park Saco: Follow up the presentation with a guided tour along Saco’s River Walk with The Saco Watershed Collaborative and Saco Museum staff highlighting the historical and ecological resources up close and personal.

2025 RCP Network Gathering

Thursday, November 6, 2025, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

UMass Amherst
300 Massachusetts Avenue
Amherst, MA, 01002
United States

The 16th annual Regional Conservation Partnership (RCP) Network Gathering will focus on the crucial intersection of conservation, housing, and justice. Working across boundaries and cultivating trust are essential to conserve biodiversity while also ensuring equitable housing for people. Achieving this vision of an interconnected, resilient, and just landscape amid sweeping changes in federal policy, growing income inequality, and the worsening climate crisis will require strong partnerships and a willingness to share knowledge, resources, energy, and time. Regional Conservation Partnerships play a crucial role in building bridges and forging alliances across boundaries and sectors. Their work can frame our discussions in a way that underscores our collective responsibility as stewards of the one home we all share, planet Earth.

Below The Falls Talk & Walk: Saco Watershed Collaborative & Saco Museum Event Series

Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Saco Museum & Dyer Library
371 Main Street
Saco, ME, 04072
United States