SEACOAST ONLINE • March 3, 2021
The Ecology School announced it has raised $13.5 million toward its $14.1 million fundraising goal and that it plans to cut the ribbon on Earth Day. When completed, River Bend Farm will be one of the greenest environmental residential learning centers in the country. With a 9,000 square-foot dormitory, 7,000 square-foot dining area, and 718 solar panels, which will create 105 percent net positive energy. The property is substantial in size and vision and represents the latest example of Maine’s – and the nation’s – progress toward a carbon neutral future. “The new Ecology School campus is unlike anything that Maine has seen,” said Drew Dumsch, president/CEO and co-founder, The Ecology School. “It will be entirely self-sufficient and will provide a living and breathing example of what a sustainable future might look like.”