TIMES RECORD • November 20, 2024
There is a lot to be learned from looking at the executive summary of the draft of Brunswick’s Climate Action Plan — enough to be able to provide feedback to the Climate Action Committee before the plan is presented to the Town Council on Dec. 16. Brunswick has about 7.6 square miles of water, compared to its total area of 54 square miles. That’s a big chunk, which requires a lot of thought with regard to how it is managed — particularly with changing environmental factors. Interesting statistics: 41% of that watery area is intertidal and 37% is shallow water, with 22% being classified as “deep” water. This is illustrative of the large intersection between land and water, particularly when given the tides that can drastically change where the boundary lies. As such, one of the goals of the plan is to “improve watershed stormwater runoff and coastal bluff management,” ~ Susan Olcott