June 16, 2008
QLF has released Seascapes, an 80-page book written by Peter Taylor of Waterview Consulting. Intended for non-scientists, Seascapes presents a novel process for collecting information about bays, gulfs, and other ocean areas, as well as coastal watersheds. The process can be used to produce a "marine area characterization" that is valuable for resource management, conservation, and environmental planning. Peter worked with Jennifer Atkinson (QLF Marine Program Director) and an advisory group of scientific experts from numerous organizations to define the necessary components and the process of a marine area characterization (MAC). In addition to writing the document, Waterview Consulting compiled a comprehensive directory of information sources for the state of Maine, which are presented in an appendix. Click here for more information.

April 17, 2008
Waterview Consulting conducted the Gulf of Maine Ecosystem-Based Management Toolkit Survey in collaboration with COMPASS and the EBM Tools Network. We also did the writing, photo research, photography, graphics, and design for the survey report (PDF, 2.1 MB) and a one-page flyer (PDF, 1.1 MB). We created a web version of the report with supplemental material, including an interactive version of survey questions and results.

March 27, 2008
An article by Peter Taylor on climate change's impact on the coastline appears in the spring 2008 issue of Special Places, the magazine of the Trustees of Reservations.

March 13, 2008
Peter Taylor wrote an article on new technology for septic systems that appears in the spring 2008 issue of the Gulf of Maine Times.

February 29, 2008
The U.S. Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network has released a new booklet for Integrative Science for Society and Environment: A Stategic Research Initiative. Waterview Consulting provided editing services for the booklet.

February 26, 2008
Today marks the release of a new, 42-page booklet called Salt Marshes in the Gulf of Maine: Human Impacts, Habitat Restoration, and Long-term Change Analysis. Waterview Consulting provided writing; photography; photo research; and coordination of design, printing, and distribution for the booklet. We also created the web page for the booklet, including downloadable images that are available for presentations and web pages. In addition, our client wanted a user-tracking system so they could gather valuable information about the audience for the publication. We worked with Jim Cradock of Yellahoose LLC to create web forms to request name and contact info from people who download the electronic (PDF) version of the booklet. The forms also enable users to request hard copies to be sent by postal mail. These requests are automatically transmitted to the centralized distribution office. The user-tracking database will allow our client to evaluate the booklet's usefulness and effectiveness for the target audience.

February 15, 2008
Waterview Consulting is launching the OCEAN & COAST Blog as a place to put interesting info and odds-and-ends that we come across while working on projects.

February 7, 2008
Waterview Consulting provided editing, photo research, graphics, and design for a new report on Habitat Classification in the Gulf of Maine. We also set up the web page for the report.

January 9, 2008
The Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment is releasing the 84-page Stream Barrier Removal Monitoring Guide, which provides detailed methods for ecological monitoring of rivers before and after the removal of dams. Waterview Consulting provided editing, photography, graphics, and design services for the guide and created the web page for it on the Council's server.