UPCOMING EVENTS AND MEETINGS
All York River Study Committee meetings and events are open to the public. Interested citizens are invited and encouraged to attend. The committee met regularly (monthly) and in person from late 2015 through early 2020. Since then, meetings have been much less frequent and mostly conducted using Zoom. Notices for all meetings are sent to administrative staff in the towns of York, Eliot, Kittery and South Berwick and are posted on towns’ meeting calendars.
YORK RIVER STUDY IN THE NEWS
- York River is now federally recognized: here’s what ‘wild and scenic’ designation means, York Weekly / Seacoastonline, January 6, 2023
- Accomplished: York River Watershed Designated Wild and Scenic, The Wrack (Wells Reserve Blog), January 5, 2023
- York River is now federally recognized: what does it mean? NEWS CENTER Maine, December 29, 2022
- Pingree secures ‘wild and scenic’ designation for York River as part of federal spending bill, Portland Press Herald, December 23, 2022
- Senate Committee advances York River ‘wild and scenic’ designation with bipartisan vote, Seacoast Online, November 18, 2021
- York River bid for ‘wild and scenic’ status goes before U.S. Senate subcommittee, Seacoast Online/York Weekly, June 25, 2021
- York River nears designation as ‘Wild and Scenic’, NEWS CENTER Maine, March 3, 2021
- All 4 members of Maine congressional delegation back York River ‘wild and scenic’ bill, Portsmouth Herald, March 2, 2021
- US House backs York River’s ‘wild and scenic’ designation, Portland Press Herald, February 26, 2021
- Nearly a decade in the making: Chellie Pingree pushes York River nearer to ‘wild and scenic’ finish line, Portsmouth Herald, February 26, 2021
- Senators debut long-awaited bill to designate York River ‘wild and scenic,’ Seacoast Online, December 1, 2020
- State Senate backs York River ‘wild and scenic’ designation, York Weekly / Seacoast Online, March 2, 2020
- Senators await public input on York River ‘wild and scenic’ designation, York Weekly / Seacoast Online, January 28, 2020
- Study concludes York River is eligible for Wild and Scenic river designation, Portland Press Herald, January 13, 2020
- Wild and Scenic river designation dammed in senate, Portsmouth Herald / Seacoast Online, January 1, 2020
- Time for York River designation to move forward, York Weekly Editorial, September 24, 2019
- Sen. King weighs options on York River Wild and Scenic designation, York Weekly / Seacoast Online, September 17, 2019
- Pingree testifies on her York River bill, Portsmouth Herald / Seacoast Online, May 22, 2019
- Pingree files York River Wild and Scenic bill, York Weekly / Seacoast Online, February 14, 2019
- Year in Review: Smooth waters after choppy year for York River, York Weekly / Seacoast Online, January 1, 2019
- So. Berwick council endorses York River designation, Portsmouth Herald / Seacoast Online, December 12, 2018
- Kittery supports York River Wild and Scenic designation, Portsmouth Herald / Seacoast Online, November 27, 2018
- Kittery Town Council hears pitch from York River committee, Portsmouth Herald / Seacoast Online, November 16, 2018
- Kittery, South Berwick up next in York River designation, York Weekly / Seacoast Online, November 13, 2018
- York River measure passes overwhelmingly, York Weekly / Seacoast Online, November 6, 2018
- Editorial: YES on 2 for York River’s Future, York Weekly / Seacoast Online, October 30, 2018
- Passions rise on York River wild and scenic ballot measure, York Weekly / Seacoast Online, October 23, 2018
- Harbor Board endorses stewardship plan, York Weekly / Seacoast Online, September 18, 2018
- Editorial: 3 selectmen to be lauded for Wild and Scenic River vote, York Weekly / Seacoast Online, August 28, 2018
- Divided board puts York River plan on ballot in November, York Weekly / Seacoast Online, August 28, 2018
- Selectmen hold public hearing on York River plan, York Weekly / Seacoast Online, August 14, 2018
- Hearing Monday on York River plan, York Weekly / Seacoast Online, August 7, 2018
- Selectmen praise management plan for York River, York Weekly / Seacoast Online, June 26, 2018
- Study: York River healthy, resilient, York Weekly / Seacoast Online, June 19, 2018
- York River study work winding down, York Weekly/Seacoast Online, June 6, 2018
- York River committee seeks KEYS region input, York Weekly/Seacoast Online, May 11, 2018
- York River Study looks at housing development, York Weekly/Seacoast Online, April 10, 2018
- York River panel seeks wild and scenic designation, York Weekly/Seacoast Online, January 1, 2018
- Movers and Shakers: Stewards of the York River, York Weekly, December 27, 2017
- York River and watershed alive and well, Seacoast Online, November 12, 2017
- York River committee enters final year of study, York Weekly/Seacoast Online, October 16, 2017
- Committee looks at past, present and future of York River, York Weekly/Seacoast Online, October 10, 2017
- York River archaeological sites ‘pretty amazing’, York Weekly/Seacoast Online, August 30, 2017
- Understanding York River through walking tours, York Weekly/Seacoast Online, July 4, 2017
- Discovering the past one shard at a time, York Weekly/Seacoast Online, June 27, 2017
- YHS students study fish species in York River, York Weekly/Seacoast Online, May 9, 2107
- York River talks focus on harbor dredge, overuse, York Weekly/Seacoast Online, May 1, 2107
- York River study to delve into Eliot’s archaeology, Portsmouth Herald/Seacoast Online, April 13, 2017
- Two studies of York River soon underway, York Weekly/Seacoast Online, January 31, 2107
- Kudos for community connections, Seacoast Online Editorial, January 31, 2017
- ‘Education not regulation’ of York River, Seacoast Online, October 25, 2016
- York River committee updates residents on its work, Seacoast Online, June 20, 2016
- York River watershed worthy of federal study, Seacoast Online Editorial, March 29, 2016
- Four-town committee works to preserve York River watershed, Portsmouth Herald, March 27, 2016
- York River study committee starts meeting, Seacoast Online, December 1, 2015
- Study begins of York River, ‘stunning natural resource,’ Bangor Daily News, September 2, 2015
- Maine’s humble York River moves into spotlight, Portland Press Herald, March 10, 2014
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