"Preparing historic neighborhoods for climate change"

"Greater Portland Landmarks has begun taking inventory of all historic resources located in two communities threatened by rising sea levels. It's part of a larger effort to prepare these historic neighborhoods for the impact of climate change. Portland's Bayside neighborhood is home to more than 260 historic residential, industrial, and commercial resources, according to Greater Portland Landmarks. Ferry Village in South Portland to approximately 280 historic resources. 'These two neighborhoods were chosen because of the potential for impacts of sea-level rise,' said Julie Larry, Director of Advocacy at Greater Portland Landmarks. Summer interns are documenting these sites for the Greater Portland Historic Resources Survey, a first of its kind survey in the state to identify resources that will be impacted by climate change. The work is part of their graduate studies. 'Climate change is becoming a bigger and bigger problem and something that I'm concerned about and passionate about,' said Leslie Moore, a graduate student at Colorado State University...." Project funding was provided by a Historic Preservation Fund grant to the Maine Historic Preservation Commission administered by the State, Tribal, Local Plans and Grants division, National Park Service, U.S. Department for the Interior (grant number P18AF00024).