Maine community-led
Energy & Climate Action Network

Connecting communities
taking action on energy
and climate resilience

Featured Resources

MaineDEP-OURSHORE

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s O.U.R. S.H.O.R.E. website offers Maine communities guidance and training for using nature-based design practices to protect against shoreline erosion.

Guide

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Steps to Resilience, a free online training by the Climate Smart Communities Initiative, guides climate adaptation practitioners and community leaders in creating adaptation and resilience plans.

Toolkit

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Facilitated by the Maine Climate Change Adaptation Providers Network, this workbook offers a framework and how-to guide for climate change assessment, collective climate action, and achieving community resilience outcomes.

Guide

About MAINECAN

MAINECAN supports and connects local community groups in Maine that are interested in implementing projects to help make their communities more resilient to a changing climate and access the benefits of a sustainable energy transition.

MAINECAN member highlights video: Learn about 6 initiatives MAINECAN members have been working on to advance community-led energy and climate resilience in Maine.

Explore Connections

MAINECAN is part of a broad ecosystem of Maine energy- and resilience-related groups, networks, and programs. Explore how these groups are connecting with each other.

Partners & Allies Supporting Maine Communities

ClimateWork Maine
ClimateWork Maine is an organization of diverse businesses and business leaders who understand the impacts...
Maine Community Power Cooperative
We are a consumer-owned cooperative that develops, owns and operates small scale community solar projects...
Maine Climate Change Adaptation Providers Network
CCAP is a peer-to-peer learning network among climate adaptation professionals in Maine.
Maine Climate Action Now
Maine Climate Action Now is a statewide coalition that leads efforts in climate justice advocacy,...
Lifelong Maine & UMaine Center on Aging
The mission of Lifelong Maine is to support Maine’s age-friendly communities to create environments where...
WindowDressers
Our Mission: WindowDressers brings community volunteers of all economic and social situations together to improve...

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