Story by Jacob Murphy, Reporter • WMTW TV 8 Portland • August 14, 2025
UNE Sustainability Fellow Regina Dyer is shown being interviewed by WMTW TV 8 reporter Jacob Murphy about her work with the American Lighthouse Foundation to develop a climate vulnerability assessment for Maine’s storm damaged light stations.
(Photo by Ann-Marie Trapani)
BIDDEFORD, Maine – While many students are away on summer break, Regina Dyer has been splitting her time between visiting Maine’s Lighthouses and working in the University of New England’s GIS lab.
Dyer is a Geographic Information Systems minor, more commonly known as “GIS,” where she has learned how to use technology to turn real-world data into digital maps. She’s taking those skills and mapping out which of Maine’s lighthouses are most susceptible to future storms and climate change.
Dyer is one of 16 other students taking part in UNE’s Sustainability Fellowship. The program pairs students with local communities, businesses and nonprofits to help them reach their sustainability goals. Dyer was paired with the American Lighthouse Foundation to analyze which lighthouse need their attention.
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(L to R) Frank Rios, WMTW News 8 Portland, Jacob Murphy, WMTW News 8 Portland, Regina Dyer, University of New England 2025 Sustainability Fellow and rising senior, and Bob Trapani, Jr., Executive Director for the American Lighthouse Foundation onsite in the UNE campus GIS Lab. (Photo by Ann-Marie Trapani)
