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Grindle Point Light Station

Resiliency Begins With Us

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: April 20, 2025

Fifteen months have passed since the back-to-back storms in January 2024 wreaked havoc along the New England coastline. In Maine alone, over one-third of the state’s sixty-six lighthouses suffered damage. […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, bob trapani, climate, grindle point, January 2024, light stations, lighthouses, maine, marshall point, mitigation, Petit Manan, Resiliency, resilient, storms

Rob Apse film, Wave-Swept

“Wave-Swept” – A Significant Film in the Making

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: April 5, 2025

By Rob Apse, Video Freelance Creative My history with lighthouses and why I’m making this film… My first feature documentary, The Last Lightkeepers, was really eye opening to the universe […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News Tagged With: ALF Storm and Mitigation Response Team, american lighthouse foundation, bob trapani, climate change, film, Ford Reiche, hazards, lighthouses, maine, mitigation, Resiliency, rob apse, storms, wave-swept

March 2025 Dinner Meeting for The Propeller Club of Portsmouth, NH

Sharing the Impact of Severe Storms at Lighthouses with The Propeller Club of Portsmouth

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: March 21, 2025

The opportunity to discuss lighthouses with others is always a fun experience. The occasion is even more rewarding when one can share why we need to keep acting in the […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Tagged With: 2025, american lighthouse foundation, bob trapani, changing climate, diaster recovery, dinner meeting, extreme weather, international propeller club, lighthouses, maine, march, mitigation, new hampshire, Resiliency, rising sea levels, severe storms, storm surge, the propeller club of portsmouth, us coast guard

We Do Well to Remember

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: February 5, 2025

Whether we are restoring, maintaining or working to make lighthouses more resilient, realizing the aim is a process. And to be sure, this process is an extended one. Such a […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, bob trapani, keepers of the lights, lighthouses, maintenance, mitigation, preservation, resilient, restoration, storms

Rockland Breakwater on 11/18/24

Quiet Threats

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: November 21, 2024

When a storm of stirring magnitude comes a-calling, much is made of the fact – and with good reason. The raging fury of wind, waves and surge can be as […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, bob trapani, climate change, high tide, lighthouse, lighthouse preservation, mitigation, moon tide, Resiliency, rising sea levels, rockland breakwater, storm damage, storm surge

Portsmouth Harbor

A Race Against Time at Lighthouses

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: November 14, 2024

Powerful storms, including legendary northeast gales, have historically battered the New England coast. Harrowing is their fury that overwhelms for hours – if not days. Wreckage is the lot of […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse Tagged With: american lighthouse foundation, bob trapani jr, climate change, friends of portsmouth harbor lighthouses, friends of wood island lighthouse, January 2024, maine, mitigation, new hampshire, Resiliency, resilient, rising sea levels, storm surge, storms

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