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2025 National Maritime Heritage Conference

ALF Presents at the National Maritime Heritage Conference

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: October 9, 2025

The twelfth annual Maritime Heritage Conference & Historic Naval Ship Association Symposium was held on September 24-27, 2025, in Buffalo, New York. According to the National Maritime Historical Society, “The […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News Tagged With: 2025, adaptation, american lighthouse foundation, bob trapani, buffalo, climate change, mitigation, national maritime heritage conference, new york, Resiliency, storms, sustainability

UNE student Regina Dyer mapping Maine lighthouses

UNE Student Maps what Risks Maine’s Lighthouses Face from Storm Damage

By: American Lighthouse Foundation Published: August 14, 2025

Story by Jacob Murphy, Reporter • WMTW TV 8 Portland • August 14, 2025 BIDDEFORD, Maine – While many students are away on summer break, Regina Dyer has been splitting […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News Tagged With: 2025, american lighthouse foundation, bob trapani, climate, climate adaptation, Frank Rios, Jacob Murphy, maine, mitigation, portland, regina dyer, Resiliency, storm surge, summer sustainability fellowship, university of new england, vulnerability assessment, WMTW TV 8, world monuments fund

Halfway Rock

Building a Stronger Future for Lighthouses with the Help of the World Monuments Fund

By: Bob Trapani, Jr., ALF Executive Director Published: April 22, 2025

It has been a little over three months since the World Monuments Fund (WMF) announced on January 15, 2025 that Maine’s sixty-six historic lighthouses were placed on the international preservation […]

Filed Under: ALF News, Lighthouses and Climate / Storm News Tagged With: 2024, 2025, american lighthouse foundation, case study, climate change, halfway rock, hazard mitigation, January, maine coastal islands national wildlife refuge, Maine Preservation, Petit Manan, preparedness, Resiliency, response, rockland breakwater, storms, the presumpscot foundation, watch list, Whaleback Lighthouse, wood island, world monuments fund

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

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