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			Group Name: Presumpscot River Watch Contact: Forrest Bell Contact Address: 1 India Street Portland, Maine 04101 Contact Phone: 207-650-7597 Contact Email: forrestb@maine.rr.com URL: http://www.prw-maine.org Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: The Presumpscot River Watch is dedicated to preserving and improving the health of the Presumpscot River and its watershed by: 1) scientific monitoring 2) sharing data to increase awareness 3) serving as a steward for the river through participation in legislative, community, and individual efforts. Number of Volunteers: 30
			Group Name: Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program Contact: Scott Williams Contact Address: 24 Maple Hill Rd. Auburn, Maine 04210 Contact Phone: 207-783-7733 Contact Email: vlmp@mainevlmp.org URL: http://www.mainevolunteerlakemonitors.org/ Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description:Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program sponsors monitoring of more than 500 lakes by trained volunteers. The majority of volunteers monitor transparency; approximately 10% monitor dissolved oxygen, and a small group has been trained to monitor other parameters. The program is expanding at a rate of 10% per year; we anticipate expanding the scope of monitoring as well. Recently, the Maine VLMP formed the Center for Invasive Aquatic Plants, which has trained more than 1,500 volunteers to conduct ...MORE... Number of Volunteers: 850
			Group Name: Maine's Voluntary Anglers Contact: Joan Trial Contact Address: Maine Department of Inland Fisheries 650 State St. Bangor, Maine 04401-5654 Contact Phone: 207 941-4457 Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Maine's Voluntary Anglers offers anglers the opportunity to contribute catch-rate data for the management of sport fisheries throughout Maine and to maintain a personal record of their angling experiences. The program provides the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife with data on the quality of the fisheries in over 2000 lakes, ponds, and streams annually. Number of Volunteers: 750
			Group Name: Lawry Pond Association of Searsmont, Maine Contact: Yvonne Burckhardt Ruth Herz Contact Address: 244 Lawry Road Searsmont, Maine 04973- Contact Phone: 207 342-5385 Contact Email: yvonnejb@mymailstation.com Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Lawry Pond Association monitors Lawry Pond and its watershed, and conducts loon counts. Number of Volunteers: 3
			Group Name: Presumpscot River Watershed Coalition Contact: Matt Craig Contact Address: PO Box 9300 Portland, Maine 04103 Contact Phone: 207-228-8359 Contact Email: mcraig@usm.maine.edu URL: http://presumpscotcoalition.org Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: PRWC coordinates implementation of the Presumpscot Plan, finished in 2003, and serves as a forum for exchanging information and collaborating on issues related to the river and it's health.
			Group Name: Project SHARE- Salmon Habitat And River Enhancement/Atlantic Salmon Federation Contact: Steven Koenig Contact Address: 14 Boyton Ave Eastport, Maine 04631 Contact Phone: (207) 853-0931 Contact Email: skoenig@salmonhabitat.org URL: http://salmonhabitat.org Activity:Other Description: Project SHARE, a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation, was created in 1994 through the efforts of concerned landowners, salmon anglers, businesses and various government agencies to establish a forum to protect and enhance Atlantic salmon habitat in the five Downeast Rivers of Maine. For over a decade, we have dedicated millions to the restoration of Maine's wild Atlantic salmon habitat. "What a difference ten years can make" –Ed Baum, Atlantic Salmon Scientist Number of Volunteers: 25
			Group Name: Union River Watershed Coalition Contact: Travis Hussey Contact Address: 105 Eden Street Bar Harbor, Maine 04609 Contact Phone: 207-288-5015 x424 Contact Email: thussey@coa.edu URL: http://www.unionriver.org Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: Work with community volunteers, organizations, businesses, government, and agencies to promote the integrated social, economic, and ecological values of the watershed. Watershed towns include Ellsworth, Trenton, Otis, Mariaville, Waltham, Eastbrook, Osborn, Amherst, Aurora, and Great Pond. Number of Volunteers: 35 active
			Group Name: Stetson Brook Team Contact: John L. Painter Contact Address: 765 College street Lewiston, Maine 04240 Contact Phone: 207-777-7482 Contact Email: paintervecsey@adelphia.net URL: http://www.geocities.com/stetsonbrookteam/ Activity:Restoration/Conservation Project Description:The Stetson Brook Team is a member of the state of Maine's DEP Stream Team Program. The Stetson Brook Team is particularly interested in presevering and improving trout and other fish habitat on the section of Stetson brook between N 54 12' and 33" E and Stetson road bridge. This area is a particularly diverse habitat and was the center of a Maine Forestry Service study on beetle's finding this area to be one of only 11 similarly diverse habitats in Maine, with two new beetle species in the st...MORE... Number of Volunteers: 3 with four more joining, plus local land lab
			Group Name: Mount Desert Island Water Quality Coalition Contact: Jane Disney Contact Address: P.O. Box 911 Mount Desert, Maine 04609 Contact Phone: (207) 288-2598 Contact Email: jane@mdiwqc.org. URL: http://www.mdiwqc.org Activity:Education Project/Program Description:The MDI Water Quality Coalition is a 501(c)3 organization, which grew out of MDI High School's Sophomores for Clean Shores Program. Our mission is to engage citizens of all ages in preserving and improving the water quality of MDI through meaningful environmental research and community education. The Coalition supports water quality projects all over Mount Desert Island, in the high school, middle schools and elementary schools. Students and other community volunteers are involved in water q...MORE... Number of Volunteers: 350+ students, plus 45 additional community members
			Group Name: Pleasant River Lake Association Contact: Matthew Scott Contact Address: Rfd #1, Box 428 Belgrade, Maine 04917 Contact Phone: 207-495-3409 Contact Email: mscott@clinic.net Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Our mission is to protect, enhance and improve the lake environs and it's watershed. We have produced and published a Ecosystem Management Plan for the watershed. Number of Volunteers: 20
			Group Name: Casco Bay Estuary Partnership Contact: Curtis Bohlen Contact Address: Usm, 34 Bedford St., Po Box 9300 Portland, Oregon 04104 Contact Phone: (207) 780-4820 Contact Email: cbohlen@usm.maine.edu URL: http://www.cascobay.usm.maine.edu Activity:Other Description: The Casco Bay Estuary Partnership is currently working on over 30 projects that are designed to protect the health and integrity of the Casco Bay Watershed in Maine. The five priority areas that they are working in include flat clam restoration, toxics reduction, stormwater habitat protection, and stewardship.
			Group Name: Marine Environmental Research Institute Contact: Meggan Dwyer Contact Address: 55 Main Street Blue Hill, Maine 04614 Contact Phone: (207)374-8980 Contact Email: mdwyer@meriresearch.org URL: http://www.meriresearch.org Activity:Other Description: In April of 2004 MERI began a watershed monitoring project in the Blue Hill Bay area to generate public awareness about water quality in the area. Since then the project has grown to monitor 44 sites with a focus on inputs into the coastal waters. As of 2009, this project has expanded to include indicators of ecosystem health such as phytoplankton diversity, sediment samples and invasive species as indicators of the health of the coastal ecosystem. Number of Volunteers: 0
			Group Name: Presumpscot Regional Land Trust Contact: Richard Curtis Contact Address: 76 Wards Hill Road Gorham, Maine 04038 Contact Phone: 207-892-8605 Contact Email: prlandtrust@yahoo.com URL: http://www.mltn.org/trustdetails.asp?id=1211 Activity:Restoration/Conservation Project Description: Conserve natural resources in and around the Town of Gorham, including such resources as wildlife habitat, open and scenic areas, agricultural land, recreational resources, river corridors, and scenic travel corridors. Number of Volunteers: 75
			Group Name: York Water Quality Monitoring Program Contact: Michelle Moody Stan Moody Contact Address: P.O. Box 2 Cape Neddick, Maine 03902-0002 Contact Phone: 207 363-4294 Contact Email: waterquality@usa.net Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: The York Water Quality Monitoring Program tests several streams in the town of York that empty into the Gulf of Maine. Number of Volunteers: 6
			Group Name: Sheepscot Wellspring Land Alliance Contact: Buck O'Herin Contact Address: 265 HalldaleRd. Montville, Maine 04941 Contact Phone: 207-589-4133 URL: http://www.mltn.org/trustdetails.asp?id=1266 Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: Protect and restore the headwaters of the Sheepscot River through conservation easements, land acquisition, environmental advocacy and education. Number of Volunteers: 50
			Group Name: Maine Coast Heritage Trust Contact: Jay Espy Contact Address: 167 Park Row Brunswick, Maine 04011 Contact Phone: 207-729-7366 URL: http://www.mcht.org/ Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: Maine Coast Heritage Trust conserves and stewards Maine’s coastal lands and island for their renowned scenic beauty, outdoor recreational opportunities, ecological diversity and working landscapes. MCHT promotes the conservation of natural places statewide by working with land trusts, communities and other partners. Founded in 1970, the trust was a pioneer in the use of conservation easements as a way to protect land.
			Group Name: Clean Water/Partners in Monitoring, Marine Phytoplankton Monitoring Program Contact: Esperanza Stancioff, Kathleen Leyden Contact Address: University of Maine Cooperative Extension 235 Jefferson St. P.O. Box 309 Waldoboro, Maine 04572- Contact Phone: 207 832-0343 Contact Email: esp@umce.umext.maine.edu URL: http://www.state.me.us/spo/ Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: The Clean Water/Partners in Monitoring program provides coordination, information, support, and technical assistance to groups of volunteers and students who want to monitor their local waters. Active programs include water quality and phytoplankton, and NPS watershed initiatives. Number of Volunteers: 500
			Group Name: Noble Junior High School Contact: Brian Doyle Deb Joyce Contact Address: Box 693 Route 9 Berwick, Maine 03901- Contact Phone: 207 698-1188 Contact Email: bdoyle@psouth.net Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Noble Junior High monitors two estuarine systems along the southwest coast of Maine. Along with other schools and volunteers at the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, we monitor twice each month. Through our efforts, local clam flats have been reopened for harvesting. Number of Volunteers: 0
			Group Name: Eliot/South Berwick School & Community Water Monitoring Program Contact: Joyce Tugel Contact Address: Marshwood High School 260 Route 236 South Berwick, Maine 03908 Contact Phone: 207 384-4500 Contact Email: jtugel@nh.ultranet.com Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Eliot/South Berwick School and Community Water Monitoring Program monitors the Piscataqua River and its tributaries, which are part of the Great Bay New Hampshire/Maine watershed. Number of Volunteers: 4
			Group Name: Community Lakes Association Contact: Art Burbar Contact Address: 72 Alpine Shores Bryant Pond, Maine 04219- Contact Phone: 207 665-2788 Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Community Lakes Association volunteers monitor Secchi transparency, and we have hired a biologist to monitor additional physical and chemical parameters for six ponds on a rotating basis. Number of Volunteers: 5
			Group Name: Kittery Conservation Commission Contact: L.Garth Turner-Harrington, chair Contact Address: 200 Rogers Rd, Town Hall Kittery, Maine 03904- Contact Phone: 207 439-4585 Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Kittery Conservation Commission monitors part of the Piscataqua River, Spruce Creek, Chauncey Creek, Brave Boat Harbor, and the seashore (i.e,. Seapoint and Crescent Beaches). We have helped open clam beds for recreational clamming. Data from monitoring used by DMR for FDA reports. Number of Volunteers: 11
			Group Name: Lower Patten Pond Water Quality Monitoring Contact: Donald Ahern; Web Pearsall Contact Address: RR1, Box 414 Surry, Maine 04684- Contact Phone: 207 667-3406 Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Monitor state of Maine lakes, ponds, etc. Number of Volunteers: 1
			Group Name: Maine Field Office, American Rivers Contact: Stephen Brooke Contact Address: 412 Fundy Road Falmouth, Maine 04105 Contact Phone: 207-781-8364 Contact Email: sbrooke@amrivers.org URL: http://amrivers.org Activity:Restoration/Conservation Project Description: Rivers unplugged - removing dams that no longer make sense and habitat restoration
			Group Name: Saco River Corridor Commission Contact: Dennis J. Finn Contact Address: 20 Main Street, PO Box 283 Cornish, Maine 04020 Contact Phone: 207-625-8123 URL: http://www.srcc-maine.org Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council
			Group Name: Damariscotta Lake Watershed Association Contact: Alan N. Railsback, Exec. Dir. , Maine Contact Phone: URL: http://www.dlwa.org/ Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Damariscotta Lake Watershed Association has produced eight years of monitoring work focused on nonpoint source pollution involving phosphorus. Our data is the basis for remediation using Best Management Practices on more than 14 sites in the watershed. Number of Volunteers: 2
			Group Name: Trout Unlimited - Maine Council Contact: Sean McCormick Contact Address: 80 East River Rd Whitefield, Maine 04353 Contact Phone: 207-549-3355 Contact Email: seanmc@gwi.net URL: http://tumaine.org/ Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: Dedicated to the protection and enhancement of Cold-Water fisheries. Number of Volunteers: 1200
			Group Name: Pleasant River Fish and Game Conservation Assoc., Inc. Contact: Charles W. Robbins Contact Address: 286 Tibbettstown Rd. Columbia Falls, Maine 04623 Contact Email: cwrobbins@mgemaine.com URL: http://prfg@tripod.com Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: Maintain high water quality of the Pleasant River and its drainage. The club constructed an Atlantic salmon fry hatchery in the former hydro plant. Number of Volunteers: 150
			Group Name: Pleasant River Fish and Game Conservation Assoc., Inc. Contact: Charles W. Robbins Contact Address: PO BOX 261 Columbia Falls, Maine 04623 Contact Email: cwrobbins@mgemaine.com Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: Maintain high water quality of the Pleasant River and its drainage. The club assisted in constructed an Atlantic salmon fry hatchery in the former hydro plant located in Columbia Falls, Maine. Number of Volunteers: 150
			Group Name: China Region Lakes Alliance Contact: David Landry Contact Address: 571 Lakeview Drive China, Maine 04358 Contact Phone: 207-445-5021 Contact Email: lakesalliance@yahoo.com URL: http://www.lakesalliance.org/ Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description:The China Region Lakes Alliance (CRLA) is a non-profit organization that works to improve and protect the water quality of four lakes in central Maine: China Lake, Threecornered Pond, Threemile Pond and Webber Pond. Our members include the lake associations from each of these watershed, the towns they are located in and the Kennebec County drinking water supply plant. We have a conservation corps in the summer that does work mitigating erosion problems in these watersheds. We do a lot of out...MORE... Number of Volunteers: 20
			Group Name: Cove Brook Watershed Council Contact: Gayle Zydlewski Contact Address: P.O. Box 243 Winterport, Maine 04496 Contact Phone: 207-862-3382 Contact Email: cbwc@adelphia.net URL: http://www.covebrook.org Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description:The goals of the Cove Brook Watershed Council (CBWC) are to protect, conserve and restore Cove Brook and its watershed; to educate the community about this valuable resource; and to maintain environmentally sound traditional uses of the watershed, such as fishing, hiking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, dog-sledding, and snowmobiling. The Cove Brook Watershed Council was formed in 2001. The Council has been pro-active in their efforts to understand the dynamics of the Cove Brook Waters...MORE... Number of Volunteers: 20
			Group Name: Maine Audubon Society Contact: Robert Bryan Contact Address: 20 Gilsland Farm Road Falmouth, Maine 04105-6009 Contact Phone: 207 781-2330 Contact Email: rbryan@Maineaudubon.org URL: http://www.maineaudubon.org Activity:Restoration/Conservation Project Description: Maine Audubon Society works to evaluate tidal marsh health, especially the impacts caused by tidal restrictions and invasive plant species. Provided basic education on tidal march ecology at the Scarborough March Nature Center. Number of Volunteers: 20
			Group Name: Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed Contact: Bob Moore Contact Address: PO Box 5003 Augusta, Maine 04332-5003 Contact Phone: 207-621-4100 Contact Email: mail@watershedfriends.com URL: http://www.watershedfriends.com Activity:Education Project/Program Description:Established in 2001, the Friends mission is: "To Protect and Improve the 28 Lakes & Streams of the Cobbossee Watershed." The Cobbossee Watershed begins at Torsey Pond in Readfield, continues through Pleasant Pond in Richmond, before emptying into the Kennebec River in Gardiner through Cobbossee Stream - 217 square miles in all. Partering with several area lake associations and state agencies, our innovative approaches to membership building, program development and project work have gained loc...MORE... Number of Volunteers: 100+
			Group Name: Androscoggin Land Trust Contact: Jonathan P. Labonte Contact Address: P.O. Box 3145 Auburn, Maine 04212 Contact Phone: 207-782-2302 Contact Email: info@androscogginlandtrust.org URL: http://www.androscogginlandtrust.org/ Activity:Other Description: To protect, through land conservation and stewardship, the important natural areas, traditional landscapes and outdoor experience in the Androscoggin River watershed. To date, we conserve and manage over 3,600 acres of conservation land and more than nine miles of frontage on the Androscoggin River. Number of Volunteers: 300
			Group Name: Friends Of Merrymeeting Bay Contact: Ed Friedman Contact Address: Po Box 233 Richmond, Virginia 04357 Contact Phone: 207-666-3372 Contact Email: edfomb@gwi.net URL: http://www.friendsofmerrymeetingbay.org Activity:Other Description: To protect, preserve and enhance the ecosystem of Merrymeeting Bay, the largest freshwater estuary north of Chesapeake Bay. Number of Volunteers: 130
			Group Name: Friends Of Lakeside Drive Contact: Scott Dunham Contact Address: 648 Buzzell Road Acton, Maine 04001 Contact Phone: 207-477-0389 Contact Email: saveredgateroad@comcast.net URL: http://friendsoflakesidedrive.giving.officelive.com/default.aspx Activity:Education Project/Program Description: Friends of Lakeside Drive or FOLD is a public charity chartered to educate and enable individuals, associations, and/or municipalities on the value and techniques to address the environmental impact of roads and ways. FOLD has sponsored numerous road projects including "green day" clean up activities, gravel/asphalt road maintenance, drainage projects, and more. Number of Volunteers: 25
			Group Name: Lakes Environmental Association (LEA) Contact: Peter Lowell Contact Address: 230 Main St. Bridgton, Maine 04009- Contact Phone: 207 647-8580 Contact Email: lakes@leamaine.org URL: http://www.mainelakes.org Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: LEA monitors 37 lakes in the Sebago-Long Lake region of western Maine. We work with landowners, towns and other organizations to correct or mitigate erosion problems. LEA has robust milfoil prevention, education and removal programs. We offer school and adult education and we manage the 700 acre Holt Pond Preserve. Number of Volunteers: 50
			Group Name: Bagaduce Watershed Assoc. Contact: John C. Ferriday Contact Address: PO Box 133 Penobscot, Maine 04476 Contact Phone: 207 326 0580 Contact Email: j10c28f26@midmaine.com Activity:Education Project/Program Description: The Bagaduce Watershed Association is a nonprofit group of citizens who seek to protect and promote the social, economic and environmental health of the Bagaduce Watershed. BWA is a membership organization with approximately 120 members and a volunteer board/staff of 12 providing educational programs and water quality monitoring and stream team environmental research within the watershed area. Number of Volunteers: 30
			Group Name: Lakes Association of Norway Contact: Bruce Cook Contact Address: P. O. Box 505 Norway, Maine 04268 Contact Phone: 207-744-0919 URL: http://www.norwaylakes.org/ Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: A local non-profit membership organization for protection and enhancement of local lakes and preservation of their value. Our organization has compiled a report that summarizes the findings of the 2005 lake water quality monitoring program for Pennesseewassee Lake, and Hobbs, Sand and North Ponds. Both professional and volunteer-gathered data were used to create this report.
			Group Name: Ducktrap River Coalition Contact: Scott Dickerson Contact Address: PO Box 101 Rockport, Maine 04856 Contact Phone: (207)236-7091 Contact Email: cmlt@midcoast.com URL: http://www.coastalmountains.org/htm/duckt_coalition.htm Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: To promote and effect the voluntary protection of the Ducktrap River, its natural features and critical watershed, through the joint effort of interested organizations and individuals. Number of Volunteers: 60
			Group Name: Portland Trails Contact: Nan Cumming Contact Address: One India Street Portland, Maine 04101 Contact Phone: 207-775-2411 Contact Email: nan@trails.org Activity:Other Description: To create an inter-connected network of multi-use trails within Greater Portalnd. To serve as an advocate for the protection of and access to natural places within the region. To collaborate with neighborhoods, government, other non-profits and the business community in trail development and stewardship. Number of Volunteers: 750 members
			Group Name: Saco River Recreation Council, Inc. Contact: Ned McSherry Contact Address: PO Box 363 Fryeburg, Maine 04037 Contact Phone: 603-447-3801 Contact Email: rivers@sacobound.com Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: Water quality testing programs, trash and blown down clean-ups, on-river education. Number of Volunteers: 8 full-time staff, volunteers vary by project
			Group Name: Planning Alliance for the Damariscotta River Estuary (PADRE) Contact: Stephanie Watson Contact Address: 27 Main Street: P.O. Box 973 Damariscotta, Maine 04543 Contact Phone: 207-563-3132 Contact Email: Stephanie.Watson@state.me.us Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description:The primary goal of the Planning Alliance for the Damariscotta River Estuary (PADRE) is to coordinate the land and water uses in the in the Damariscotta River Estuary watershed. Our activities have included the identification and remediation of pollution sources to the estuary, forums on aquaculture, fisheries, sustainable economic opportunities, land use planning, best management practices, a State of the River Conference, a Riverfront Park, a PADRE newsletter. The group has a management plan...MORE... Number of Volunteers: 14 volunteer board members
			Group Name: Friends of Saco River Contact: Mark Woodruff Contact Address: P.O. Box 169 Bar Mills, Maine 04004 Contact Email: markw@sacoriver.net URL: http://www.sacosalmon.org Activity:Restoration/Conservation Project Description: The Saco River Salmon Club is a non-profit organization dedicated to fisheries restoration. With over 200 club members, we have constructed and operate an Atlantic salmon fry hatchery in Biddeford, Maine. We annually raise 750,000 fry and release them through out the watershed. The club's Board of Directors participates in other advisory committees related to fisheries management issues for the Saco River Watershed.
			Group Name: Falmouth Conservation Trust Contact: President Contact Address: Box 6014 Falmouth, Maine 05105 Contact Phone: 207-783-0833 Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: Permanently protect in their natural state (through fee or easement acquisition) wetland, wildlife, scenic, forest or general open spaces in the town of Falmouth, Maine.
			Group Name: Lake McWain Association Contact: John Thompson Contact Address: Box 29 Waterford, Maine 04088-0029 Contact Phone: 207 583-2224 978 425 9185 Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Lake McWain Association monitors a 480-acre lake in west-central Maine. We check the lake from mid-April through mid-October for clarity, pH, dissolved oxygen, and occasionally for other minerals. Number of Volunteers: 1
			Group Name: Highland Lake Association, Inc. Contact: Ralph Johnston Keith Williams Contact Address: P.O. Box 1684 Windham, Maine 04062- Contact Phone: 207 892-6561 Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Highland Lake Association monitors Highland Lake in Windham and Falmouth (Cumberland County). Number of Volunteers: 2
			Group Name: Deer Isle Partners in Monitoring Contact: Dud Hendrick Pat Weirs Contact Address: P.O. Box 69 Deer Isle, Maine 04627- Contact Phone: 207 348-6615 Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Deer Isle Partners in Monitoring conducts E. coli and plankton monitoring in shellfish flats around Deer Isle in Penobscot Bay, as well as Secchi disk and dissolved oxygen monitoring in ponds and lakes. Number of Volunteers: 12
			Group Name: Citizens' Association of Liberty Lakes Water Quality Contact: Linda Breslin Contact Address: 4800 Bassett Rd Liberty, Maine 04901 Contact Phone: 207-872-5469 Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Citizens' Association of Liberty Lakes conducts bacteriological and other tests for Lake St. George, Cargill and Stevens Ponds, and George's River. Number of Volunteers: 0
			Group Name: Friends of the Royal River Contact: Mary Holman Contact Address: 1090 North Rd. North Yarmouth, Maine 04097- Contact Phone: 207 829-5895 Contact Email: Holman@compuserve.com URL: http://www.cascobay.com/royal/royal.htm Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Friends of the Royal River conducts freshwater monitoring on the Royal River Watershed. Number of Volunteers: 40
			Group Name: Lake Watch Contact: Charles R. Mann Contact Address: Volunteer Coordinator 284 State St. Station 41 Augusta, Maine 04333- Contact Phone: 207 287-8069 Contact Email: CHARLES.MANN@STATE.ME.US Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Lake Watch supports effective fish and wildlife management and public safety on Maine's great ponds. We create strong linkages between the Department of Inland Fish and Wildlife and individual lake associations. The Congress of Lake Associations (COLA) conducts monitoring for us. Number of Volunteers: 150
			Group Name: Boyden Lake Association Monitors Contact: Tessa Ftorek Contact Address: RR 1 Box 356 Robbinston, Maine 04671- Contact Phone: 207 454-2130 Contact Email: tessaf@wctc.org Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Boyden Lake Association Monitors test the water quality of Boyden Lake, the water source for the city of Eastport, for the sake of consumers, recreational users, and wildlife. Number of Volunteers: 0
			Group Name: Portage Lake Association Contact: Kenneth Y. Hodsdon Contact Address: P.O. Box 285 Portage, Maine 04768- Contact Phone: 207 435-6591 Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Portage Lake Association is involved in water quality testing and loon counts on Portage Lake. Number of Volunteers: 2
			Group Name: Lower Kennebec Regional Land Trust Contact: Alicia Heyburn Contact Address: PO Box 1128 Bath, Maine 04530 Contact Phone: 207-442-8400 Contact Email: info@lkrlt.org URL: http://www.lkrlt.org/ Description: Lower Kennebec Regional Land Trust is dedicated to conservation of the natural, historic, scenic and recreational resources of the Kennebec Estuary.
			Group Name: York Rivers Association Contact: Caroline Donnelly Contact Address: P.O. Box 1106 York Harbor, Maine 03911-1106 Contact Phone: (207) 363-2708 Contact Email: cdonnelly@yorkrivers.org. URL: http://www.yorkrivers.org/ Description: The York Rivers Association is a working group of citizens, non-profit organizations, local, state and federal agencies -- all working together to protect and restore the rivers of the Town of York, Maine.
			Group Name: Scarborough Land Conservation Trust Contact: Laurene Swaney Contact Address: P.O. Box 1237 Scarborough, Maine 04070 Contact Phone: 207-883-4909 Contact Email: laurene@maine.rr.com URL: http://www.scarboroughmaine.com/slct/ Activity:Restoration/Conservation Project Description: The Scarborough Land Conservation Trust was originally founded as the Owascoag Land Conservation Trust in 1977, Owascoag being the Indian name for the area meaning "the land of many grasses". Later renamed the Scarborough Land Conservation Trust in 1984 to reflect and include the town's other rich natural areas in addition to coastal assets, its mission continues to be the acquisition, preservation, and management of unique land within Scarborough for the benefit and enjoyment of the public.
			Group Name: Kennebunk Conservation Commission Contact: Christine Feurt Contact Address: 1 Summer St. Kennebunk, Maine 04043- Contact Phone: 207 985-4686 Contact Email: osprey@cybertours.com Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: The Kennebunk Water Testing Program monitors 8 stations on three rivers in the Gulf of Maine watershed. We use citizen volunteers in the summer, and have a partnership with Kennebunk High School during the school year. Watersheds monitored are in the towns of Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, and Arundel. Number of Volunteers: 15
			Group Name: Friends of Unity Wetlands Contact: Jennifer Brockway Contact Address: PO Box 184 Unity, Maine 04988 Contact Phone: 207-948-3766 Contact Email: FUW@unitymaine.org URL: http://www.friendsofunitywetlands.org Activity:Restoration/Conservation Project Description: Friends of Unity Wetlands is a member-supported conservation association dedicated to sustaining the rich wild and working landscape of the 42,000-acre Unity Wetlands Focus Area. Program areas include land and water conservation, education and outreach, and data gathering and research. FUW is the local steward for the Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge lands in Benton and Unity, and the Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area in Troy. Number of Volunteers: many
			Group Name: Spruce Creek Association Contact: Phyllis Ford Contact Address: 19 Bond Road Kittery, Maine 03905 Contact Email: phyllis@sprucecreekassociation.org URL: http://www.sprucecreekassociation.org Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description:The Spruce Creek Association is a group of citizens and organizations working together to provide a framework to coordinate the assessment of the Spruce Creek Watershed’s conditions and to implement and monitor proven management practices that support environmental and economic vitality for the communities of the Spruce Creek Watershed and adjacent areas. The association is composed of a broad array of participants with interest in, livelihoods around or on, or land ownership with the Spruce Cr...MORE... Number of Volunteers: 150 members
			Group Name: Lower Aroostook River Watch Contact: Steve Sutter Contact Address: P.O. Box 129 Presque Isle, Maine 04769 Contact Phone: (207) 227-0725 Contact Email: stevesutterfarm@aol.com Activity:Education Project/Program Description: Advocate/educate for prevention of degradation of generally good water quality from Masardis to Fort Fairfield (including tributaries). Lobby for more MDEP monitoring (locally and statewide). Promote Best Management Practices in agriculture and other land uses to lessen sediment and phosphorus transport to the river (and nitrate leaching to groundwater). Number of Volunteers: 3
			Group Name: Atlantic Salmon Federation Contact: John Burrows Contact Address: Fort Andross, Suite 308, 14 Maine Street Brunswick, Maine 04011 Contact Phone: 207-725-2833 Contact Email: asfjb@blazenetme.net URL: http://www.asf.ca Activity:Education Project/Program, Restoration/Conservation Project, Other Description: Founded in 1949, the Federation is an international organization that works on public education, research, advocacy, and habitat improvement.
			Group Name: Portland Water District Contact: Lynne Richard Contact Address: 1 White Rock Road Standish, Maine 04084 Contact Phone: 2077745961 Contact Email: lrichard@pwd.org URL: http://www.pwd.org Activity:Other Description: Watershed protection, in support of a clean Sebago Lake; drinking water source for 170,000 residents of Southern Maine.
			Group Name: Friends of Crooked River Aquifer Contact: Carolyn Barker Contact Address: PO Box AM Naples, Maine 04055 Contact Phone: 693-6733 Contact Email: axiom@pivot.net Activity:Other Description:"...In the beginning.." In a Floodplain, over a high-Yield sand and gravel aquifer, in Shoreland Zoning, at the edge of a Watershed River, Prime Fly-fishing, recreational utopian site, the Crooked River, in the Historic area of Naples, Maine, called Edes Falls, a Corporation, CBJ Corp. seeks to have an Auto/Scaled Racing League, Mini-cup/Go-Kart Racetrack built on a 96.67 acre track of land in a spent gravel pit. We desperately need help stopping this. It is before the State DEP for storm w...MORE... Number of Volunteers: approx 25 core members
			Group Name: Boothbay Region Land Trust Contact: Nick Ullo Contact Address: 137 Townsend Ave. Boothbay Harbor, Maine 04538 Contact Phone: (207) 633-4818 Contact Email: brlt@bbrlt.org URL: http://www.bbrlt.org Activity:Other Description: The Boothbay Region Land Trust is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to the preservation, conservation and scientific and historic study of our natural resources and to the education of the public regarding these resources. Land is acquired through conservation easements, bequests, donations, bargain sales and purchases. Most properties are open to the public, although some are restricted in use to protect wildlife habitat and nesting areas. Number of Volunteers: 100
			Group Name: Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance Contact: Peter Kallin Contact Address: Po Box 250 Belgrade Lakes, Maine 04918 Contact Phone: 207-495-6039 Contact Email: brca@gwi.net URL: http://www.belgradelakes.org Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: The BRCA is a nonprofit conservation alliance that includes both a land trust and a lake trust. We are dedicated to conserving the lands, water quality, and natural heritage of the Belgrade Lakes Watershed. We administer watershed-wide programs for the seven Belgrade Lakes, including courtesy boat inspections for invasive plants and a youth conservation corps that performs erosion control projects throughout the watershed, as well as 319 projects for protecting water quality. Number of Volunteers: 80+
			Group Name: Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance Contact: Peter Kallin Contact Address: Po Box 250 Belgrade Lakes, Maine 04918 Contact Phone: 207-495-6039 Contact Email: brca@gwi.net URL: http://www.belgradelakes.org Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: The BRCA is a nonprofit conservation alliance that includes both a land trust and a lake trust. We are dedicated to conserving the lands, water quality, and natural heritage of the Belgrade Lakes Watershed. We administer watershed-wide programs for the seven Belgrade Lakes, including courtesy boat inspections for invasive plants and a youth conservation corps that performs erosion control projects throughout the watershed, as well as 319 projects for protecting water quality. Number of Volunteers: 80
			Group Name: Pemaquid Watershed Association Contact: Donna Minnis Contact Address: PO Box 552 Damariscotta, Maine 04543 Contact Phone: 207-563-2196 Contact Email: info@pemaquidwatershed.org URL: http://www.pemaquidwatershed.org Activity:Other Description: Established in 1966 as a grassroots organization, the Pemaquid Watershed Association became a Land Trust in 1988. The mission of the PWA is to conserve the natural resources of the Pemaquid Peninsula through land and water stewardship and education.
			Group Name: Keoka Lake Association Contact: Thomas Stockwell Contact Address: PO Box 97 Waterford, Maine 04088 Contact Phone: 207 647-2669 Contact Email: tastock@concentric.net Activity:Restoration/Conservation Project Description: Keoka Lake Association monitors Keoka Lake in Waterford, Maine for algae growth, fish populations and changes, vegetation changes, and water clarity. Lakes Environmental Association has taken over active and regular monitoring of oxygen and phosphorus levels. Number of Volunteers: 2
			Group Name: St. Croix International Waterway Commission Contact: Lee Sochasky Contact Address: PO Box 610 Calais, Maine 04619 Contact Phone: 506-466-7550 Contact Email: staff@stcroix.org URL: http://www.asf.ca/OrgsNB/SCIWC/index.html Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: The Commission plans and facilitates management initiatives for the St. Croix River system, forming the boundary between the State of Maine and the Province of New Brunswick, Canada. Number of Volunteers: 70
			Group Name: Wilson Lake Association Contact: Teg Rood Roger Stansfeild Contact Address: P.O. Box 162 Acton, Maine 04001- Contact Phone: 207 636-2412 URL: http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/uwexlakes/lakelist/orgdata.asp?OID=740 Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Wilson Lake Association conducts a bi-monthly dissolved oxygen test to 15 meters at 3-meter intervals, as well as Secchi disk measurements. We monitor from early spring until the lake turns over (around mid-October). Number of Volunteers: 6
			Group Name: Androscoggin Land Trust Contact: Christina Epperson Contact Address: Po Box 3145 Auburn, Maine 04212 Contact Phone: 207-782-2302 Contact Email: kiba@megalink.net URL: http://www.androscogginlandtrust.org/ Activity:Other Description: To preserve significant lands for the present and future benefit of the people of Androscoggin County, promote public understanding of the regions significant lands and natural resources, and to assist communities in balancing growth with preservation. Number of Volunteers: 65
			Group Name: Floods Pond Contact: Carl McMorran Contact Address: PO Box 804 Bangor, Maine 04402-0804 Contact Phone: 207-945-6725 Contact Email: cpmcmorr@m!int.net Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: Utility purchase of land in watershed/Working relationship with landowners.
			Group Name: Scarborough Coastal Pollution Committee Contact: John Lyon Contact Address: 269 Pine Point Rd. Scarborough, Maine 04074-9238 Contact Phone: 207 885-9032 Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Scarborough Coastal Pollution Committee monitors water quality in the Scarborough River watershed and works to pinpoint sources of pollution that threaten shellfish beds. Number of Volunteers: 7
			Group Name: North Yarmouth Land Trust Contact: Harry Nelson Contact Address: 39 Sea View Lane North Yarmouth, Maine 04097 Contact Phone: 207-829-6131 Activity:Other Description: Identify significant environmental, scenic and recreational land in North Yarmouth and take action to preserve that land.
			Group Name: Georges River Tidewater Association Contact: George Emery Contact Address: P.O. Box 336 Thomaston, Maine 04841- Contact Phone: 207 372-8868 Contact Email: TCWELLS@Midcoast.com Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Georges River Tidewater Association protects and restores marine resources and water quality in the St. George Estuary through advocacy, public education, and environmental monitoring. Number of Volunteers: 20
			Group Name: New England Whitewater Center Contact: Matt Polstein Contact Address: PO Box 669 Millonocket, Maine 04462 Contact Phone: 207-723-5438 Contact Email: MattP@NEOC.com Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: NEOC Number of Volunteers: 10
			Group Name: Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance Contact: Peter Kallin Contact Address: PO Box 250 Belgrade Lakes, Maine 04918 Contact Phone: 207-495-6039 Contact Email: brca@gwi.net URL: http://www.belgradelakes.org Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: The BRCA is a nonprofit conservation alliance that includes both a land trust and a lake trust. We are dedicated to conserving the lands, water quality, and natural heritage of the Belgrade Lakes Watershed. We administer watershed-wide programs for the seven Belgrade Lakes, including courtesy boat inspections for invasive plants and a youth conservation corps that performs erosion control projects throughout the watershed, as well as 319 projects for protecting water quality. Number of Volunteers: 80+
			Group Name: Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance Contact: Peter Kallin Contact Address: PO Box 250 Belgrade Lakes, Maine 04918 Contact Phone: 207-495-6039 Contact Email: brca@gwi.net URL: http://www.belgradelakes.org Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: The BRCA is a nonprofit conservation alliance that includes both a land trust and a lake trust. We are dedicated to conserving the lands, water quality, and natural heritage of the Belgrade Lakes Watershed. We administer watershed-wide programs for the seven Belgrade Lakes, including courtesy boat inspections for invasive plants and a youth conservation corps that performs erosion control projects throughout the watershed, as well as 319 projects for protecting water quality. Number of Volunteers: 80+
			Group Name: Islesboro Islands Trust Contact: Stephen Miller Contact Address: P.O. Box 182 Islesboro, Maine 04848- Contact Phone: 207 734-6907 Contact Email: iitsmill@midcoast.com URL: http://www.mltn.org/trustdetails.asp?id=1218 Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Islesboro Water Quality Monitors unites adult volunteers and high school students with municipal shellfish management interests and community clean water advocates. Number of Volunteers: 22
			Group Name: Islesboro Water Quality Monitors Contact: Stephen Mille Contact Address: PO Box 182 Islesboro, Maine 04848 Contact Phone: 207-734-6907 Contact Email: iitsmill@midcoast.com Activity:Education Project/Program, Volunteer Monitoring Description: Types of Waterbodies Monitored: estuaries, beaches, wetlands Type of Monitoring: chemical, biological, physical, site assessment Number of Volunteers: 24
			Group Name: Greater Pushaw Lake Association Contact: Nick Houtman Contact Address: 1989 Essex St. Bangor, Maine 04401- Contact Phone: 207 942-2180 Contact Email: CallieE27 URL: http://www.umaine.edu/waterquality/Newsletter/2003/greater_pushaw_lake.htm Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Greater Pushaw Lake Association monitors a relatively shallow 5056-acre lake in a 75-mile watershed. We take water samples at three locations twice a month from May till October, which are read at the University of Maine. Number of Volunteers: 6
			Group Name: McGrath Pond / Salmon Lake Association Contact: Barbara Allen Belgrade, Maine 04917 Activity:Education Project/Program Description:To protect and preserve our lakes and to provide educational opportunities for area residents and visitors to the lakes. The McGrath Pond Salmon Lake Association in cooperation with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection published a watershed survey for the 2 lakes in spring 1999. The organization publishes a newsletter twice a year, has an annual meeting, usually in August, and has an active Board of Directors that meet at least 7 times per year. The Association also sponsors a "Lake ...MORE... Number of Volunteers: many
			Group Name: Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve Contact: Stephanie Hunt; Scott Orringer Contact Address: 342 Laudholm Farm Rd. Wells, Maine 04090- Contact Phone: 207 646-1555 12 207 646 1555 16 Contact Email: sorringer@cybertours.com;shunt@ct1.net URL: http://www.wellsreserve.org/cmp.htm Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description:The Wells Reserve Watershed Evaluation Team (W.E.T.) was established to characterize and monitor the aquatic environment of the Little and Webhannet River estuaries. Students and volunteers participate in hands-on scientific research and management activities at the Reserve. The information is valuable as baseline data for the Reserve's research and may help guide current management priorities. Reserve staff, E.E.T. volunteers and students, the Town of Wells, and the Maine Edpartment of Marine...MORE... Number of Volunteers: 25
			Group Name: Islesboro Water Quality Monitors Contact: Stephen Mille Contact Address: PO Box 182 Islesboro, Maine 04848 Contact Phone: 207-734-6907 Contact Email: iitsmill@midcoast.com Activity:Education Project/Program, Volunteer Monitoring Description: Types of Waterbodies Monitored: estuaries, beaches, wetlands Type of Monitoring: chemical, biological, physical, site assessment Number of Volunteers: 24
			Group Name: Friends of Sebago Lake Contact: Nelson Thompson Contact Address: PO Box 561 Fryeburg, Maine 04037 Contact Phone: 207 935-2994 URL: http://www.friendsofsebago.org Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Friends of Sebago Lake is a lake data collection and research group primarily focused on the effects of water level management changes on shoreline erosion, littoral areas, and flora and fauna. We advocate for more funding to study these aspects of northern lakes. Number of Volunteers: 10
			Group Name: Tripp Lake, Allen Pond, Turner Ponds, Androscoggin River Contact: Phoebe M Hardesty Contact Address: 27 Westminster St Lewiston, Maine 04240 Contact Phone: 207-753-9400 Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: To promote the conservation and stewardship of soil, water, and related natural resources, by providing leadership, facilitation, technical assistance and educational programming with the citizens of Androscoggin and Sagadaloc counties. Publications: "The Buffer Handbook"
			Group Name: Ogunquit Shellfish Conservation Commission Contact: Isabel Lewando Contact Address: P.O. Box 672 Ogunquit, Maine 03907- Contact Phone: 207 646-3448 Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Ogunquit Shellfish Conservation Commission samples water weekly at eight estuarine and ocean sites for testing by the Department of Marine Resources. Since 1997 we have also worked to spread the clam (Mya arenaria) population by transplanting mature clams to fallow estuary areas and by studying clam responses to harvesting and transplanting. Number of Volunteers: 1
			Group Name: Portland West YouthBuild Contact: Cindy Langley-Wilbur Contact Address: 181 Brackett St. Portland, Maine 04102- Contact Phone: 207 775-0105 Contact Email: ybport@ime.net Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: YouthBuild provides vocational, academic, leadership, job readiness, and life skill training for at-risk youth who have dropped out of school. Trainees prepare for the GED exams and participate in service learning projects and at a construction site where they build affordable community housing. Students record levels of E. coli bacteria and phytoplankton at six sites in Casco Bay around Portlands. Number of Volunteers: 0
			Group Name: Damariscotta River Association Contact: Alan Pooley; Tom Platt; Dave Bailey Contact Address: P.O. Box 333 Damariscotta, Maine 04543 Contact Phone: 207 563-1393 URL: http://www.draclt.org/ Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: The Damariscotta River Association analyzes fecal coliform and salinity twice monthly for 45 sites on the Damariscotta Estuary and feeder streams. We also collect duplicate samples for the State Department of Marine Resources. Large areas of the estuary are currently open for shellfish and aquaculture and new areas are being opened. Number of Volunteers: 18
			Group Name: Friends of Casco Bay Contact: Peter Milholland Contact Address: 2 Fort Rd. South Portland, Maine 04106- Contact Phone: 207-799-8574 Contact Email: keeper@cascobay.org. Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description:The Citizen Stewards Program trains volunteers to assist the Casco BayKeeper in monitoring the water quality of Casco Bay. Volunteers gather data at over 100 selected sites along Casco Bay's 500-mile shoreline, collecting surface water and performing tests monthly from April through October. The data are entered into a comprehensive computer database for management and interpretation. We also collect water column profile data from the BayKeeper boat at offshore sites and sample water at closed ...MORE... Number of Volunteers: 110
			Group Name: Friends of the Presumpscot River Contact: Dusti Faucher Contact Address: P.O. Box 223 South Windham, Maine 04082 Contact Phone: 207-892-8381 Contact Email: coveredbridge45@adelphia.net URL: http://www.PresumpscotRiver.org Activity:Other Description:Friends of the Presumpscot River is a regional river organization whose mission is to protect and restore the Presumpscot through education, legislative action and grassroots advocacy. We have succeeded in reclassifying two segments of the river through legislative action, have defeated a proposal to construct a large de-inking facility and point source discharge into the Presumpscot,have been active in the strengthening of discharge licenses and are currently involved in the FERC process for r...MORE... Number of Volunteers: 180,approximately
			Group Name: Sheepscot Valley Conservation Assoc. Contact: Maureen S. Hoffman Contact Address: 624 Sheepscot Road Newcastle, Maine 04553 Contact Phone: 207-586-5616 Contact Email: svca@sheepscot.org URL: http://www.sheepscot.org Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description:To conserve and restore the natural and historic heritage of the Sheepscot watershed through land protection, habitat restoration, support for compatible land-use patterns, advocacy and education. Our water quality monitoring program in its 16th season ensures our waters stay clean. We currently protect over 3,000 acres of land including 15 miles of Sheepscot River frontage and maintain 7 public preserves. Our Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Mapping center provides at-cost mapping and natur...MORE... Number of Volunteers: 125
			Group Name: NH Wetlands Coalition Contact: Durham NH Wetlands Group Contact Address: Cross Creek, 59 Piscataqua Rd Durham, New Hampshire 03824 Contact Email: falcon@falcon8826.mv.com Description: Monitoring the quality of wetlands and water quality in Durham, New Hampshire. With the belief that one should think globaly, but act localy :) Would love to hear from anyone at mailto:dan@deepfield.com With reference to Durham, or related water quality issues, Sincerely, Dan
			Group Name: Appalachian Mountain Club Contact: Peter Donahue Contact Address: 5 Joy Street Boston, Massachusetts 02108 Contact Phone: 617-523-0655 x314 URL: http://www.outdoors.org Activity:Restoration/Conservation Project Description: The AMC promotes the protection, enjoyment and wise use of the rivers, mountains and trails of the Northeast. Number of Volunteers: 80,000 members in local chapters from Maine
			Group Name: Exeter River Watershed Association Contact: Therea Walker Contact Address: PO Box 440 Sandown, New Hampshire 03873 Contact Email: rpc@nh.ultranet.com Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: Ten town volunteer commitee. Number of Volunteers: 30
			Group Name: Lobster Conservancy Contact: Diane Cowan Contact Address: P.O. Box 193 Orr's Island, Maine 04066- Contact Phone: 207 729-2635 Contact Email: dcowan@horton.col.K12.me.us URL: http://www.lobsters.org/ Activity:Restoration/Conservation Project, Volunteer Monitoring Description: The Lobster Conservancy's Intertidal Lobster Monitoring Program uses standard quadrat sampling along transects to establish baseline data on the abundance and distribution of recently settled and early juvenile lobsters. In our first year of volunteer monitoring, we have tested a methos for assessing health and productivity of lobster mursery habitats; we hope to use this method as a pridictive tool for projecting future recruitment to the lobster fishery. Number of Volunteers: 28
			Group Name: Friends of Milton 3 Ponds Lay Lake Water Monitoring Contact: Richard N. Shevenell Contact Address: P.O. Box 878 Milton, New Hampshire 03851-0878 Contact Phone: 603 652-7035 Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Friends of Milton 3 Ponds monitors two river inlets, one dammed outlet, and three ponds linked together by rivers. We monitor water quality, fish, shellfish, and weed growth. Number of Volunteers: 5
			Group Name: University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension/Sea Grant Contact: Ann S. Reid Contact Address: UNH/Kingman Farm Durham, New Hampshire 03824- Contact Phone: 603 749-1565 Contact Email: ann.reid@unh.edu Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: The Great Bay Watch trains retired citizens, teachers, and students who live and work near the Great Bay estuarine system as volunteers. Sampling occurs at low and high tide twice monthly from April through November. Observations include water condition, activities, birds, and weather. Other projects now include rainfall characteization, shoreline sanitary surveys, and habitat surveys. Number of Volunteers: 60
			Group Name: RESTORE: The North Woods Contact: Michael J Kellett Contact Address: PO Box 1099 Concord, Massachusetts 01742 Contact Phone: 978-287-0320 FAX: 978-287-5771 Contact Email: restore@restore.org URL: http://www.restore.org Activity:Restoration/Conservation Project Description: RESTORE: The North Woods is a non-profit grassroots conservation organization working to restore, preserve, and defend the native ecosytems of the North Woods of the United States and Canada through public awareness and citizen activism. Our major programs include the proposal of a new Maine Woods National Park and Preserve, recovery of endangered wildlife such as wild Atlantic salmon, harlequin duck, and the eastern timber wolf, and protecting wild forests. Number of Volunteers: 1500 members
			Group Name: Grafton County Conservation District Contact: Cathy Dannehy Contact Address: RR #2 Box 148B Swiftwater Rd. Woodsville, New Hampshire 03785- Contact Phone: 603 747-2001 Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: The Bio-Tech Erosion Control project monitored the Connecticut River (New Hampshire) from 1994-97 in conjunction with streambank stabilization. The Wild Ammonoosuc Water Quality Project monitors a stream in conjunction with recreational and gold dredging uses, while the Oliverian Brook Water Project monitors in conjunction with manure spreading. Number of Volunteers: 5
			Group Name: Silver Lake Association Of Madison Contact: Hershel Sosnoff Contact Address: Box 165 Silver Lake, New Hampshire 03875 Contact Phone: 603 367-4789 Contact Email: hershsos@aol.com URL: http://www.silverlakemadison.com Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Silver Lake Association conducts monitoring of water and surrounding environmental quality of Silver Lake in Madison, New Hampshire. Number of Volunteers: 30
			Group Name: Merrymeeting Lake Association Contact: William F Schmid Contact Address: 285 N. Shore Rd. New Durham, New Hampshire 03855- Contact Phone: 603 859-5231 Contact Email: wschmid@WORLDPATH.net URL: http://www.mmlake.org/ Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Merrymeeting Lake Association monitors the water quality of Merrymeeting Lake (1100 acres) from May through November. Number of Volunteers: 5
			Group Name: Lake Wentworth Association Contact: Peter Goodwin; John R. Nichols Contact Address: 26 Point Breeze Rd. Wolfeboro, New Hampshire 03894- Contact Phone: 603 569-2497 Contact Email: jrnlfn@worldpath.net URL: http://www.lwa.org/ Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Lake Wentworth Association monitors Lake Wentworth and its 12 major tributaries. Through our database, we are examining long-term trends from 1984 to the present. We also conducted, with NH DES, an intensive watershed study from August 1996 to November 1997, to identify problems contributing to the apparent deterioration. Number of Volunteers: 7
			Group Name: Androscoggin Watershed Council Contact: marcel polak Contact Address: 113 Main St. Gorham, New Hampshire 03581 Contact Phone: 603-466-2524 Contact Email: mpolak@amcinfo.org URL: http://www.androscogginriver.org Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: The Mission of the Androscoggin Watershed Council is to improve environmental quality and promote healthy and prosperous communities in the Androscoggin River Watershed.
			Group Name: Swift River Local Advisory Committee Contact: David Urey Contact Address: 17 Abenaki Way, PO Box 337 Albany, New Hampshire 03818 Contact Phone: 603-447-6331 Contact Email: ureyds@landmarknet.net Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: The Swift River Advisory Committee is part of the New Hampshire Rivers Management and Protection and contains members representing the towns along the Swift River. The duties of the Committee include writing a corridor management plan, and advising the towns and the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services on proposed projects and other matters pertaining to the Swift River.
			Group Name: New Hampshire Lakes Lay Monitoring Program Contact: Bob Craycraft; Jeff Schloss Contact Address: 109 Pettee Hall 55 College Rd. Durham, New Hampshire 03824- Contact Phone: 603 862-3848 603 862 3546 Contact Email: jeff.schloss@unh.edu URL: http://ceinfo.unh.edu Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: The Lakes Lay Monitoring Program offers a wide range of monioring options for participants, with over two decades of experience supporting volunteer monitoring of lakes and watersheds throughout New Hampshire. We emphasize a modular approach that matches needs and concerns with appropriate monitoring and collaborative research projects. Recent projects include developing GIS applications using volunteer-derived data and impact site NPS assessments. Number of Volunteers: 536
			Group Name: Passumpsic Valley Land Trust Contact: Kellie Merrell Contact Address: PO Box 624 St. Johnsbury, Vermont 05819 Contact Phone: 802-748-6200 Contact Email: info@PVLT.org URL: http://www.pvlt.org/ Activity:Other Description: Conserve locally important land resources with an emphasis on public access to lakes and rivers. Number of Volunteers: 100
			Group Name: Great East Lake Improvement Association Contact: Linda Schier Contact Address: 450 Calef Hwy Lee, New Hampshire 03824 URL: http://www.greateastlake.org Activity:Other Description: Our association is a non-profit organization dedicated to the welfare of Great East Lake, its wildlife, and environment. We see education as a primary function of this organization. We have been conducting regular water chemistry monitoring through the UNH Lakes Lay Monitoring program since the 1970's. Number of Volunteers: 70+
			Group Name: Strafford Rivers Conservancy Contact: Anna Boudreau Contact Address: PO Box 623 Dover, New Hampshire 03820 Contact Phone: 603-516-0772 Contact Email: info@straffordriversconservancy.org URL: http://www.straffordriversconservancy.org/ Activity:Other Description: This county land trust operating in Strafford County, New Hampshire, works on land conservation and river protection on seven major county rivers. It is also involved in conservation and protection of farm lands, forests, wetlands and scenic areas through education and conservation. Number of Volunteers: 20
			Group Name: Trout Unlimited - New Hampshire Council Contact: Dayton Goudie Contact Address: 268 Sym Noyes Rd Landaff, New Hampshire 03585 Contact Phone: 603-838-6332 URL: http://www.tu.org/site/pp.asp?c=7dJEKTNuFmG&b=277835 Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description:Mission Trout Unlimited’s mission is to conserve, protect and restore North America’s trout and salmon fisheries and their watersheds. TU accomplishes this mission on local, state and national levels with an extensive and dedicated volunteer network. TU’s national office, based just outside of Washington, D.C., and its regional offices employ professionals who testify before Congress, publish a quarterly magazine, intervene in federal legal proceedings, and work with the organization’s 152,000 ...MORE...
			Group Name: Great Bay Kids' Ecology Club Contact: Becca Buzzell Contact Address: 89 Depot Road Stratham, New Hampshire 03885 Contact Phone: (603)778-0015 Contact Email: becca@greatbay.org URL: http://www.greatbay.org Activity:Education Project/Program Description:The Great Bay Kids' Ecology Club seeks to challenge "at-promise" 4th/5th grade students from local schools to become active community stewards as they learn about estuaries and water related issues such as nonpoint source pollution through fun, hands-on activities led by University of New Hampshire student volunteers. The GBKEC was recognized its innovative community partnership approach in education by the Greater Portsmouth Partnership Council, receiving the Council's Excellence In Education ...MORE... Number of Volunteers: 26
			Group Name: New Hampshire Resource Conservation and Development Area Councils Contact: Rick DeMark Contact Address: 719 North Main St. Room 220 Laconia, New Hampshire 03246 Contact Phone: 603-527-2093 Contact Email: richard.demark@nh.usda.gov Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: The Resource Conservation and Development Area Councils of New Hampshire promote and facilitate the development of the area's natural and human resources to improve economic conditions and environmental quality. Our organization is organized for the purpose of increasing cooperation among member sponsors, cooperating agencies, communities, organizations, and individuals.
			Group Name: New Hampshire Volunteer Lake Assessment Program (Nh Vlap) Contact: Stephanie A. Bowser Contact Address: New Hampshire Department Of Environmental Services P.O. Box 95 6 Hazen Dr. Concord, New Hampshire 03302 Contact Phone: 603 271-3503 Contact Email: sbowser@des.state.nh.us URL: http://www.des.state.nh.us/factsheets/bb/bb-26.htm Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: NH VLAP was created by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services and now includes over 120 lakes. Volunteers are trained annually on-site by DES biologists, and sample both in-lake and in all major tributaries. When feasible, lake associations may find 18-month intensive diagnostic studies of the watershed to pinpoint areas of future concern. Number of Volunteers: 400
			Group Name: Watershed Alliance Contact: Caitrin Noel Contact Address: 655 Spear St Burlington, Vermont 05405 Contact Phone: 802 656-5428 Contact Email: caitrin.noel@uvm.edu URL: http://www.uvm.edu/~watershd Activity:Education Project/Program, Volunteer Monitoring, Watershed Alliance/Council Description:Students learn about their local watersheds, conduct hands-on aquatic field studies, analyze results, develop action projects, and locally share their data and other watershed information. By adopting a section of their watershed, students investigate, monitor and analyze aquatic and land-based indicators that are impacting the quality of life and the environment within the Lake Champlain Basin. Vermont watersheds are turned into outside learning laboratories that allow students to explore aquat...MORE...
			Group Name: Trout Unlimited - Massachusetts-Rhode Island Council Contact: Geoffrey Day Contact Address: 1779 Mass Ave, #288 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140 Contact Email: webmaster@ma-ri-tu-council.org URL: http://www.ma-ri-tu-council.org Activity:Restoration/Conservation Project Description: Massachusetts-Rhode Island Council of Trout Unlimited is the umbrella organization that all TU Chapters within the states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The Council is currently working to create a wild trout policy in Massachusetts. The Council also publishes "An Angler's Guide to Trout Fishing in Massachusetts" and works to help Chapters in educating anglers, habitat restoration and cold water conservation issues. Number of Volunteers: too many to list
			Group Name: Whitefield Conservation Commission Contact: John C. Severance Contact Address: 544 Jefferson Road, 544 Jefferson Road Whitefield, New Hampshire 03598 Contact Phone: 603-837-2551 Contact Email: sevco@ncia.net Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description:The Whitefield Conservation Commission is in its first year of development. We are creating a database inventory of existing natural resources couple with the Town's newly developed base map. The goal is to gather all existing data from the Town, State, Federal, and other sources as well as develop new monitoring criteria and eventually create a GIS to be housed within one of the Town building with access to the Planning Board, The Economic Development Corporation, the Selectmen, and the Genera...MORE... Number of Volunteers: 10
			Group Name: American Littoral Society Contact: Pam Carlsen Contact Address: 18 Hartshorne Drive, Suite 1 Highlands, New Jersey 07732- Contact Phone: 732 291-0055 Contact Email: pam@littoralsociety.org URL: http://www.littoralsociety.org Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: The American Littoral Society Saltwater Fish Tagging program is the nation's largest voluntary fish tagging program and operates from Maine to Florida. All our taggers are members of the Society; they pay yearly dues and purchase all of their fish tags. Number of Volunteers: 1200
			Group Name: Lamprey River Watershed Association Contact: Dawn Genes, Executive Director Contact Address: 43 North River Road Lee, New Hampshire 03824 Contact Phone: 603-659-9363 Contact Email: dawn.genes@lrwa-nh.org URL: http://www.lrwa-nh.org/ Activity:Education Project/Program, Restoration/Conservation Project, Volunteer Monitoring, Watershed Alliance/Council Description:The Lamprey River Watershed Association is small and local. Volunteers are very important and are what makes LRWA successful. Volunteers conduct water quality sampling on a bi-weekly basis from May through September. Volunteers help to plan and organize environmental awareness campaigns and fundraising events. The Lamprey River Watershed is made up of the towns of Northwood, Deerfield, Candia, Nottingham, Barrington, Raymond, Epping, Lee, Durham, Newmarket and Newfields. Formed in 1983 for the...MORE... Number of Volunteers: 20
			Group Name: Lower Putah Creek Coordinating Committee Contact: Rich Marovich Contact Address: 6040 Vaca Station Road Elmira, California 95625 Contact Phone: (530) 902-1794 Contact Email: streamkp@putahcreek.org URL: http://www.watershedportals.org/lpccc Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description:The Lower Putah Creek Coordinating Committee (LPCCC) is a watershed management group representing community interests in water resources and environmental protection. Lower Putah Creek flows almost due east through the cities of Winters and Davis from Lake Berryessa to the Yolo Bypass including major tributaries such as Pleasants Creek and Dry Creek. Projects include resource assessments; restoring natural channel form and function; restoring salmon habitat; cleaning up trash; controlling 200 ne...MORE... Number of Volunteers: 100
			Group Name: Glooskap and the Frog Contact: Tim Watts Contact Address: 633 wareham st middleboro, Massachusetts 02346 Contact Phone: 508 946 6191 Contact Email: sowandpigs@aol.com URL: http://www.glooskapandthefrog.org Activity:Restoration/Conservation Project Description:We are a group dedicated to reestablishing natural connections and restoring indigenous aquatic species through out our watersheds. We are currently involved in an effort to remove an impasssable dam on the Satucket River in East Bridgewater. Here we have been working with the Ma River Restore Program and other state,local and federal agencies. We are also laying the ground work for a similar project on the Weweantic River in Wareham. Here we have orginized through the Ma Adopt A Stream Program...MORE... Number of Volunteers: 6

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