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 | | | 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.usURL: http://www.des.state.nh.us/factsheets/bb/bb-26.htmActivity: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
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| | | Group Name: Silver Lake Association Of MadisonContact: Hershel Sosnoff Contact Address: Box 165 Silver Lake, New Hampshire 03875 Contact Phone: 603 367-4789 Contact Email: hershsos@aol.comURL: http://www.silverlakemadison.comActivity: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
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| | | Group Name: Swift River Local Advisory CommitteeContact: David Urey Contact Address: 17 Abenaki Way, PO Box 337 Albany, New Hampshire 03818 Contact Phone: 603-447-6331 Contact Email: ureyds@landmarknet.netActivity: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.
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| | | Group Name: New Hampshire Rivers CouncilContact: Carl Paulsen Contact Address: 54 Portsmouth Street Concord, New Hampshire 03301 Contact Phone: 603-228-6472 Contact Email: info@nhrivers.orgURL: http://www.nhrivers.orgActivity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description:The New Hampshire Rivers Council is committed to the conservation and
ecologically sound management of New Hampshire*s rivers, watersheds and
related natural resources. NHRC seeks to conserve and improve the quality of
the state*s rivers, watersheds and related natural resources, and to improve
the management of these riparian resources to enhance and protect their
ecological health.
To achieve its mission, NHRC concentrates its activities in the following
areas:
* Educating and informing the ...MORE...Number of Volunteers: 112 members
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| | | Group Name: NH Wetlands CoalitionContact: Durham NH Wetlands Group Contact Address: Cross Creek, 59 Piscataqua Rd Durham, New Hampshire 03824 Contact Email: falcon@falcon8826.mv.comDescription:
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
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| | | Group Name: Squam Lakes AssociationContact: Christopher Devine Contact Address: P.O. Box 204 Holderness, New Hampshire 03245 Contact Phone: 603-968-7336 Contact Email: info@squamlakes.orgURL: http://www.squamlakes.org/Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: Protection and conservation of the Squam Lakes Watershed. Volunteer monitoring of lakes and tributaries. Youth outdoor education programs. Trail construction and maintainance. Legislative advocacy and boating safety. Number of Volunteers: 200
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| | | Group Name: Merrymeeting Lake AssociationContact: William F Schmid Contact Address: 285 N. Shore Rd. New Durham, New Hampshire 03855- Contact Phone: 603 859-5231 Contact Email: wschmid@WORLDPATH.netURL: 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
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| | | Group Name: New Hampshire Lakes Lay Monitoring ProgramContact: 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.eduURL: http://ceinfo.unh.eduActivity: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
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| | | Group Name: Friends of Milton 3 Ponds Lay Lake Water MonitoringContact: 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
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| | | Group Name: Bow Lake Camp Owners AssociationContact: Vince Greco; Dr. Stephen R. Steinmuller Contact Address: P.O. Box 151 Pembroke, New Hampshire 03275- Contact Phone: 603 485-3770 603 942 7571 URL: http://www.blcoa.org/Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Bow Lake Camp Owners Association monitors water quality of Bow Lake, a pristine 1200-acre lake in southeast New Hampshire. Number of Volunteers: 6
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| | | Group Name: Great Bay Kids' Ecology ClubContact: Becca Buzzell Contact Address: 89 Depot Road Stratham, New Hampshire 03885 Contact Phone: (603)778-0015 Contact Email: becca@greatbay.orgURL: http://www.greatbay.orgActivity: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
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| | | Group Name: New Hampshire Resource Conservation and Development Area CouncilsContact: 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.govActivity: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.
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| | | Group Name: Great East Lake Improvement AssociationContact: Linda Schier Contact Address: 450 Calef Hwy Lee, New Hampshire 03824 URL: http://www.greateastlake.orgActivity: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+
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| | | Group Name: Contoocook River Monitoring Program/CNBRLACContact: Marian Baker Contact Address: 10 Crosby Rd. Hillsboro, New Hampshire 03244 Contact Phone: 603 478-5650 Contact Email: mbaker@top.monad.netActivity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Contoocook River Monitoring Program conducts monitoring of and education about the Contoocook River watershed. (A cooperative effort by CNBRLAC (Contoocook North Branch River Local Advisory Committee) Number of Volunteers: 35 plus 5 schools
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| | | Group Name: Lake Wentworth AssociationContact: Peter Goodwin; John R. Nichols Contact Address: 26 Point Breeze Rd. Wolfeboro, New Hampshire 03894- Contact Phone: 603 569-2497 Contact Email: jrnlfn@worldpath.netURL: 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
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| | | Group Name: Lake Kanasatka Watershed AssociationContact: John Scudder Contact Address: P.0. Box 774 Center Harbor, New Hampshire 03226 Contact Phone: 603-890-2080; Fax 603-898-1223 Contact Email: jscudder@kanasatka.orgURL: http://www.kanasatka.org/Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Lake Kanasatka Watershed Association monitors for standard water quality parameters and for trend assessment. Number of Volunteers: 6
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| | | Group Name: Androscoggin Watershed CouncilContact: marcel polak Contact Address: 113 Main St. Gorham, New Hampshire 03581 Contact Phone: 603-466-2524 Contact Email: mpolak@amcinfo.orgURL: http://www.androscogginriver.orgActivity: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.
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| | | Group Name: Lake Ecology (School Program)Contact: Eric D'Aleo-Squam Lakes Natural Science Center Contact Address: P.O. Box 173 - Route 113 Holderness, New Hampshire 03245- Contact Phone: 603 968-7194 Contact Email: scnh@lr.netActivity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Lake Ecology consists of two education programs. Students in grades 4-6 focus on zooplankton on Squam Lake and also measure water clarity and temperature. Students in grades 7-12 study the relative water quality of Squam Lake by measuring water clarity, temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, and hardness, and also take zooplankton and bottom samples. Number of Volunteers: 0
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| | | Group Name: Connecticut River Joint CommissionsContact: Sharon Francis Contact Address: PO Box 1182 Charlestown, New Hampshire 03603 Contact Phone: 603-826-4800 URL: http://www.crjc.orgActivity:Other Description: Formed in 1989, the VT & NH legislatively established commission for the connecticut River have published a 6-volume, citizen authored Connecticut River Corridor Management Plan and provide leadership and coordination for local, state and federal activities that address flow management recreation access, agricultural marketing, heritage tourism, substantially as a result of our efforts and accomplishments, the Connecticut River is one of fourteen American Heritage Rivers. Number of Volunteers: 500
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| | | Group Name: University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension/Sea GrantContact: Ann S. Reid Contact Address: UNH/Kingman Farm Durham, New Hampshire 03824- Contact Phone: 603 749-1565 Contact Email: ann.reid@unh.eduActivity: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
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| | | Group Name: Contoocook North Branch Local Advisory CommitteeContact: Rod Zwirner Contact Address: 5 Myrtle Ave Antrim, New Hampshire 03440 Contact Phone: 603-588-2879 Contact Email: rzwirner@conknet.comActivity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: This organization is made up of members representing the fourteen towns along the Contoocook and its North Branch. The two rivers were designated under the New Hampshire Rivers Management and Protection Program. Number of Volunteers: 28
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| | | Group Name: Grafton County Conservation DistrictContact: 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
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| | | Group Name: Strafford Rivers ConservancyContact: Anna Boudreau Contact Address: PO Box 623 Dover, New Hampshire 03820 Contact Phone: 603-516-0772 Contact Email: info@straffordriversconservancy.orgURL: 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
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| | | Group Name: Society for the Protection of New Hampshire ForestContact: Jane A. Difley Contact Address: 54 Portsmouth Street Concord, New Hampshire 03301 Contact Phone: 603-224-9945 Contact Email: info@forestsociety.orgURL: http://www.spnhf.org/Activity:Restoration/Conservation Project Description: The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests is now one of the country's most effective statewide land conservation organizations. As a non-profit membership organization, the Forest Society is dedicated to protecting the state's most important landscapes while promoting the wise use of its renewable natural resources.
Our accomplishments include:
Helping to protect over one million acres of open space in the state
Effectively promoting good land stewardship, through education and ...MORE...
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| | | Group Name: Lamprey River Watershed AssociationContact: 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.orgURL: 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
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| | | Group Name: Bedford Land TrustContact: Chairperson - Bedford Land Trust Contact Address: PO Box 10315 Bedford, New Hampshire 03110 Contact Phone: 603-472-8462 URL: http://www.bedfordlandtrust.orgActivity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: To acquire, conserve, manage land interests in Bedford, New Hampshire in order to preserve and protect water corridors, wildlife, farms, forests, wetlands and lands of other natural, scenic, recreational, historic or ecological value; to educate public regarding same. Number of Volunteers: 20
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| | | Group Name: Lake Sunapee Protective AssociationContact: Robert Wood Bonnie Lewis Contact Address: P.O. Box 683 Sunapee, New Hampshire 03782- Contact Phone: 603 763-2210 Contact Email: lspa@lakesunapee.orgURL: http://www.lakesunapee.orgActivity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Lake Sunapee Protective Association monitors 50 sites within the Lake Sunapee watershed. Twenty years' worth of volunteer-gathered data has led to more detailed and improved zoning laws in the towns surrounding the lake and in the watershed. These laws were used as a model for the state's Shoreland Protection Act. We are focusing on installing best management proctices (BMPs) to reduce storm water runoff and impervious surfaces in the Lake Sunapee Watershed and surrounding towns. Number of Volunteers: 50
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| | | Group Name: Newfound Lake Region AssociationContact: Boyd Smith Contact Address: 800 Lake Street Bristol, New Hampshire 03222 Contact Phone: 603-744-8689 Contact Email: info@newfoundlake.orgURL: http://www.newfoundlake.orgActivity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: We are a non-profit educational, stewardship and advocacy organization for the protection of the Newfound Lake and its watershed. Established 1971. www.newfoundlake.org Number of Volunteers: 100
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| | | Group Name: Lake Winnipesaukee Watershed AssociationContact: Steve Preston Contact Address: PO Box 1624 Meredith, New Hampshire 03253 Contact Phone: 603-279-7046 Contact Email: spreston@rocherealty.comURL: http://www.winnipesaukee.orgActivity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: Lake Lay monitoring ongoing since 1982
Publication of booklet "A Special Place" - A NH Lake "User's Manual"
Ongoing public education efforts. Tributary monitoring project. Number of Volunteers: 20
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| | | Group Name: Connecticut River Watershed Council, Inc.Contact: Whitty Sanford Contact Address: One Ferry Street Easthampton, Massachusetts 01027 Contact Phone: (413)529-9500 Contact Email: crwc@crocker.comURL: http://www.ctriver.orgActivity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description:CRWC promotes the protection, restoration and wise development and use of the natural, scenic and community resources in the 11,260-square-mile Connecticut River watershed in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. The Council serves as an environmental conservation advocate, educator, and steward. We work in concert with the region's communities, businesses, nonprofits, educational institutions, government agencies and grassroots to defen the environment, conserve important land ...MORE...
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| | | Group Name: Triton Regional High SchoolContact: Elizabeth Glass Stratham, New Hampshire 03885 Contact Email: lsplendens@aol.comActivity:Education Project/Program Description: I am a teacher at Triton Regional High School. I hope to utilize our proximity to the Parker River as an educational tool for my students. We have not yet begun to monitor (8/2000)
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| | | Group Name: Souhegan Watershed AssociationContact: George May Contact Address: PO Box 1474 Merrimack, New Hampshire 03054 Contact Phone: 603 883-3409 Contact Email: georgemay@msn.comURL: http://www.souhegan.orgActivity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: The Souhegan Watershed Association represents the river and watershed in a number of projects - including water quality monitoring, the Adopt A Salmon Family program, river cleanups, canoe trips, and educational outreach. Number of Volunteers: 30
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| | | Group Name: Eliot/South Berwick School & Community Water Monitoring ProgramContact: Joyce Tugel Contact Address: Marshwood High School 260 Route 236 South Berwick, Maine 03908 Contact Phone: 207 384-4500 Contact Email: jtugel@nh.ultranet.comActivity: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
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| | | Group Name: Merrimack River Watershed Council - MA/NH ChapterContact: Ralph Goodno Contact Address: 181 Canal St. / PO Box 1377 Lawrence, Massachusetts 01842 Contact Phone: 978-681-5777 Contact Email: mrwc@merrimack.orgURL: http://merrimack.orgActivity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: Protection & Restoration of the 5010 square mile Merrimack Watershed through facilitation of local action in 17 subwatersheds of the Merrimack. Number of Volunteers: 500
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| | | Group Name: Londonderry High School Beaver Brook ProjectContact: Ed Burgess; Chris Gosselin;Bill Knee; Ann Manning; Kevin Murphy; Joe Sanborn Contact Address: Science Department 295 Mammoth Rd. Londonderry, New Hampshire 03053- Contact Phone: 603 432-6941 Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Londonderry High School's Beaver Brook Project introduces students to the scientific method, ecological concepts, land use concerns, and overall watershed management issues. Students not only become scientists but also use the data for local and statewide responsible citizenship action. Number of Volunteers: 0
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| | | Group Name: Warner RiverContact: Dorothy McDermott Contact Address: 833 Route 103 East Davisville-Warner, New Hampshire 03229 Contact Phone: (603)746-3801 Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: Water quality improvement, shoreline protection and monitoring riverfront development.
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| | | Group Name: Trout Unlimited - New Hampshire CouncilContact: 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=277835Activity: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...
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| | | Group Name: Piscataquog River Watershed Association MonitoringContact: Margaret Watkins Contact Address: 5A Mill Street New Boston, New Hampshire 03070 Contact Phone: 603 487-3331 Contact Email: mwatkins@pwa-nh.orgURL: http://www.pwa-nh.orgActivity:Other Description: Founded in 1971,Piscataguog Watershed Association protects land, monitors water quality and invasive species, conducts restoration projects, conducts research and inventory projects throughout the watershed for purposes primarily of identifying key potential land conservation priorities. Number of Volunteers: 70
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 | | | Group Name: Merrimack River Watershed Council, Inc.Contact: Christine Tabak Contact Address: 600 Suffolk Street, Fifth Floor Lowell, Massachusetts 01854 Contact Phone: 978-275-0120 Contact Email: info@merrimack.orgURL: http://www.merrimack.orgActivity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description:Our mission is to protect the Merrimack River and promote the wise use of its watershed. We fulfill our mission through water quality monitoring and science, environmental education and outreach, advocacy and recreation. MRWC coordinates a network of more than 100 volunteers. Our groups monitor the main stem of the Merrimack River in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. We provide training, consultation, connections, and communication to the volunteers working in our various monitoring programs. We ...MORE...Number of Volunteers: 100+
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| | | Group Name: Androscoggin Land TrustContact: Christina Epperson Contact Address: Po Box 3145 Auburn, Maine 04212 Contact Phone: 207-782-2302 Contact Email: kiba@megalink.netURL: 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
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| | | Group Name: RESTORE: The North WoodsContact: Michael J Kellett Contact Address: PO Box 1099 Concord, Massachusetts 01742 Contact Phone: 978-287-0320 FAX: 978-287-5771 Contact Email: restore@restore.orgURL: http://www.restore.orgActivity: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
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| | | Group Name: McCarthy Middle SchoolContact: Bob Noonan Contact Address: 248 High Road Newbury, Massachusetts 01951 Contact Phone: (978)-465-1547 Contact Email: rnoonan@massed.netActivity:Education Project/Program Number of Volunteers: 50
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| | | Group Name: Merrimack River Watershed Education ProjectContact: Pam Landry Contact Address: MassWildlife, Field Headquarters, 1 Rabbit Hill Road Westborough, Massachusetts 01581 Contact Phone: 508 792-7270 ext 110 Contact Email: pam.landry@state.ma.usActivity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: The Merrimack River Watershed Education Project is an education-based testing program for secondary schools located in our watershed.
Our program is based on the GREEN program in Michigan. On one designated day per school year, students conduct water chemistry tests, collect aquatic
invertebrates, and share findings on a computer network, A Student Congress later in the fall allows schools to meet. Number of Volunteers: 0
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| | | Group Name: Upper Merrimack River Local Advisory CommitteeContact: Stephen C. Landry; Michele L. Tremblay Contact Address: P.O. Box 3019 Boscawen, New Hampshire 03303-3019 Contact Phone: 603 796-2615 Contact Email: mtrembla@tds.netURL: http://www.merrimackriver.org/ummp.htmActivity:Education Project/Program, Volunteer Monitoring, Watershed Alliance/Council Description: The Upper Merrimack Monitoring Program is completely staffed and managed by volunteers. We sample 11 sites along the Upper Merrimack, Pemigewasset, Winnipesaukee and Contoocook Rivers for chemical analysis, bacteria testing, and benthic macroinvertebrate analysis with identification to the family level. We work throughout the region in education and outreach. Number of Volunteers: 300
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| | | Group Name: Northeast Sustainable Energy AssocationContact: none Contact Address: none none, Massachusetts none Contact Phone: none Contact Email: noneURL: http://www.nesea.org/Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: NESEA is a non-profit 501(c)(3) membership organization. It was founded in 1974 to foster the use of renewable and sustainable energy, the responsible use of non-renewable forms of energy, and to convey the value of these practices for the preservation of the environment.
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| | | 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.comActivity: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
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| | | Group Name: Friends of Saco RiverContact: Mark Woodruff Contact Address: P.O. Box 169 Bar Mills, Maine 04004 Contact Email: markw@sacoriver.netURL: http://www.sacosalmon.orgActivity: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.
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| | | Group Name: Community Lakes AssociationContact: 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
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| | | Group Name: Divers Environmental SurveyContact: John Hicks-Corant Contact Address: PO Box 294 Billerica, Massachusetts 01821 Contact Phone: 800-645-1470 Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council
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| | | Group Name: Whitefield Conservation CommissionContact: John C. Severance Contact Address: 544 Jefferson Road, 544 Jefferson Road Whitefield, New Hampshire 03598 Contact Phone: 603-837-2551 Contact Email: sevco@ncia.netActivity: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
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| | | Group Name: Sportsman's Pond Association, Inc.Contact: Robert L. Gray Contact Address: 573 Pinedale Rd. Athol, Massachusetts 01331-9323 Contact Phone: 978 249-3460 Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Sportsman's Pond Association works to protect what is right and correct what is wrong in our 100-acre pond and adjoining properties. Number of Volunteers: 3
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| | | Group Name: Massachusetts Audubon SocietyContact: Lou Wagner Contact Address: 208 South Great Road Lincoln, Massachusetts 01773 Contact Phone: 781-259-9500 Contact Email: wagnerlj@ix.netcom.comURL: http://www.massaudubon.orgActivity:Other Description: Statewide nonprofit promoting conservation of biological diversity and water resources. Conserve land and wildlife and engage in public education and advocacy on environmental issues.
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| | | Group Name: Ashfield Lake Monitoring ProgramContact: Richard Pree Contact Address: 16 Bird Hill Rd. Ashfield, Massachusetts 01330- Contact Phone: 413 628-3875 Contact Email: rpree@massed.netActivity:Volunteer Monitoring Number of Volunteers: 1
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| | | Group Name: Saco River Salmon Club And HatcheryContact: Rj Mere Contact Address: P.O. Box 115 Saco, Maine 04072 Contact Phone: 207-282-6985 Contact Email: info@sacosalmon.comURL: http://www.sacosalmon.comActivity:Restoration/Conservation Project Description: To restore the Atlantic salmon to the Saco River and tributaries. We raise salmon eggs and parr in our state-of-the-art hatchery located on the lower Saco River, Marblehead Lane, in Biddeford. Number of Volunteers: 100
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| | | Group Name: Massachusetts Watershed CoalitionContact: Ed Himlan Contact Address: Po Box 577 Leominster, Massachusetts 01453 Contact Phone: 508-534-0379 Contact Email: mwc@commonwaters.orgURL: http://www.commonwaters.org/Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: Massachusetts Watershed Coalition is committed to the protection, sound management and enhancement of the Commonwealth's rivers and watershed ecosystems. Number of Volunteers: 20
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| | | Group Name: Lake Attitash AssociationContact: Tod Campbell; Ron Klodenski Contact Address: PO Box 503 Amesbury, Massachusetts 01913 Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Lake Attitash Association monitors phosphorus and dissolved oxygen to develop programs to slow eutrophication. Number of Volunteers: 8
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| | | Group Name: Green River Watershed Preservation AllianceContact: Steve Lembke Contact Address: 115 George Lamb Rd. Leyden, Vermont 01337- Contact Phone: Contact Email: sllembke@sover.netActivity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: The Green River Watershed Preservation Alliance has disbanded and joined the Deerfield River Watershed Association as the Friends of the Green River, a chapter of the association. Number of Volunteers: 20
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| | | Group Name: Friends of Sebago LakeContact: Nelson Thompson Contact Address: PO Box 561 Fryeburg, Maine 04037 Contact Phone: 207 935-2994 URL: http://www.friendsofsebago.orgActivity: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
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| | | Group Name: York Water Quality Monitoring ProgramContact: Michelle Moody Stan Moody Contact Address: P.O. Box 2 Cape Neddick, Maine 03902-0002 Contact Phone: 207 363-4294 Contact Email: waterquality@usa.netActivity: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
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| | | Group Name: Keoka Lake AssociationContact: Thomas Stockwell Contact Address: PO Box 97 Waterford, Maine 04088 Contact Phone: 207 647-2669 Contact Email: tastock@concentric.netActivity: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
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| | | Group Name: Deerfield River CompactContact: Peg Sloan Contact Address: 425 Main Street Greenfield, Massachusetts 01301 Contact Phone: 413-774-1194 x105 Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: The Organization works developing and implementing comprehensive management plans for State rivers as well as participating in hydro-electric licensing.
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| | | Group Name: Friends of the OmpompanoosucContact: Linda Matteson Contact Address: P O Box 153 Thetford Center, Vermont 05075 Contact Phone: 802-785-2410 Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: Founded in 1981, the group's purpose is to promote public awareness of the recreational, social, historic, and economic values of the Ompompanoosuc watershed and its environment. It is currently working on designating a 3.8-mile section of the river a State Outstanding Resource Water. Number of Volunteers: 8-10
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| | | Group Name: Wilson Lake AssociationContact: 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=740Activity: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
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| | | Group Name: West Riverwatch, Saxtons Riverwatch, Whetstone Brook ProjectContact: Frances Doyle Contact Address: PO Box 2318 Brattleboro, Vermont 05303 Contact Phone: (802)257-5785 Contact Email: beec@together.netActivity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: BEEC's mission is to develop a more ecologically literate and involved citizenry through education and action in order to enhance and sustain the vitality of our bioregion. Number of Volunteers: 60
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| | | Group Name: Westford Conservation Trust, IncContact: Marian C. Harman Contact Address: 10 chamberlain Road Westford, Massachusetts 01886 Contact Phone: 508-692-3907 Contact Email: harman@ll.mit.eduURL: http://www.westfordconservationtrust.org/Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: Preserve open space, promote open land conservation, and protect the environment; promote environmental education, maintain and oversee town trails, inventory flora and fauna. Number of Volunteers: over 200 family members
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| | | Group Name: R.A. Nock Middle SchoolContact: Ed Carter; John Halloran Contact Address: 70 Low St. Newburyport, Massachusetts 01950- Contact Phone: 978 465-4448 Contact Email: ALC@GREENNET.NET; ejcarter@massed.netActivity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: R.A. Hock Middle School monitors water quality of Newburyport Harbor and the tidal reaches of the Lower Merrimack River. Our purpose is to compare current data with the only major study of our waters (done in 1965) and to compare water quality with that required for reopening of shellfish flats. Number of Volunteers: 0
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| | | Group Name: Ogunquit Shellfish Conservation CommissionContact: 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
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| | | Group Name: Tripp Lake, Allen Pond, Turner Ponds, Androscoggin RiverContact: 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"
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| | | Group Name: Kittery Conservation CommissionContact: 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
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| | | Group Name: Massapoag Rod and Gun ClubContact: Paul Staples; Robert Lambert ; Brian Sargent Contact Address: P.O. Box 231 Dunstable, Massachusetts 01827- Contact Phone: 978 649-9073 Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: The Massapoag Rod and Gun Club's Weed Committee conducts monthly monitoring for Secchi transparency, dissolved oxygen, pH, alkalinity, and temperature vs. depth. On an annual basis, we monitor total phosphorus and survey and map weeds (by species and relative mass of each species). Number of Volunteers: 4
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| | | Group Name: Lower Kennebec Regional Land TrustContact: Alicia Heyburn Contact Address: PO Box 1128 Bath, Maine 04530 Contact Phone: 207-442-8400 Contact Email: info@lkrlt.orgURL: 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.
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| | | Group Name: York Rivers AssociationContact: 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.
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| | | Group Name: Hanover Conservation CommissionContact: Roger French Contact Address: 2 Lewin Road - #13 Hanover, New Hampshire 03755 Contact Phone: 603-643-8423 Contact Email: hanover.town@valley.netURL: http://www.hanovernh.org/stories/storyReader$92Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description:Protection of river values and water quality.The Hanover Conservation Commission consists of seven full members and up to three alternate members appointed by the Board of Selectmen for three-year terms. In addition, one member of the Board of Selectmen serves as a liaison with the Commission, as does one member of the Hanover Conservation Council, a private, local, non-profit conservation organization. Often a Planning Board member also serves as a member of the Conservation Commission.
The ...MORE...Number of Volunteers: 7
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| | | Group Name: Passumpsic Valley Land TrustContact: Kellie Merrell Contact Address: PO Box 624 St. Johnsbury, Vermont 05819 Contact Phone: 802-748-6200 Contact Email: info@PVLT.orgURL: 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
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| | | Group Name: Friends Of White PondContact: Judith Sprott Contact Address: 43 White Ave. Concord, Massachusetts 01742 Contact Phone: 978-369-4850 Contact Email: jksprott@comcast.netURL: http://whitepond.orgActivity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Friends of White Pond conducts water quality monitoring of White Pond (sister pond to Walden Pond) and publishes a newsletter on water quality issues, "Ponderings". Number of Volunteers: 5
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| | | Group Name: Friends Of Lakeside DriveContact: Scott Dunham Contact Address: 648 Buzzell Road Acton, Maine 04001 Contact Phone: 207-477-0389 Contact Email: saveredgateroad@comcast.netURL: http://friendsoflakesidedrive.giving.officelive.com/default.aspxActivity: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
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| | | Group Name: Presumpscot Regional Land TrustContact: Richard Curtis Contact Address: 76 Wards Hill Road Gorham, Maine 04038 Contact Phone: 207-892-8605 Contact Email: prlandtrust@yahoo.comURL: http://www.mltn.org/trustdetails.asp?id=1211Activity: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
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| | | 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.orgURL: http://www.mainelakes.orgActivity: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
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| | | Group Name: Organization for the Assabet River (OAR)Contact: Amanda Davis Executive Director Contact Address: Damonmill Sq. Concord, Massachusetts 01742- Contact Phone: 978 369-3956 Contact Email: oar@assabetriver.orgURL: http://www.assabetriver.orgActivity:Other Description: Protects, preserves and enhances the Assabet River, its tributaries, and watershed. OAR manages an EPA-certified water quality testing program for the river and its tributaries, organizes hundreds of volunteers for an annual river clean up and holds informational and recreational events around the river. Number of Volunteers: 200
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| | | Group Name: Lakes Association of NorwayContact: 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.
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| | | Group Name: Shawsheen Watershed Environmental Action TeamContact: Bob Rauseo Contact Address: 682 Chandleer Street Tewksbury, Massachusetts 01876 Contact Phone: 978-851-9505 Contact Email: BobOtter@AOL.comActivity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: SWEAT is a 15 year old organization dedicated to protecting and
restoring the Shawsheen River. We hold monthly clean-ups to remove trash from
the river channel. We are part of the newly-formed Shawsheen River Watershed
Association; which addresses water quality, open space, land use, and habitat
protection.
Number of Volunteers: 20
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| | | Group Name: Nashua River Watershed AssociationContact: Elizabeth Ainsley Campbell Contact Address: 592 Main St Groton, Massachusetts 01450 Contact Phone: 978-448-0299 Contact Email: nrwa@ma.ultrnet.comURL: http://www.nashuariverwatershed.org/Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: Nashua River Watershed Association is dedicated to working for the restoration and maintenance of clean water and the wise use and proper management of water and related natural resources in the Nashua River watershed.
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| | | Group Name: Mount Grace Land Conservation TrustContact: Leigh Youngblood Contact Address: 1461 Old Keene Road Athol, Massachusetts 01331 Contact Phone: 978 248 2043 URL: http://www.mountgrace.org/Activity:Other Description: Protect significant natural, agricultural, and scenic areas and encourage land stewardship in northcentral Massachusetts for the benefit of the environment, the local economy and future generations.
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| | | Group Name: Hitchcock Center for the EnvironmentContact: Julie Johnson Contact Address: 525 S. Pleasant St. Amherst, Massachusetts 01002- Contact Phone: 413 256-6006 Contact Email: hcenter@crocker.comURL: http://www.hitchcockcenter.orgActivity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Hitchcock Center for the Environment functions as a resource center to connect people with environmental groups and as a place to report sightings of migrating birds and salamanders. We work in the Connecticut River watershed. Our educators bring environmental programs to schools. Number of Volunteers: 10
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| | | Group Name: Maine Coast Heritage TrustContact: 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.
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| | | Group Name: Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center (BEEC)Contact: Frances Doyle Contact Address: P.O. Box 2318 Brattleboro, Vermont 05303- Contact Phone: 802 257-5785 Contact Email: BEEC@together.netURL: http://www.beec.org/Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: BEEC coordinates citizen monitoring projects on three Windham County rivers. The West River is a major tributary to the Connecticut River and is home to the endangered Tiger Cobblestone Beetle. A very active citizen's group on the West uses BEEC data in fights to protect the watershed from ski resort development. Number of Volunteers: 49
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| | | Group Name: Merrimack Valley Planning CommissionContact: Alan Macintosh Contact Address: 160 Main St. Haverhill, Massachusetts 01830- Contact Phone: 978 374-0519 Contact Email: mvpc@aol.comURL: http://www.mvpc.orgActivity:Volunteer Monitoring Description:Merrimack Valley Planning Commission's primary focus for the Merrimack and Parker Rivers and their tributaries is water quality sampling, land use planning, GIS mapping and nonpoint source pollution assessment in areas draining to public water supplies, swimming beaches, coastal wetlands, and shellfish beds. In 1995-96 we contracted with the Merrimack River Watershed Council for a 15-month project in which their volunteers sampled 10-12 stations. Beginning in July 1998, we need volunteers to as ...MORE...Number of Volunteers: 15-20
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| | | Group Name: Noble Junior High SchoolContact: Brian Doyle Deb Joyce Contact Address: Box 693 Route 9 Berwick, Maine 03901- Contact Phone: 207 698-1188 Contact Email: bdoyle@psouth.netActivity: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
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| | | Group Name: Southern Windsor County Regional Planning CommissionContact: Becky Basch Contact Address: PO Box 320 Ascutney, Vermont 05030 Contact Phone: (802)674-9201 Contact Email: rbasch@sover.netURL: http://www.swcrpc.org/Activity:Other Description: Several public meetings will be held to develop map and
inventory of values and threats on rivers in the region. We will also
collaborate with the State Agency of Natural Resources in their monitoring
program in the region and will organize volunteers and school groups to
survey sections of the rivers. Number of Volunteers: (unknown)
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| | | Group Name: Massachusetts Water Watch PartnershipContact: Jerry Schoen; Marie-Francoise Walk Contact Address: Blaisdell House University of Massachusetts, Box 30820 Amherst, Massachusetts 01003-0820 Contact Phone: 413 545-2842 Contact Email: jschoen@tei.umass.eduURL: http://www.umass.edu/tei/mwwp/Activity:Volunteer Monitoring Description: Massachusetts Water Watch Partnership assists citizen groups (watershed associations) in Massachusetts with their monitoring programs, from study design to sampling training to data presentation. Our affiliates monitor lakes, streams, and coastal areas. Number of Volunteers: 0
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| | | Group Name: Wells National Estuarine Research ReserveContact: 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.netURL: http://www.wellsreserve.org/cmp.htmActivity: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
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| | | Group Name: Kennebunk Conservation CommissionContact: Christine Feurt Contact Address: 1 Summer St. Kennebunk, Maine 04043- Contact Phone: 207 985-4686 Contact Email: osprey@cybertours.comActivity: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
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| | | Group Name: West River Watershed AllianceContact: Kathy Urffer Contact Address: PO Box 402 Brattleboro, Vermont 05302 Contact Phone: 802-289-1077 Contact Email: wrwa.vt@gmail.comActivity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: Our mission is to protect and preserve the West River, Saxtons River and Williams River and their watersheds. We manage water quality monitoring programs on these rivers, as well as providing educational opportunities for the surrounding communities and local governments. Number of Volunteers: approximately 40
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| | | Group Name: Monoosnoc Brook Greenway ProjectContact: Peter Lanza Contact Address: P.O. Box 92 Leominster, Massachusetts 01453 Contact Phone: 978-537-1408 Contact Email: nrwa@ma.ultrnet.comURL: http://www.ourbrook.org/Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: The Monoosnoc Brook Greenway Project is a partnership between residents and businesses of Leominster formed to provide stewardship for the Monoosnoc Brook and its watershed. Number of Volunteers: 10-15 active, 35-100 for cleanups
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| | | Group Name: Androscoggin Land TrustContact: Jonathan P. Labonte Contact Address: P.O. Box 3145 Auburn, Maine 04212 Contact Phone: 207-782-2302 Contact Email: info@androscogginlandtrust.orgURL: 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
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| | | 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.comActivity: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
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| | | Group Name: CREWContact: Kenneth Brooks Contact Address: 200 Alliance Way Unit 357E Manchester, New Hampshire 03102-8405 Contact Phone: (203)345-8872 Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: Monitor development along the Connecticuct River, focusing on water quality and wildlife preservation and protection.
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| | | Group Name: Citizens For A Clean EnvironmentContact: Robert Craver Webster, Massachusetts Contact Phone: 508-943-2777 Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: C-FACE is a grass roots group of citizens joined together in the common goal of creating BMP's for a clean environment. Number of Volunteers: 300+
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| | | Group Name: Parker River Clean Water AssociationContact: Don Bade Contact Address: PO Box 798 Byfield, Massachusetts 01922 Contact Phone: 978-462-2551 Contact Email: info@parker-river.orgURL: http://www.parker-river.orgActivity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description: Mission is to protect and restore the waters and ecosystems of the Parker River and Plum Island Sound Watersheds, for current and future generations. Volunteers are engaged in water quality and stream flow monitoring, alewife fish counts, nature trail, turtle habitat research, and eco-friendly landscaping. Number of Volunteers: 100
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| | | Group Name: Two Rivers - Ottauquechee Regional Planning CommissionContact: Sally Mansur Contact Address: TRORC, 3117 Rose Hill, The King Farm Woodstock, Vermont 05091-1218 Contact Phone: 802-457-3188 Contact Email: smansur@trorc.orgURL: http://www.trorc.org./Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council Description:TRORC is a compact of 30 municipalities in east-central Vermont, and was founded in 1970 by acts of its constituent towns. It is not a part of State Government, but is governed by a Board of Representatives appointed by each of our member towns. Our primary goals are to advocate for the needs of our member towns, and to help bridge the opportunities and concerns that exist between towns and the State. The Commission's staff provides technical planning services to town officials, and acts as a re ...MORE...
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| | | Group Name: Atlantic Salmon FederationContact: John Burrows Contact Address: Fort Andross, Suite 308, 14 Maine Street Brunswick, Maine 04011 Contact Phone: 207-725-2833 Contact Email: asfjb@blazenetme.netURL: http://www.asf.caActivity: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.
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| | | Group Name: Riverways Program, Mass. Division Of Ecological RestorationContact: Russ Cohen Contact Address: Mass. Dept Of Fish And Game, 251 Causeway St., Suite 400 Boston, Massachusetts 02114 Contact Phone: 617-626-1543 Contact Email: russ.cohen@state.ma.usURL: http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/riverActivity:Restoration/Conservation Project Description: To promote the restoration and protection of the ecological integrity of the Commonwealth's watersheds: rivers, streams and adjacent lands. The Riverways Program was created to encourage and support local river protection initiatives as a vital complement to state action.
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| | | Group Name: Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring ProgramContact: Scott Williams Contact Address: 24 Maple Hill Rd. Auburn, Maine 04210 Contact Phone: 207-783-7733 Contact Email: vlmp@mainevlmp.orgURL: 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
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| | | Group Name: Watershed AllianceContact: Caitrin Noel Contact Address: 655 Spear St Burlington, Vermont 05405 Contact Phone: 802 656-5428 Contact Email: caitrin.noel@uvm.eduURL: http://www.uvm.edu/~watershdActivity: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...
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| | | Group Name: Spruce Creek AssociationContact: Phyllis Ford Contact Address: 19 Bond Road Kittery, Maine 03905 Contact Email: phyllis@sprucecreekassociation.orgURL: http://www.sprucecreekassociation.orgActivity: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
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| | | Group Name: Stetson Brook TeamContact: John L. Painter Contact Address: 765 College street Lewiston, Maine 04240 Contact Phone: 207-777-7482 Contact Email: paintervecsey@adelphia.netURL: 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
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| | | Group Name: Strategic Cable AllianceContact: Michael Toomey Contact Address: Suite 101 , 382 West Main Street Marlborough, Massachusetts 01532 Contact Phone: 508-919-2092 Contact Email: Mike@SCTgrp.comURL: http://www.Waterfronts.infoDescription: "WaterFronts" is show series designed to air via Strategic Cable Alliance. "WaterFronts" Series spotlights the relationship of waterbodies to communities, as well as cultural,economic social, educational, and recreationalimpacts. "WaterFronts"seeks out those groups and individuals that are making an impact in their watershed. And helps to empower the general public through suggesting ways they may be invited to participate. Number of Volunteers: 12-20
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| | | Group Name: Connecticut RiverFest, IncContact: Bonna Wieler Contact Address: 107 Miller Pond Rd Thetford Center, Vermont 05075 Contact Phone: 802-333-3549 Contact Email: riverfest@valley.netActivity:Education Project/Program, Other Description:Connecticut RiverFest encourages connection with our rivers through celebration and education. In partnership with agencies, organizations and individuals working for the health of the river, we are in our fifth year of providing programs to engage schools, individuals, businesses in learning more about their watershed through education and preservation/protection efforts. There are three main programs:
1) Join us for the BIG SPLASH river festival, on July 10th, 1999 at Wilder Park, Wilder, ...MORE...Number of Volunteers: 50
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| | | Group Name: Nashoba PaddlerContact: Neal Menschel Contact Address: PO Box 228 West Groton, Massachusetts 01472 Contact Phone: (978)448-8699 URL: http://www.NashobaPaddler.comActivity:Other Description: Adventure based Environmental ed based out of canoes on rivers. 6 week day camp and contracts with public schools.
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| | | Group Name: Hudson River National Estuarine Research ReserveContact: George Cathcart Contact Address: NOAA/UNH CICEET , Gregg Hall, Suite 130 , 35 Colovos Road Durham, New Hampshire 12504-5000 Contact Email: george.cathcart@noaa.govURL: http://nerrs.noaa.gov/welcome.htmlActivity:Restoration/Conservation Project, Volunteer Monitoring Description:The National Estuarine Research Reserve System
is a network of protected areas established for long-term research, education and stewardship. This partnership program between NOAA and the coastal states protects more than one million acres of estuarine land and water, which provides essential habitat for wildlife; offers educational opportunities for students, teachers and the public; and serves as living laboratories for scientists.
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| | | Group Name: Trout Unlimited - Massachusetts-Rhode Island CouncilContact: Geoffrey Day Contact Address: 1779 Mass Ave, #288 Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140 Contact Email: webmaster@ma-ri-tu-council.orgURL: http://www.ma-ri-tu-council.orgActivity: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
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| | | Group Name: Massachusetts Bays National Estuary ProgramContact: Jan Smith Contact Address: 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800 Boston, Massachusetts 02114 Contact Phone: 617-626-1231 Contact Email: jan.smith@state.ma.usURL: http://www.massbays.orgActivity:Other Description:The Massachusetts Bays Program (Mass Bays) is a partnership of citizens, communities, and government that strives to protect and enhance the coastal health and heritage of Massachusetts and Cape Cod Bays.
To achieve our vision of a balanced and healthy environment, we:
Provide support and assistance for local action
Cultivate environmental education and stewardship
Develop science-based initiatives to solve management problems; and,
Facilitate cooperation on local and region-wide projects ...MORE...Number of Volunteers: 100
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| | | Group Name: Valley Land FundContact: Laurie Sanders, President Contact Address: Valley Land Fund, P.O. Box 522 Hadley, Massachusetts 01035 Contact Phone: (413) 585-3840 Contact Email: lsanders@science.smith.eduURL: http://www.valleylandfund.org/index.htmlActivity:Other Description:[Purpose] to promote conservation and protection of agricultural and other open space land in the Connecticut River Valley; to coordinate activities of agencies and organizations with an interest in preserving open space and agricultural land.
[Accomplishments] since its founding in 1986, Valley Land Fund has
worked alone and in partnerships to preotect over 4000 acres of prime
farmland, scenic vistas, drinking water supply waterhseds, productive
forest, critical habitat for threatened plant an ...MORE...Number of Volunteers: 15 (principally activist Board of Directors)
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 | | | Group Name: Martins Pond AssociationContact: Lida J. Jenney Contact Address: 6 Shore Road North Reading, Massachusetts 01864 Contact Phone: (978) 664-0625 Contact Email: lidajenney@hotmail.comURL: http://www.MartinsPond.orgActivity:Other Description:Our long term goals are: 1) to protect the delicate environmental balance of Martins Pond (North Reading, MA) through careful, long-term management and education, 2) to establish the Martins Pond Association as a politically and economically viable group, and 3) to enhance the recreational and social value of Martins Pond and its facilities.
We are a neighborhood action group. We hold three festival events at the lakeside park during the year to raise funds to make park improvements. We have ...MORE...Number of Volunteers: about 50
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