Resource Guide 
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This guide has a very broad goal: to connect our users and constituents (YOU!) with relevant resources and links you might be interested in.
If there is something you feel should be included here, let us know.
(last updated 4/15/06)
Non-Profit & Private Land Conservation
and Watershed, River, & Coastal Zone Protection Organizations
In the Androscoggin Valley Watershed:
Mahoosuc Land Trust,
Jim Mitchell, Executive Director, P.O. Box 981, Bethel, Maine 04217
(207)824-3806 mlt@megalink.net
Land protection projects
Androscoggin Land Trust
Androscoggin Land Trust is a membership-supported conservation organization dedicated to protecting the important natural areas, traditional landscapes, and outdoor experience along the central Androscoggin River corridor. We currently conserve over 2,800 acres of land, including six miles of riverfront along the Androscoggin River. Please visit our Web site at www.androscogginlandtrust.org for more information about our work.
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay
Interdisciplinary view of Merrymeeting bay; Links to Hands around the Bay -program to build community awareness; projects around the Bay; natural history; current issues and challenges.
In Maine:
MAINE RIVERS provides news and calendars, issues and actions, and Maine watershed profiles.
GULF OF MAINE COUNCIL ON THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT provides a discussion forum and the Supporting Actions Matrix (SAM).
Casco Bay Estuary Project
Cooperative effort to protect the health and integrity of Casco Bay; Links to Toxics; habitat protection; State of the Bay Report
Maine Stream Team Program
MEEPI
Project SHARE (Salmon Habitat And River Enhancement), Little Falls Research Station, Cherryfield: info@salmonhabitat.org
In The U.S.:
CENTER FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION provides model ordinances, workshop schedules, and links.
RIVER NETWORK provides a river and conservation directory, a calendar of events, listserves, publications and watershed assistance grants.
Connecticut River Joint Commissions
Excellent fact series on riparian buffers; Links to watershed education and managing land for clean water
State Government Organizations and Contacts
Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Reports on dioxin and other toxics; links to the Bureau of Land and Water Quality (streams, education, grants/loans, monitoring/assessment, watershed planning & management, etc.)
Maine Department of Marine Resources
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
Reports on dioxin and other toxics; links to Water Resources and Quality;Watershed
Management Bureau; Rivers Management and Protection Program
Federal Government Organizations and Contacts
THE EPA WATERSHED ACADEMY offers training courses, publications, and distance learning.
US Geological Survey - Water resources in Maine and NH
Daily stream flow data from selected sites; additional hydrological data; reports and products
Information about Towns in the Androscoggin Watershed
Chambers of Commerce
A list of all chambers of commerce in Maine can be found at: http://www.fortunecity.com/oasis/malibu/26/coc/coclist22.html
Household Hazardous Chemicals
Many chemicals that you use in your home can be very harmful if they end up in the soil, in our water treatment system, or if children get ahold of them. Chemicals like bleach, oven cleaner, and insect killer can end up causing damage to plants and animals in our watershed. These links offer some safer alternatives for commonly-used chemicals.
Many household chemicals cannot be simply flushed down the toilet. Motor oil, antifreeze, brake and other hydraulic fluids, mercury, paints, thinners, lacquers, varnishes -- most chemicals with warning labels -- should be disposed of through municipal collections. Simply throwing them out with household garbage can end up contaminating landfills, groundwater, and drinking water supplies. Approximately 3% of households participate in HHW collections in our area. To
participate in the next municipal collection in your area, start NOW by storing your wastes securely in non-leaking containerson your property. Do not mix types of waste!
University of Missouri: Alternatives to Household Hazardous Chemicals
National Safety Council: Household Hazardous Chemicals & Alternatives
Ohio EPA's page on Household Alternatives and Hazardous Wastes
City of Dover (NH) Guide to Household Chemical Alternatives
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Days by Town
Many towns in the Maine section of our watershed coordinate their HHW collections with the help of the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments (AVCOG). Contact Fergus Lea at (207) 783-9186 for details.
Brunswick residents: A HHW collection is tentatively scheduled for 23 October. Call Mike Claus at (207) 725-6654 for more information.
In New Hampshire section of our Watershed, the Annual HHW collection day takes place on the first Saturday in June. Contact Sharon Gauthier and the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services for more details.
