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Watershed Stewards Program:

Water Quality:

County Offices
 Find out about workshops and demonstrations in your neighborhood and around the state.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension
5741 Libby Hall
Orono, ME 04469-5741
(207) 581-3188
1-800-287-0274 (in Maine)
TDD: 1-800-287-8957 (in Maine)
FAX: (207) 581-1387
E-Mail: www-questions@umext.maine.edu
Watershed Stewards learn about
Water quality expert with Watershed Steward on a lake shore

  • Lakes 101: Origin of Maine lakes; Maine lake chemistry

  • What the data tell us: status and trends of your lake

  • Septic systems: installation, care, and maintenance

  • Soils: fertility and erosion

  • Camp road maintenance

  • Lakefront landscapes: the last opportunity to keep pollution out of your lake!

The Watershed Stewards Program is a volunteer program of University of Maine Cooperative Extension and LEAP, the Northern New England Lake Education and Action Project.

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Water Quality Program is a partner in the CSREES New England Regional Water Quality Program. We actively participate in the following New England Regional Water Quality Focus Areas: Nutrient and Pest Management, New England Private Well Initiative, New England NEMO, Sustainable Landscapes, and Animal Waste Management.

CSREES New England Regional Water Quality Program logo: Applying knowledge to improve water quality

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