Androscoggin River Watershed Council
Improving Aquatic Habitat
Supporting Water Recreation
Presenters include
Nate Harvey, Great Glen Trails
Andy Cutko, Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
Jeff McCabe, Maine Office of Outdoor Recreation
Dr. Holly Ewing, Bates College
Scott Williams, Lake and Watershed Associates
Jeff Stern, ARWC
Tom Mapletoft, Brookfield Renewables
Bates and UM Farmington students
Ken Gallant, retired Environmental Manager, Verso Paper
Rob Mohlar, Maine DEP
Ferg Lea, P.E. ARWC Chair
Scott Reed, Environmental Manager, Nine Dragons
Androscoggin Watershed Conference
May 7th: 8:45 AM
Auburn Senior Community Center
Pettengill Park Road, Auburn
Keynote Address
Melanie Loyzim, Commissioner, Maine DEP
Other Sessions include
Threats to Our Lakes, including Lake Auburn
Flow Regime of the Androscoggin River, including impacts of Climate Change
Impacts of Climate Change on Outdoor Recreation
Student work on Lake Auburn and Sabattus Pond
Stream Quality in the Upper Watershed
Historic and Current Water Quality of the Androscoggin River
The Androscoggin River Watershed Council improves environmental quality, encourages stewardship, and promotes healthy communities in the Androscoggin Watershed.
Brook trout habitat restoration is a key part of our work on the Androscoggin River. Working with a partnership of organizations devoted to restoring and maintaining brook trout habitat, we have undertaken several projects in the Androscoggin watershed.
Learn more about paddling the Androscoggin River, and how you can plan your own trips on the river trail and surrounding lakes and ponds.
The Androscoggin River flows for nearly 170 miles, beginning at Lake Umbagog on the Maine and New Hampshire border. It continues south through northern New Hampshire, heads east through western Maine, and then turns south again before joining with the Kennebec in Merrymeeting Bay and emptying into the Atlantic. Having once been rated as one of the most polluted rivers in the country, it served as the inspiration for the Clean Water Act and now boasts great fishing, wildlife habitat, and recreation opportunities. The Androscoggin River Watershed Council encourages collaboration among industry, conservation groups, landowners, and other interests to ensure that the Androscoggin River continues to be a healthy asset to the communities on its banks and the wildlife it supports.