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University
of Maine
Description:
The Cooperative Forestry Research Unit (CFRU) is a partnership between
forest landowners and managers in the state of Maine and the University
of Maine. The purpose of the CFRU is to help its member organizations
advance forest management practices in the state of Maine through scientific
research and education. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction:
Maine
University
of Maine
Description:
Maine NEMO (Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials) is an educational
program for land use decision- makers that addresses the relationship
between land use and natural resource protection, with a focus on water
resources. Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: Maine
University
of Maine
Description:
The mission of Maine Sea Grant is to play a leadership role in marine
science research and education and to promote their use for the development,
management, and stewardship of marine and coastal resources. Topics: Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine
University
of Maine
Description:
PEARL is the on-line GIs-based, searchable database for Maine lakes. Over
the years, PEARL has expanded to become the GIS-searchable on-line resource
for environmental information in Maine. It allows scientists, educators,
community organizations, and students to find environmental information
in one location. Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do Jurisdiction: Maine
University
of Maine
Description:
The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed
Research has a diverse interdisciplinary mission: to promote world-class
caliber collaborative research among Maine faculty and external scientists;
to facilitate the quest for research funding for the UMS and government
scientists; to enhance training of future water resource professionals
through research experiences and coursework; and to offer information,
guidance and environmental education as a public service to individuals,
groups, and organizations. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine
University
of Maine
Description:
The Water Quality team at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension
(UMCE) provides information to the public on protecting Maine's water
resources. We focus on lake and watershed issues, and work with agricultural
producers to implement best management practices (BMPs) on their farms.
Through applied research we provide growers with information on efficient
nutrient and weed management practices. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: Maine
Androscoggin
Land Trust Description: The main mission of the Androscoggin Land Trust is to preserve significant lands in Androscoggin County. We do this primarily through the use of conservation easements. Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine
Appalachian
Mountain Club
Description:
The enhancement program reflects a growing recognition that transportation
programs, while vital for national mobility and international competitiveness,
must also be environmentally sound. The Vermont Agency of Transportation
(VTrans) encourages local communities to be directly involved in enhancement
projects. Enhancement activities are a means to more creatively and sensitively
integrate transportation facilities into the surrounding communities. Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
Belgrade
Regional Conservation Alliance Description: The Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance's purposes are: to promote for the benefit of the general public the preservation of natural resources primarily in, but not limited to, the towns of the Belgrade Lakes watershed and Kennebec County in the state of Maine, (these resources include land and water resources, the plant and animal life thereon, and unique scenic, agricultural, natural, and historic sites); to engage in and promote the scientific study of, and education regarding natural resources; and to use all property held by the corporation, and the net earning thereon, for the benefit of the general public and for charitable, educational, recreational, conservation, scientific, or historical purposes. Topics: Land Preservation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine
Bureau
of Health Description: Information about source water and wellhead protection. Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine
Conservation
Law Foundation
Description:
The Conservation Law Foundation is the oldest and largest regional environmental
advocacy organization in the United States. We're based in New England,
where our attorneys, scientists, economists, and policy experts work on
the most significant threats to the natural environment of the region
and its residents. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Damariscotta
River Association Description: The Damariscotta River Association was established in 1973 as a membership-supported, nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the natural, cultural and historic heritage of the Damariscotta River, its watershed and adjacent areas for the benefit of all. The DRA became a conservation land trust in 1987. Since then, it has joined with private landowners, other conservation groups, and local, state, and federal government agencies to protect and manage over 2,000 acres and 18 miles of shoreline, including a number of river and sea islands. Topics: Land Preservation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine
Department
of Agriculture Description: Maine's 16 Soil and Water Conservation Districts are subdivisions of state government that are run by locally elected and appointed volunteers. Their purpose is to solve local natural resource conservation problems (both urban and agricultural) as determined by local stakeholders. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine
Department
of Conservation Description: The Bureau of Parks and Lands administers state and federal grants to provide services, resources and personnel to nonprofit groups, municipalities and other agencies. Grants are available through the Bureau to improve and enhance programs offered in Maine. Includes links to ATV Trail Development, Boat Access Grants, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Forest Legacy Program, Maine Trails Funding Program, Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund, Snowmobile Trail Grants. Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine
Department
of Conservation Description: Links to programs administered by the Bureau of Parks and Lands : State Parks, Public Reserved Lands, Historic Sites, ATV, Boating Facilities, Snowmobile, Submerged Lands, and Grants and Community Recreation. Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine
Department
of Environmental Protection Description: Watershed planning and management involve a number of activities, including: targeting priority problems in a watershed; promoting a high level of involvement by interested and affected parties; developing solutions to problems through the use of the expertise and authority of multiple agencies and organizations; and measuring success through monitoring and other data gathering. Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine
Department
of Environmental Protection Description: The Stormwater Program works toward protecting and restoring surface and groundwater impacted by stormwater flows. Stormwater runoff from developed areas in watersheds carries pollutants, and affects the rates and volumes of flows in natural waterbodies in ways that can cause damage. Everyone has a role in reducing impacts from stormwater runoff, from the large developer constructing a new parking lot, to the homeowner using good erosion control methods and handling chemicals carefully around the house. Topics: Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine
Department
of Environmental Protection Description: List of Grants and Loans available for land and water quality initiatives. Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine
Department
of the Secretary of State Description: Rule chapters in the Code of Maine Rules (CMR) are arranged by unique numbers which identify the department, departmental unit, and chapter. For example, 01-015 CMR Chapter 1 represents Chapter 1 of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, Maine Milk Commission. Click on the highlighted departmental designation to reach a complete list of its current chapters. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine
Department
of Transportation Description: Links to information about various grant programs and projects available for transportation enhancement. Topics: Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Land Preservation, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine
Environmental
Protection Agency
Description:
Information about New England's Drinking Water including private wells,
EPA's programs to protect, monitor, treat, and transfer drinking water
to residents and businesses, funding opportunities, technical assistance
and more. Topics: Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Environmental
Protection Agency
Description:
Information on Watersheds which are defined as those land areas that catch
rain or snow and drain to specific marshes, streams, rivers, lakes, or
to ground water. Topics: Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Environmental
Protection Agency
Description:
Information on wetlands which in general terms are lands where saturation
with water is the dominant factor determining the nature of soil development
and the types of plant and animal communities living in the soil and on
its surface. Wetlands vary widely because of regional and local differences
in soils, topography, climate, hydrology, water chemistry, vegetation,
and other factors, including human disturbance. Topics: Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Environmental
Protection Agency
Description:
EPA New England launched a Smart Growth Program in 1999 at our Smart Growth
Strategies for New England conference. The conference's success demonstrated
widespread interest in the twin problems of sprawl and urban decay. Smart
growth is an alternative to sprawl and urban decay, and is an innovative
approach to addressing EPA's environmental mandates. Our Smart Growth
Action Plan involves working with diverse partners to shape land use and
growth so that it has minimum impact on environmental, economic, and community
health. Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Farm
Service Agency - USDA
Description:
Stabilizing farm income, helping farmers conserve land and water resources,
providing credit to new or disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, and helping
farm operations recover from the effects of disaster are the missions
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency (FSA). Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine
GrowSmart
Maine
Description:
We are working to create an organization that can engage, inspire and
mobilize the people of Maine to protect our communities, our environment
and our economy from the potentially devastating effects of sprawl. We
hope to build a new kind of organization to take on this problem, one
that combines citizen involvement with technical sophistication and that
attacks the many facets of the sprawl problem - in public policy, planning,
public attitudes and the marketplace - in an integrated way. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: Maine
Gulf
of Maine Council on the Marine Environment
Description:
The Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment is a U.S.-Canadian
partnership of government and non-government organizations working to
maintain and enhance environmental quality in the Gulf of Maine to allow
for sustainable resource use by existing and future generations. We organize
conferences and workshops; offer grants and recognition awards; conduct
environmental monitoring; provide science translation to management; raise
public awareness about the Gulf; and connect people, organizations, and
information. Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire
Lakes
Environmental Association
Description:
The Lakes Environmental Association is a private, non-profit organization
founded in Naples, Maine in 1970 to protect the water quality and watersheds
of the Sebago-Long Lake Region. The Association serves the towns of Bridgton,
Denmark, Harrison, Naples, Sweden, and Waterford as well as Sebago Lake.
Check out the information about lake protection and GIS mapping and watershed
modeling! Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: Maine
Maine
Association of Conservation Commissions
Description:
The Maine Association of Conservation Commissions (MACC) promotes the
Conservation Commission movement in Maine and provides technical assistance
to Maine Commissions. We help Commissions develop and carry out projects,
publish a newsletter, and from time to time sponsor special projects. Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine
Maine
Audubon Society
Description:
Maine Audubon is a community of people who share an appreciation of Maine's
wildlife and outdoors, a concern for the stewardship of its natural resources,
and a commitment to a clean environment. Dedicated to both environmental
education and advocacy we: work to protect wildlife and conserve the state's
outstanding natural resources; connect people and nature through hands-on
experiential learning; and build community through members and chapters.
Check out the information under wildlife and habitat conservation. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine
Maine
Coastal Program
Description:
Information on monitoring of coastal resources by private citizens. Topics: Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: Maine
Maine
Coastal Program
Description:
Information about the habitats of Maine's marine and estuary waters and
their management and protection. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine
Maine
Coastal Program
Description:
Coastal hazards include natural events and processes such as storms, shoreline
erosion, landslides and sea-level rise that cause the loss of property,
threaten public safety and destroy natural resources on the coast. In
Maine, the risks from coastal hazards are mostly the loss of public and
private property near the shore caused by a combination of shoreline erosion,
storms and sea-level rise. Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine
Maine
Environmental Policy Institute
Description:
The mission of the Maine Environmental Policy Institute (MEPI) is to help
Mainers understand the importance of healthy ecosystems to their families
and communities. The Institute, an independent nonprofit organization
based in Hallowell, Maine, is dedicated to researching environmental challenges
facing the state and reporting this research to policy makers and the
public. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine
Description:
We are a membership-based community development organization focusing
on the Gulf of Maine, particularly the fifteen year-round island communities
off the Maine coast. We provide our services directly to communities and
through research and publications. The Island Institute is a learning
organization, operating at different scales throughout the region, annually
reshaping its programs to respond to changing conditions and challenges.
It assists in fund-raising for other groups and organizations that are
better positioned than the Institute to deliver local services. Topics: Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine
Maine
Judicial Branch Description: The opinions of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court sitting as the Law Court have been published on this site since January 1, 1997. The permanent official version of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court's opinions is that published in Atlantic Reporter, 2d Series, which has been Maine's Official Reporter since 1966. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine
Description:
The mission of the Maine Lagoon Systems website is to promote clean water resources through the enhanced communication of wastewater lagoon system operators in the state of Maine and beyond. We will do this by providing an online presence in which operators of lagoon systems can network with each other on various issues of wastewater treatment relative to today's demand of a clean water environment.
Maine
Rural Water Association
Description:
The Maine Rural Water Association (MRWA) is a private, nonprofit organization
with a very simple goal--helping rural water and wastewater systems provide
safe drinking water and protect the environment at an affordable cost
to users. The Association is run by and for rural systems. MRWA also provides
in-field technical support. Our skilled staff will work with you on leak
detection, process control, compliance, source water protection, budgeting,
and collections. Check out the information about Source Water Protection
Grants! Topics: Land Preservation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine
Maine
Wastewater Control Association Description:
MWWCA is an association of over 650 members consisting of municipal and industrial operators, consultants, students, and regulatory officials. Their Mission is to promote professional environmental management practices to protect and improve the waters and related environments of the State of Maine. Jurisdiction: Maine
Description:
The mission of MyWatershed.com is that through active involvement, mailings
& websites, educate residents about watersheds and nonpoint source
pollution, offering new ways for residents to view and improve their surroundings,
thereby improving water quality within watersheds. Topics: Water/Sewer, What You Can Do Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island
Natural
Resource Conservation Service - USDA
Description:
NRCS soil conservationists, soil scientists, agronomists, ecologists,
engineers, planners, and other specialists promote land stewardship by
providing technical assistance through teams to address surface and groundwater
quality; wetlands, riparian areas, and biodiversity; aquatic and terrestrial
habitat; and impacts of landuse changes. NRCS teams work on all of a state's
landscapes: agricultural, wetlands and riparian areas, suburban, rural,
urban centers, and forested. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: Maine
Natural
Resources Council of Maine
Description:
The Natural Resources Council of Maine's goal is of a Maine that has successfully
addressed threats to the quality of its air, water, forests, and natural
habitats in a fashion that is inspiring to others working to protect the
environment both here and elsewhere in the nation. Topics: Land Preservation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do Jurisdiction: Maine
New
England Regional Water Quality Program
Description:
The CSREES New England Regional Water Quality Program works to improve
water quality management through educational knowledge and extension programming
that emerges from a research base. The program builds on the strengths
of the Extension Water Quality Programs at the Land Grant Universities
throughout New England. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Northeast-Midwest
Institute
Description:
The Northeast-Midwest Institute is a Washington-based, private, nonprofit,
and non-partisan research organization dedicated to economic vitality,
environmental quality, and regional equity for Northeast and Midwest states. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
Office
of GIs
Description:
MEGIS coordinates GIs activities and provides services to encourage and
guide the development of GIs in Maine to serve both public and private
sector applications. MEGIS is responsible for providing services which
ensure the quality of and access to these data. To this end, MEGIS manages
the State's GIs database to maximize data sharing and compatibility between
local, state and national programs, develops GIs standards and guidelines,
provides quality control services, and maintains public "one-stop
shopping" for digital geographic data. MEGIS operates a GIs computer
center for state agencies and provides an array of application development
and technical services. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others Jurisdiction: Maine
Penobscot
River Restoration Project Description: The Penobscot River Restoration Project is one of the most progressive and comprehensive attempts in history to rebalance hydropower production with fisheries and other ecosystem values on a major river. The conservation groups and Penobscot Indian Nation are partners in this landmark project along with PPL Corporation, the State of Maine and the US Department of Interior, which will reconfigure hydropower facilities opening more than 500 miles of habitat to sea-run fish. Topics: Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine
Sierra
Club Description: The mission statement of the Sierra Club is to explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth; practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources; and educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment. Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine
Smart
Growth Network Description: Listing of news articles relating to smart growth issues in a specific state. Topics: Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine
State
Planning Office
Description:
The NFIP is a voluntary program that offers community residents the opportunity
to purchase flood insurance provided by the Program in exchange for the
community's commitment to practice sound land use management. Currently,
there are over 6,900 flood insurance policies in effect in Maine with
coverage totaling over $899 million. Mortgage loans and disaster assistance
are severely limited in communities that do not participate in the NFIP. Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine
State
Planning Office
Description:
The Council investigates natural resource issues of state significance
and recommends state policies to protect these resources. Check out their
publications! Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer Jurisdiction: Maine
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