• Ellsworth area Watershed Stewards are currently conducting a Watershed Survey of Branch Lake.

• In 2007, volunteers conducted a watershed survey of the Coleman Pond watershed in Lincolnville.

• Other ongoing projects include

  • the revitalization of the Greater Pushaw Lake Association;

  • the initiation of a Watershed Management Plan on Sebasticook Lake in Newport; and

  • the initiation of a LakeSmart Program on Green Lake in Ellsworth/Dedham.

Watershed Steward conducts a Watershed Survey to document erosion on Coleman Pond in Lincolnville.

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.