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AUBURN — The annual Androscoggin Watershed Conference is set for 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, May 7, at the Auburn Senior Community Center on Pettengill Park Road. Melanie Loyzim, commissioner of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, will give the keynote address. Sessions include “Threats to Our Lakes, Including Lake Auburn,” “Flow Regime of the Androscoggin River, […]

REGION — The Androscoggin River Watershed Council has a few educational events planned for this winter and spring. Several will be brought to you via Zoom. They are listed below with pertinent information. Lake Impacts, January 17 at 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. via Zoom: Scott Williams, Lake Stewards of Maine and well-known expert in all […]

AREA — The Androscoggin River Watershed Council (ARWC) plans to conduct a barrier assessment in the Ellis River Watershed during the summer and fall of 2023, starting in mid to late July. The Ellis River Watershed includes portions of Andover, Rumford, and Roxbury. The purpose of the assessment is to document conditions at road crossings […]

The Androscoggin River Watershed Council plans to conduct a barrier assessment in the Ellis River Watershed this summer and fall, starting in mid to late July. The Ellis River Watershed includes portions of Andover, Rumford and Roxbury. The assessment aims to document conditions at road crossings such as damaged and undersized culverts that block fish […]