In which we will collect publications, documents, and other materials pertinent to Merrymeeting Bay, especially ones which might not be otherwise readily available.
Information on this page is divided into the general sections outlined below.
Click on a subject area, or scroll through the listings. Entries are alphabetical within subject area.
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Fish, Wildlife, Plants & Habitat |
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| Includes information on fish and wildlife in Merrymeeting Bay, salmon, American eel, sea lamprey, anadromous fish restoration, sturgeon, habitat, turtles, wetlands, Maine Natural Areas Program survey, & other topics. | |
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Hydrology, Geology, etc |
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| Includes information about our research on currents in the Bay, hydropower, etc. | |
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Legal Documents & Petitions |
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| Includes documents related to legal cases such as dam relicensing to protect the American eel, endangered species protections, the proposal to put hydroelectric turbines in the Chops, etc. | |
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Miscellaneous |
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| Includes overview of environmental issues in the Bay, bibliography of environmental resources for the Bay, archaeology, interesting links, & other topics. | |
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Resource Management and Planning |
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| Includes Kennebec River Resource Mngmt. Plan, general Bay conservation materials, notes on comprehensive planning around the Bay, & other topics. | |
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Toxins, Pollution, and Water Quality |
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| Includes information on using caged mussels to test for toxins such as PCBs and dioxin in the Bay & tributaries, sources of Bay pollution, water quality testing in the Bay, & other topics. | |
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Fish, Wildlife, Plants & Habitat
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Alewife |
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American Eel (see also section on legal documents, below) |
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Androscoggin River Anadromous Fish Restoration Program (pdf: File size: 1.25 MB) |
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Maine Department of Marine Resources Date: September 15, 2006 |
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Atlantic Coast Diadromous Fish Habitat: |
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A Review of Utilization,Threats, Recommendations
for Conservation, and Research Needs.
Habitat Management Series #9 January 2009 Note: these are pdf files Cover, Title and Acknowledgement Table of Contents Ch. 1. Introduction Ch. 2. American shad Ch. 3. Hickory shad Ch. 4. Alewife Ch. 5. Blueback herring Ch. 6. Habitat Areas of Particular Concern for Alosines Ch. 7. American Eel Ch. 8. Atlantic sturgeon Ch. 9. Striped Bass Ch. 10. Threats to diadromous species Ch. 11. Diadromous Fish habitat Conservation and Restoration Recommendations Ch. 12. Future habitat Research Information Needs for diadromous species |
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Atlantic Salmon (see also section on legal documents, below) |
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Biological and Ecotoxicological Characteristics of Terrestrial Vertebrate Species Residing in Estuaries (web page) |
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Rattner & Erwin US Geological Survey |
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Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission: Selected Gulf of Maine Reports: 1873-1898 (web page) |
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| Historical reports published by the U.S. Fish Commission relating to the fish and fisheries of New England, the Maritimes, and Atlantic Canada | |||||
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Dam Schematics for Androscoggin, Kennebec, Penobscot and St. Croix Rivers (jpg 1.3 MB) |
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Diadromous Fish of the Kennebec River (web page) |
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Discover the Kennebec: The Fisheries Resources of the Kennebec River (web page) |
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Natural Resources and Educational Committees of the Kennebec River Council Harry Vanderweide, Chairman of the Study Ira L. Ellis, Cooperative Extension Service, Planning & Organizational Consultant Date: April 18, 1986 |
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Fish and Wildlife Resources in the Merrymeeting Bay and Lower Kennebec River Focus Area (web page) |
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Prepared by: The Gulf of Maine Coastal and Estuary Project U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Falmouth, Maine Date: March, 1994 |
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Freshwater Mussels (See Toxics section below for more information on how freshwater mussels are used to monitor toxins and pollution) |
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Maine Forest Service Fact Sheets on Insects & Disease (web page) |
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Maine Forest Service |
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Merrymeeting Bay Survey (pdf: File size: 188 KB) |
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Maine Natural Areas Program Date: 1998 |
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Notices In Regard To The Abundance of Fish On The New England Coast In Former Times (pdf: File size: 3 MB) |
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Penobscot Bay Watch: Fisheries News & Info (web page) |
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| Website dedicated to protection & wise use of Penobscot Bay & the Gulf of Maine | |||||
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Penobscot Bay Watch: 19th & Early 20th Century Marine Ecology & Fisheries Research Reports (web page) |
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| Digitized and uploaded to the internet by Ron Huber, Penobscot Baywatch, Rockland, Maine | |||||
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The Plight and Outlook for Migratory Fish in the Gulf of Maine (pdf file 340 KB) |
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Andrew Goode Universities Council on Water Resources Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education Issue 134, Pages 23-28, July 2006 |
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The River Fisheries of Maine (pdf file 20 MB) |
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By Charles G. Atkins, Maine's first Commissioner of Fisheries excerpt from the 1887 U.S. Gov't publication "Fisheries and Fishery Industries of America" |
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Sea Lamprey |
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Sewall Aerial Photography Project |
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Shad & Herring |
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The Spatial and Relative Abundance Characteristics of the Fish Assemblages in Three Maine Rivers. 2002 and 2003. (pdf; file size: 6.0 MB) |
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Kennebec River (Bingham to Merrymeeting Bay) Androscoggin River (Errol, NH to Merrymeeting Bay) Sebasticook River (Pittsfield, ME to Winslow, ME)
Chris O. Yoder (Ohio U. and Ctr. for Applied Bioassessment & Biocriteria) and Brandon H. Kulik, John M. Audet,
and Jeffrey D. Bagley (Kleinschmidt Associates) |
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State of the Kennebec River Watershed Anadromous Fish Restoration Program (pdf; file size: 1.16 MB) |
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Maine Department of Marine Resources Date: Jan. 2004 |
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Striped Bass |
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Sturgeon |
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The Demography, Nesting Status and Movement Patterns of Snapping Turtles, Chelydra serpentina in Merrymeeting Bay (about tracking turtles around Merrymeeting Bay - 93 MB Powerpoint file) |
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Lucy Van Hook FOMB Presentation Department of Biology, Bowdoin College Date: April 12, 2006 |
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Hydrology, Geology,etc |
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Current Study of Merrymeeting Bay |
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Controls on Estuarine Morphodynamics: A Case Study on Merrymeeting Bay, Kennebec River Estuary, Maine (web page) |
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Abstract from paper presented at the Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting Brad A. Knisley, et al. Date: Nov 5-8, 2001 |
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Flow and Biogeochemical Fluxes in the Abagadasset River, Mid-Coast Maine (web page) |
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Abstract from poster presented at the Geological Society of America,
40th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Section Christopher W. Proctor Bowdoin College, Brunswick ME Date: March 14-16, 2005 |
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Geology of Maine Bedrock (pdf file: 4.9 MB) Surficial (pdf file: 3.7 MB) |
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Department of Conservation, Maine Geological Survey Date: 2002 |
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History of ice Margins in NewEngland (pdf file:1.7 MB) |
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Maine State Planning Office |
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History of the Edwards Dam Facilities (web page) |
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Maine State Planning Office |
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Hydropower Reform Coalition (web page) |
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| Group working to achieve improvements to rivers altered by hydropower dams. | |||||
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Integrating Ambient and Compliance Monitoring in the Kennebec River Basin (web page) |
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Paper presented at the National Water Quality Monitoring Council Conference Keith Robinson & David Courtemanch, U.s. Geological Survey Date: July 7-9, 1998 |
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Biomonitoring Retrospective: Fifteen Year Summary for Maine Rivers and Streams (web page) Kennebec River Chapter (pdf) |
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Maine Bureau of Land and Water Quality Date: 1999 |
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The Turbidity Problem in the Eastern River, Dresden, Maine (pdf; file size: 3.3 MB) |
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Legal Documents & Petitions |
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Chops Tidal Energy Project |
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Endangered Species Act: Petitions & Related Documents (Americal Eel and Atlantic Salmon) |
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Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) |
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Advocacy Work via petitions to modify Water Quality Certificates for dams on the Kennebec River, Androscoggin River and tributaries to protect American eels and native anadromous fish species |
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Ferraiolo Corp. Notice of Violation (pdf; file size: 96 KB) OR view HTML version with linked photos of site. |
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Merimil Limited Partnership, ORDER ISSUING NEW LICENSE (pdf: file size: 849 KB) |
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Project No. 2574-032 Date: March 4, 2005 |
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Presumpscot River |
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U.S. Supreme Court |
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SD Warren vs Maine Bureau of Environmental Protection (04-1527) |
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This decision is pivotal for the biological, physical, & chemical integrity of our
nation's waters For an excellent overview of the issues, visit the American Rivers website
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Miscellaneous |
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Annotated Bibliography of Environmental Information Relating to Merrymeeting Bay (web page) |
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Compiled by Resource Services Ann Hayden Brunswick, ME Date: October, 1997 |
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Archaeological Survey of the Umberhind, Detweiler, and Gallant Parcels, Bowdoinham, Maine (pdf; file size: 24.8 MB) |
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Leith Smith, Leon Cranmer, & Art Spiess Maine Historic Preservation Commission Date: August, 2006 |
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The Transient Town of Cork (pdf; file size: 1.8 MB) |
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by Rev. Henry O. Thayer Read before the Maine Historical Society, December 9, 1892 |
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The Ecological Collapse and Partial Recovery of a Freshwater Tidal Ecosystem (pdf; file size: 3.7 MB) |
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John Lichter, et al. Northeastern Naturalist, Vol 13, No. 2, pp 153-178 Date: 2006 |
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Generating Electric Power in the Pacific Northwest; Implications of Alternative Technologies Overview (pdf; file size: 269 KB) Full Report (pdf; file size: 442 KB) |
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This study takes an in-depth look at current status and future energy scenarios in the northwest focussing on hydro-electricity and natural gas the primary sources of today's power there. The report also looks closely at cost/benefits of multiple dam removals on the lower Snake River and the issue of safe passage for migratory salmon. The overview document homes in on the dam issue. RAND Corp. Date: 2002 |
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HISTORICAL EUTROPHICATION IN A RIVER–ESTUARY COMPLEX IN MID-COAST MAINE (pdf; file size: 334 KB) |
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DORTE KOSTER, JOHN LICHTER, PETER D. LEA, AND ANDREA NURSE Biology Department and Environmental Studies Program, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine 04011 USA Geology Department, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine 04011 USA Laboratory of Paleoecology and Paleohydrology, Sawyer Research Center, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469 USA Ecological Applications, 17(3), 2007, pp. 765–778 by the Ecological Society of America |
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Historical Summary of Federal Navigation Studies, Authorizations and Improvements & Federal Navigation Project Maintenance in the New England District MAINE (pdf; file size: 768 KB) |
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Featured Highlights: Cathance River: Blue; KennebecRiver: Abbagadassett Ledge: Yellow; Beef Rock Dike & Training Wall [mouth of the Eastern River]: Red; Lovejoy Narrows: Green |
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Merrymeeting Bay: An Environmental Review (web page) |
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Prepared for Friends of Merrymeeting Bay with funding from the Davis Conservation Foundation By Ann Hayden, Resource Services Date: Jan. 5, 1998 |
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PEARL Database (web page) |
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"A forum for sharing environmental data from Maine... lakes, streams, wetland, and terrestrial systems." Site maintained by the University of Maine, Senator George M. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research |
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A Summary of Existing Research on Low-Head Dam Removal Projects (pdf; file size: 2.4 MB) |
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Requested by:
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Standing Committee on the Environment Prepared by: ICF Consulting In association with Woodlot Alternatives, Inc. Date: September, 2005 |
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Weed Control Methods Handbook: Tools and Techniques for Use in Natural Areas (web page) |
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Authors: Mandy Tu, Callie Hurd, & John M. Randall Version date: April 2001 |
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Resource Management and Planning |
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Management Plan for Butler Head, Bath (web page) |
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Bath Community Forestry Committee Date: Feb. 17, 1999 |
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Kennebec River Resource Management Plan: Balancing Hydropower Generation and Other Uses (web page) |
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Document includes Introduction, Ecological Characterization of Kennebec River Basin, Hydropower Regulation,
Resources and Beneficial Uses, (Water Quality, Fisheries (inc. fish life histories),
Recreation and Scenic Resources, Archaeology), Municipal Planning,
Criteria for State Agency Decision Making, Summary of Recommendations (Click here to download as a pdf; 731 KB) Natural Resources Policy Division, Maine State Planning Office Date: February 1993 |
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Merrymeeting Bay: A Guide to Conservation of this Unique Resource (web page) |
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Reed & D'Andrea Date: 1975 |
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Merrymeeting Bay Notes: Notes for Comprehensive Planning in the Bay Region (web page) |
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Becky Koulouris, Edward L. Hawes, Franklin Burroughs, Lawrence H Simon, Richard W. Judd, & Nathan D. Hamilton Environmental Studies Program, Bowdoin College Maine Humanities Council Date: 1990 |
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PEOPLE IN NATURE: ENVlRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE KENNEBEC RIVER, MAINE (pdf file 4 MB) |
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Daniel J. Michor A THESIS Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts (in History) The Graduate School, The University of Maine Date: May, 2003 |
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Sears Island Development Issue
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Swan Island |
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Undated Overview I.F.&W. Swan Island (pdf; file size: 124 KB) Swan_Island_Masterplan (pdf; file size:105 MB) winter 1999-2000 Memo 1/7/2003 on Swan Island Funding Agreement (pdf; file size: 4.8 MB) Gardiner-Dumarseq House 3/19/2008 Condition Summary by Structures North (pdf; file size: 286 KB) FOMB 3/19/2008 Comments to I.F.&W. (pdf; file size: 170 KB) Swan Island History & Self Guided Tour (pdf; file size: 28 MB) |
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Toxins, Pollution, & Water Quality |
| Androscoggin River Fact Sheet (web page) | |||||
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Androscoggin River Alliance February 24, 2005 |
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| Androscoggin River History Presentation (pdf file 4.3 Mb) | |||||
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Androscoggin River Alliance 2006 |
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| Androscoggin River Upgrade Proposal | |||||
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Submission Guidelines(web page 24 KB) FOMB Andro Upgrade Proposal (web page 17 KB) Dissolved Oxygen Data(web page 96 KB) Excel file (35 KB) Fecal Coliform Data(web page 80 KB) Excel file (44 KB) 2005-2008 Andro Bacteria Minus October Anomalous Flows(web page 139 KB) Excel file (43 KB) 2008 Water Reclassification Summary with DEP Recommendations(pdf file 150 KB) BEP Public Hearing Recommendation September 18, 2008(pdf file 20 KB) BEP Public Hearing Transcript September 18, 2008(pdf file 301 KB) Lewiston Joins Effort to get River Water Quality Elevated October 1, 2008(web page 4 KB) Conservation Law Foundation Written Comments October 2, 2008(pdf file 1.3 MB) MDEP ReClassification Response to Comments October 29, 2008(web page 110 KB) Sun Journal Editorial November 2, 2008(web page 5 KB) Times Record Letter November 4, 2008(web page 6 KB) FOMB testimony on LD 330. River Reclassification Androscoggin Upgrade February 17, 2009 (web page 17 KB) Sun Journal Staff Article February 20, 2009(web page) Sun Journal Staff Article April 17, 2009(web page) Letters of support for Andro Upgrade proposal
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Belted Kingfishers (Ceryle alcyon) as indicators of methyl mercury availability in aquatic systems (1997-2003) (pdf file 808 KB) |
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Case for Caution revisited: Health and Environmental Impacts of Application of Sewage Sludges to Agricultural Land (pdf file 750 KB) |
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Ellen Z. Harrison, retired Director, and Murray McBride, Director, Cornell Waste Management Institute, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Rice Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. (cwmi.css.cornell.edu) September 2008 |
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E. coli Monitoring – Effective Techniques and Test Kits for Volunteers (pdf file 499 KB) |
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Dr. Lois Wolfson Michigan State University Michigan Clean Water Corps Conference October 16, 2007 |
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Freshwater Mussels & Testing for Toxins (For basic info on freshwater mussels, see also above section on fish & wildlife) |
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Introduction to Bacteria Monitoring of Surface water for Volunteers (pdf file 389 KB) |
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Stacey Moulds Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay February 7, 2004 |
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Lead toxicity reference site Pomology.org website |
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Maine Biological and Nutrient Criteria (pdf file 2.3 MB) |
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Tom Daniiellson and
Dave Courtemanch Maine DEP February 27, 2008 |
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Surface Water Ambient Toxics Monitoring Program (SWAT) (Link to Maine DEP) |
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2005 Monitoring Program Report Maine’s Surface Water Ambient Toxics (SWAT) monitoring program was established in 1993 (38 MRSA §420-B) to determine the nature, scope and severity of toxic contamination in the surface waters and fisheries of the State. |
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Maine DEP Dioxin Monitoring Report (pdf: File size: 1.8 MB) |
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Friends of Merrymeeting Bay Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program and Data |
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Sediment Reports |
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Smoke Gets in Your Lungs: Outdoor Wood Boilers in New York State (pdf; file size: 764 KB) |
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Office of the Attorney General of New York State, Environmental Protection Bureau (10/05) |
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