The Kennebec District's primary conservation projects

Below we have listed our various conservation projects. This way you may go to a particular project and then take a look at the various materials specific to that project. Included will be: 

• A brief description of the the project we are working on.

•  Any reports about progress.

• Maps to help identify the area and features of the watershed.

•  Identify partners and others working in that area.

•  Some pictures of work or plans for work.

Recently we reviewed the various Conservation Projects managed by the Kennebec District in the past 10 years. In that time we have managed 22 Maine DEP 319 grants. With just those grants we spent $1,780,000 on conservation work and generated another $1,706,000 of matching resources for conservation work.

Select from the projects listed below  -

• Natural Resource Assessment for Kennebec County completed April, 2011    To look at the various appendices select from the following list.

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     Map A - Land Cover of Kennebec County i.e. types of land cover/use

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     Appendix B - NRCS service/project map activity – 2005 to 2010.

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     Appendix C - Copy of survey distributed and collected.

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     Map D - Natural Areas map [product of Community GIS Services]

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     Appendix E - Municipal population data [50 years 1960-2010]

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     Map F - Watershed maps with 303D “at risk” and public water sources indicated – GIS or tabular

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     Map G - Prime and Unique Farm Land i.e soils map

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     Endangered Species -Maine State maps

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     Endangered Federal Species Habitat Layer

  • *Arsenic "hot spots" in Maine

  • *Population density projections

  * These appendices were not included in the NRCS report

• Lower Kennebec Culvert Survey is done. See the attached report of over 400 culverts surveyed around MerryMeeting Bay. Our partners did a great job and the final report will be very helpful. We are awaiting the Gulf of Maine acceptance. The public report is posted here.

The following are projects, administered by other organizations, but the Kennebec District does a portion of the conservation work and technical assistance

• Annabessacook Lake 319    done with the Cobbossee Watershed District

• Long Pond 319    done with the Belgrade Regional Lakes Alliance

The following are other larger conservation projects which the Kennebec District is working on.

• Kennebec River Initiative - Kennebec River Corridor

• Recreation Waters Project (Partnerships to improve water access in Kennebec County)

• GIS mapping services, both digital and printed.

• Farm and Rural business energy conservation.

And finally the following are smaller projects and services we offer.

• FrontRunner gravel road maintenance equipment use.
• Maine Farm Days
• Envirothon- Click here for information at the MACD website.
• AgMap of local farms and markets  The 2010 version is being done now. If you want copies to distribute, give us a call.

The following projects have been completed:

• Salmon Lake-McGrath Pond 319 project  2007

• Sheepscot West Branch 319 project   2007

• Webber Pond WIFAP project (includes Three Mile & Three Cornered Ponds)  2007

• Webber Pond 319 project (includes Three Mile & Three Cornered Ponds)   2007

• Pleasant Pond 319 project  Phase I   Phase 1 was completed in February, 2008

• Cobbossee Lake 319 project   2008

• East Pond 319 project   2008

• Tacoma Lakes 319 project  extended into 2009

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