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- EIN 01-0545442
- (207) 621-4100
- Po Box 206 East Winthrop ME 04343-0206 USA
- www.watershedfriends.com
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Environment, Water, Water Resources, Wetlands Conservation & Management
Mission: To engage individuals, businesses and communities in protecting and improving the lakes, ponds and streams of the cobbossee watershed.
Programs: Mil-foiler program - courtesy boat inspectors (cbi) staff boat launches to inspect boats and educate boat users on the dangers of invasive plants like milfoil and hydrilla. Plant survey - looking for invasive plants in water bodies and collecting data regarding level of infestation of known populations. Plant control - process of removing and/or retarding plant growth through use of barriers and hand removal.
school education - provides year-round classroom programs to area elementary, middle, and high school children focusing on watershed and water quality issues. Field trips - outdoors, multi-station learning events. Tadpole patrol - hands-on activities including water testing and sampling to learn more about watershed education, non-point source pollution and invasive aquatic plants. Nature day camps - multi-day programs offered to elementary age school children during february and april vacation and combines lessons with outside activities that focus on ecology and watershed protection issues.
slow the flow - provides design and construction services for erosion control and shoreline stabilization projects for lake property owners throughout the watershed. Lake-smart-start! - provides area lakefront property owners with a site visit, recommendations and landscaping sketch for their specific property.