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Summertime in the BelgradesContentsfor Printing Article Summaries |
Hundreds of runners, joggers, and walkers churn away at the start of last year's Friends on the 4th 5K in Winthrop. Held annually on Independence Day, this foot race is organized by the Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed.
Roll on, Kennebec, roll placidly past a series of summer celebrations that have riverfront, waterfront, river festival, waterfest, river running in their titles. Roll through the settings of art exhibits, music concerts, street museums, food tastings, children's activities, water sports, anglers, birders, peaceful parks, farmers' markets, and downtown revitalizations.
Imagine if you took your automobile to your mechanic for needed repairs and were told that you'd only be charged for parts; labor would be free. This is exactly what the Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance (BRCA) Conservation Corps has been doing for years. They provide needed repairs for your ailing shorefront property; they assess the problem, make improvement recommendations, and with your approval do the work, charging you only for materials and appropriate permits.
The Cobbosee Stream watershed received a thorough eyeing-over last week when five teams of trained surveyors completed an extensive survey of the watershed in Richmond, Litchfield, West Gardiner, and Gardiner. In order to apply for Clean Water Act, Section 319, funding, a survey must be conducted to identify problem sites are and how they may be fixed. Redisplay This Page in Printer-Friendly Format <— Previous • Home • All 2009 Issues • Next —> | ||||||
