Kennebec County Soil & Water Conservation District

“to protect and enhance Maine's soil and water resources by providing educational programs, conservation information and technical assistance to municipalities, schools, landowners and residents of Kennebec County."

Contents:

General overview of District Services

District grants & projects

District sales

Conservation Times newsletters - past and present

The ENERGY Page

Other articles, information and fact sheets

Useful Links

Augusta Staff

Calendar of Events

Directions to the District Office

at the KCSWCD

Home

The Conservation Times

And other articles ... see below

Below are listed copies of past Conservation Times newsletters. If you want to take a look at the electronic version of that newsletter, simply click on that issue.

If a newsletter edition also had sales information included, they may not be included with the .pdf file. The most current issue is separated at the top.

The Summer, 2008 newsletter has been mailed. Take a look at the electronic copy here.

Past articles...

	January, 07
	March-May, 07
	May-June, 07
	Oct-Nov, 07
	January, 08
	Summer, 08

Other Kennebec District reports

Annual Plan of Operations (2008) & Annual Report (2007) This is the official report we submit to the Maine Dept. of Ag. It is a long document that includes information about our work during 2007 and plans for 2008. A shorter, and more readable version will be published shortly

Other articles and information of interest are listed below

	Demystifying Mulch
	Ten Things to Improve Water Quality
	Planting a Tree
	Household Hazardous Waste Disposal
	Composting
	DEP publishes an annual report of how the NPS 319 funds were used in the previous year. Click here for the 2007 Annual Report.
	For articles and resources to help minimize your impact on water quality as you manage your yard and lawn, check out GreenScapes.org

Buffer plants and other vegetation

	Buffer Plants
	Trees
	Small Trees/Large Shrubs
	Medium Shrubs
	Small Shrubs
	Perennial Herbs/Flowers
	Ferns,Grasses, and Vines

Fact Sheets

	Erosion Control Mulch
	Camp Roads
	Maine Erosion and Sedimentation Control BMPs

Included link to Permit By Rule (PBR) form. Click here.

It is the "Permit By Rule Notification Form"

	A Guide to Forming Road Associations
	Camp Road Maintenance Manual - A Guide for Landowners

( this document is large and may take a long time to load on your computer)

	Low Input Lawn Care (LILaC)
	YardScaping
	2007 District Annual Report

Contractor Information

	Selecting a contractor
	List of contractors
	DEP certified contractor list

Other Information and Connections.

Link for info about Maine hatcheries and other fish information. Check the following: http://www.fws.gov/northeast/me.htm

	Here's a link to find a certified arborist for that late season tree work you may need to do. www.maine.gov/agriculture/pi/arborist/companyListfor2007.pdf
	You may also want to take a look at the Maine DEP publication called the NPS News. This quarterly issue has a number of useful resources. If you want to take a look at the current issue click here.
	A past issue of the NPS Times has a good article on how to use 'rain gardens' as a means to address water runoff and erosion. Check that issue of the NPS Times at Click here for that NPS Times newsletter.