PUBLICATIONS & INFORMATION

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Road Maintenance & Information

• Gravel Road Maintenance Manual
• Gravel Road Guide
• Guide to Forming Road Associations
  • Guide to Forming Road_Association Appendices
  • Maine Statute 23, Subchapter 2: Private Ways (how to legally function as a Road Association without going through the entire process of forming a formal association as described in the Guide above)

  • Information on the new laws passed in 2009 pertaining to:

           Municipalities ability to use public funds on private roads

         Calling of meetings by Road Associations, Easements, Use of Town Equipment

         Limited Immunity for Road Association Officials

      Also see the Conservation Practices Fact Sheets below

   

  Conservation Practices Fact Sheets

  • Construction BMPs
  • Dripline Trench
  • Drywell
  • Erosion Control Mix
  • Infiltration Steps
  • Infiltration Steps (retrofit)
  • Infiltration Trench
  • Lake Shoreline Rip Rap
  • Live Staking
  • Open-Top Culverts
  • Paths
  • Permitting
  • Planting & Maintaining Buffers
  • Buffer Plant List
  • Rain Barrels
  • Rubber Razors
  • Septic Systems- how they work and how to keep them working
  • Turnouts
  • Waterbars

   

  Technical Information

  • Maine Erosion and Sediment Control BMPs Handbook
  • Maine Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual
  • Maine Municipal Guide to Mapping and Conserving Vernal Pools
  • Click here for more technical guides from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection including LID Guidance Manual for Maine Communities, Best Management Practices for Marinas and Boatyards, Best Management Practices for Forestry, BMP Guidelines for Roads in Atlantic Salmon Watersheds, and more.

   

  Invasive Aquatic Plants

  • Invasive Aquatic Plants- known locations in Maine- March 2010
  • QuickKey to Identify Invasive Aquatic Plants (developed by the Maine Center for Invasive Aquatic Plants)
  • Reporting Suspicious Plants : If you think there is a suspicious plant growing in your lake, please contact the District office and see the linked page to the Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program/ Maine Center for Invasive Aquatic Plants.
  • Maine's Virtual Herbarium: This is a link to the Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program/Maine Center for Invasive Aquatic Plants online resource to aquatic plants.
  • Instructions on how to build a view canoe/kayak (instructions  by George Lewis)

   

  Invasive Terrestrial Plants

  • Gardening To Conserve Maine's Landscape- Plants to Use and Plants to Avoid
  • Native Alternatives to Invasives
  • A List of the USDA's Top Ten Invasive Plant Species for the Northeast Area (which includes the following species)
  • Norway Maple
  • Japanese Knotweed
  • Tree of Heaven
  • Japanese Honeysuckle
  • Garlic Mustard
  • Amur Honeysuckle
  • Japanese Barberry
  • Japanese Stiltgrass
  • Oriental Bittersweet
  • Kudzu
  • Multiflora Rose
  • Autumn Olive
  • Giant Hogweed
  • www.maine.gov/doc/nrimc/mnap/features/invasives.htm: this is a link to the Maine Dept. of Conservation's Invasive Plants webpage
  • na.fs.fed.us/fhp/invasive_plants/weeds/index.shtm: this is a link to the US Forest Service's Invasive Plant Fact Sheets.

   

  Invasive Forest Insects

  • Asian Longhorn Beetle information:
    • Asian Longhorn Beetle Pest Alert
    • Asian Longhorn Beetle v. the native Pine Sawyer
  • Emerald Ash Borer information:
    • Emerald Ash Borer Unwanted Poster
    • EAB Signs and Symptoms
  • Hemlock Woolly Adelgid information:
    • HWA Life Stages
    • HWA by town by year
  • www.maine.gov/doc/mfs/InvasiveThreats.htm: this is a link the Maine Forest Service's webpage "Invasicve Threats to Maine's Foressts and Trees". It includes information on Emerald Ash Borer, Asian Longhorned Beetle, Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, Elongate Hemlock Scale, European Wood Wasp, Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetle, and Sudden Oak Death.
  • www.maine.gov/agriculture/pi/pestsurvey/pestinfo/index.htm: this site is a link the ME Dept. of Agriculture's Pest Survey & Management page that includes information on insects, diseases, weeds, and other forest pests.

   

  Information for Lakes & Lake Associations

  • Hancock County Lakes and Ponds: A complete list of lakes and ponds in Hancock County with location information, boat launches, public beaches, water quality testing information, pond/lake association information, and more.
  • LakeSmart Program: This is an educational and evaluation program for homeowners to learn how to manage their home and yard to protect water quality.  For more information please contact the District.  Click here for a list of LakeSmart Landscape Professionals
  • Lakes Like Less Lawn (Portland Water District)
  • Nonpoint Source Priority Watersheds List
  • Why Start a Lake Association? (Maine Congress of Lake Associations)
  • Starting a Lake Association (Chapter 2 from the "People of the Lakes: A Guide for Wisconsin Lake Organizations" developed by the University of Wisconsin-Extension Lakes Program)
  • 12 Steps to Building Your Lake Association (Maine Congress of Lake Associations)
  • Lake Information Search- Access the University of Maine PEARL data bank to search for water quality information about your lake.
  • Vegetation Choking the Lake in front of Your Camp?: Information from the Maine DEP website on what you can legally do and the value of having those native aquatic plants.

   

  Drinking Water Information

  • To request a water test kit, please call the Maine Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory (a part of the Department of Health and Human Services) at Toll Free: 866-522-4385 or visit: www.maine.gov/dhhs/etl/standard.htm
  • Is Your Well Water Safe to Drink?  (a publication from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Private Well Information for Homeowners (a link to the website of the Division of Environmental Health Drinking Water Program through the State of Maine)
  • Arsenic in Well Water
  • Bacteria in Water Supplies Part 1: Problem Bacteria and How to Test for Them
  • Bacteria in Water Supplies Part 2: How to Disinfect Your Well
  • Test Your Home for Radon
  • Uranium in Well Water

   

  Plants

  • Megan's Favorite Buffer Plants for Shorelines
  • Buffer Plant List
  • Bulb Planting Guide

  • Vegetable Seed Planting Guide (FedCo publication)

  • Herb Seed Planting Guide (FedCo publication)

  • Flower Seed Planting Guide (FedCo publication)

  • Wildlife Tree & Shrub Planting Guide
  • Maine plant hardiness zones
  • Forest Trees of Maine (published by the Maine Forest Service)
  • Rain Gardens (UM Coop Ext)
  • Rain Gardens (DEP)
  • Shady Rain Garden Plants
  • Sunny Rain Garden Plants
  • Deer Resistant Plants

  Native Plant lists:

  • Part Sun and Dry Locations

  • Part Sun and Wet Locations

  • Shady and Dry Locations

  • Shady and Wet Locations

  • Sunny and Dry Locations

  • Sunny and Wet Locations

   

  Farm Pond Information

  • Before You Build a Pond
  • Laws & Regulatory Requirements to Consider Before You Build a Pond
  • First Aid for Farm Ponds
  • Pond Troubleshooting
  • Water Quality in Ponds
  • Managing Aquatic Plants in Farm Ponds

   

  Other Useful information

  • Heating with Wood comparisons

   

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