PUBLICATIONS

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All publications are Adobe Acrobat files unless otherwise noted.  If you do not have Adobe, please call the District office to have hard copies of publications sent to you or see the link at the bottom of this page to download this free software.

Road Maintenance & Information

• Camp Road Maintenance Manual
• Gravel Road Guide
• A Guide to Forming Road Associations

    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
• Live Staking
• Open-Top Culverts
• Paths
• Permitting
• Planting & Maintaining Buffers
• Rain Barrels
• Rip Rap
• 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

Invasive Plants

• 2008 Aquatic Invasive Species Infestation Map
• QuickKey to Identify Invasive Aquatic Plants (developed by the Maine Center for Invasive Aquatic Plants)
• Reporting a Suspicious Plant: 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)

Information for Lakes & Lake Associations

• 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.
• 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.

Plants

• Bulb Planting Guide
• 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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