Summers in Maine seem to go by too quickly. I don’t know how it got to be mid- September when I feel like summer just started. I have wanted to tell you about two great exhibits that I saw this summer at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, but there never seemed to be enough Read More
Androscoggin River
A New Class for the Androscoggin?
Times Record editorial LD 154, An Act to Change the Classification of the Lower Androscoggin River, is turning out to have as many twists and turns in its progress through the 125th Legislature as the river itself has en route to its merger with five other rivers in Merrymeeting Bay. Sponsored by Sen. Seth Goodall, Read More
Androscoggin Fish Passage Might Affect More Maine Rivers
by Susan Sharon MPBN Radio news story Environmental groups working to restore fish passage on the lower Androscoggin River say a recent finding by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection could have far-reaching implications for the rest of the state of Maine. For the first time, the DEP has said that a river’s water quality Read More
Removal of Dam Expected to Boost Salmon Runs
by Susan Sharon Maine Public Radio news story Sometime in the next couple of weeks, a small dam on a tributary of the Androscoggin River on the Topsham-Lisbon Falls line will be torn down and 43 miles of the scenic Little River set free. It’s not a major dam, but it’s the first time any Read More
Endangered Species Protections Extended to Atlantic Salmon on Three Major Maine Rivers
by Anne Ravana Maine Public Radio news story The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Fisheries Service today extended endangered species protections to Atlantic salmon in the Penobscot, Kennebec, and Androscoggin rivers and their watersheds. The news has not been well received by some Maine officials. The state’s Department of Read More
Group Pushes for Androscoggin Upgrade
By Rebekah Metzler, staff writer Sun Journal news story AUGUSTA – The cleanliness of the Androscoggin River is again up for debate. Despite a researched proposal submitted by the Friends of Merrymeeting Bay, an environmental group based in Richmond, the state Department of Environmental Protection declined to recommend upgrading part of the lower Androscoggin in Read More
Meeting Angers River Group
By Lindsay Tice, Staff Writer Lewiston Sun Journal news story When the Maine Department of Environmental Protection held a public meeting June 18 to get comment on reclassifying some rivers, brooks and streams, the Androscoggin River Alliance didn’t go. The Androscoggin River wasn’t up for reclassification or discussion, according to the public notice. And while Read More
Androscoggin Recreation Plans Have FPL, River Advocates at Odds
By Scott Taylor, Staff Writer Sun Journal news story Recreation will be key to the Androscoggin River’s future, but advocates and officials from FPL Energy can’t agree about where to begin. FPL Energy officials are hoping to file their Land/Trail Management Plan for the Gulf Island Dam/Deer Rips project with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Read More
Appeal Reopens Pollution Debate
by Scott Thistle, Regional Editor Lewiston Sun Journal news story AUGUSTA – A portion of a January decision by the Maine Board of Environmental Protection that issued new industrial pollution permits for the Androscoggin River is being appealed by FPL Energy Maine Hydro LLC in Kennebec County Superior Court. FPL is appealing a portion of Read More
