Pemaquid Watershed Association
Participants in Pemaquid Watershed Association’s Summer Day Camp at the Doyle Preserve in Damariscotta. The First sponsors the Doyle Preserve as part of PWA’s Adopt-a-Trail program.
PWA leads inland and coastal cleanups, like this one at Pemaquid Point.
Creation of a self-guided interpretive trail.
Contact Information
Main Contact
- Donna Minnis, Executive Director
- P.O. Box 552
- Damariscotta, ME 04543
- Phone: 563-2196 | FAX: 563-2192
- Email: info@pemaquidwatershed.org
- Bill Bausch, President
- 156 Lessner Rd.
- Damariscotta, ME 04555
- Phone: 563-7981
- Email: wbausch@juno.com
Alternate Contact
MLTN Member
Mission Statement
To conserve the natural resources of the Pemaquid Peninsula through land and water stewardship and education.
Region
Pemaquid Peninsula region, including the towns of Damariscotta, Bremen, Bristol, Nobleboro, and Waldoboro.
Quick Facts
- Number of Staff: 1
- Membership: 850
- Annual Meeting: July
- Newsletter: The Watershed Watch, published 3 time(s) annually.
- Acres owned: 358
- Number of Parcels: 8
- Acres under Conservation Easement: 278
- Number of Parcels: 13
- Founded: 1966
- Land protection through easements and preserves
- Water quality sampling at Pemaquid Beach and two freshwater beaches
- Classroom support
- Presentations to community and municipal groups
- Courtesy boat inspections at the public landings on Pemaquid and Biscay ponds to prevent the introduction of invasive aquatic plants to the watershed
- Beachcombers' Rest Nature Center at Pemaquid Beach Park
- PWA Paddlers, weekly canoe/kayak trips May to October
- Watershed Kids Nature Day Camp
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