by Jonathan Balanoff | Sep 17, 2019 | AWWA in the Community, Best Management Practices, Uncategorized, Water Quality, Youth Conservation Corps (YCC)
The 2019 YCC season has wrapped up again with 12 projects completed on seven Lakes in Acton and Wakefield. We had a smaller crew this year of only four members with a crew leader, but this made for a hardworking and tightly knit team that was able to complete projects...
by Jonathan Balanoff | Jul 5, 2019 | AWWA Events, AWWA in the Community
Please join us on Wednesday, July 31 at the Acton Town Hall from 8:00 to 12:00 Do you live on a gravel road or are you responsible for maintaining a gravel road? This is the workshop for you! While this workshop is offered by the Maine Department of Environmental...
by AWWA | Aug 27, 2018 | AWWA Events, AWWA in the Community
Thank you to all that attended our Water Fair back in July! We had a great afternoon making cork boats, getting our faces painted, becoming Watershed Warriors, fishing for rubber ducks, making fish printing t-shirts, and more! Check out some photos from our Water...
by AWWA | Jul 2, 2018 | AWWA in the Community
The Acton Wakefield Watersheds Alliance (AWWA) invites everyone in the community to attend a free “Water Fair” on Saturday, July 28, at Turntable Park on Meadow Street in Sanbornville from 10 AM to 1 PM. The fair will feature a range of fun and family-friendly...
by AWWA | Sep 8, 2017 | AWWA Events, AWWA in the Community, AWWA News
In June we held a collaborative BioBlitz at the Province Lake Golf Course in Parsonsfield, ME and Effingham, NH. Over the course of three days, dozens of students from two local schools, and over 40 community members explored the fields, forests, and ponds of the...
by AWWA | Aug 14, 2017 | AWWA in the Community
Each year businesses in our communities do their part to help AWWA keep our lakes beautiful. Our Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) provides a valuable service each summer by resolving erosion problems that would impact the health of our lakes. In 2017, the 27 businesses...
