Other Organizations


Here's a list of organizations you may find useful with contact information and links. Please let us know if you'd like to suggest an addition, make a correction, or provide an update. Conservation Science Government History Conservation
American Canoe Association Springfield, VA 22150 703-451-0141 703-451-2245 (fax) acadirect@aol.com http://www.aca-paddler.org/	National paddler's organization .
American Rivers 1025 Vermont Avenue NW, Ste. 720 Washington, D.C. 20005 202-347-7550 202-347-9240 (fax) amrivers@amrivers.org http://www.amrivers.org	National river conservation group . return to top
Androscoggin River Watershed Council c/o Marcel Polak 113 Main St. Gorham, NH 03581 603-466-2524 603-466-2470 androriver@yahoo.com http://www.androscogginriver.org	Local watershed group . return to top
Atlantic Salmon Federation P.O. Box 807 Calais, ME 04619-0807 506-529-1033 506-529-4438 (fax) asfweb@nbnet.nb.ca http://www.afs.ca	International conservation group focusing on protecting threatened Atlantic salmon . return to top
Atlantic Salmon Unlimited P.O. Box 6185 Hermon, ME 04402-6185 207-848-5590 http://www.maineatlanticsalmon.com/	Maine biologist Ed Baum's personal Atlantic salmon site . return to top
Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance/Kennebec Highlands Project P.O. Box 250 Belgrade Lakes, ME 04918 207-397- 5945 brcakh@tdstelme.net http://www.kennebechighlands.org	Local land trust
Center for Watershed Protection 8391 Main Street Ellicott City, MD 21043-4605 410-461-8323 410-461-8324 (fax) center@cwp.org http://www.cwp.org	National educational group focusing on restoring urban waterways . return to top
Chewonki Foundation 485 Chewonki Neck Road Wiscasset, ME 04578 207-882-7323 207-882-4074 (fax) parthur@chewonki.org http://www.chewonki.org	Regional environmental education center . return to top
Conservation Technology Information Center 1220 Potter Dr. Suite 170 W Lafayette IN 47906 765-494-9555 765-494-5969 (fax) ctic@ctic.purdue.edu http://www.ctic.purdue.edu/CTIC	National educational group promoting sustainable agriculture. . return to top
Damariscotta River Association P.O. Box 333 Damariscotta, ME 04543 dra@maine.maine.edu http://lincoln.midcoast.com/~dra/	Local watershed group . return to top
Friends of Casco Bay 2 Fort Road South Portland, ME 04106 207-799-8574 207-799-7224 (fax) keeper@cascobay.org http://www.cascobay.org	Local watershed protection group
Friends of the Kennebec Salmon P.O. Box 2473 Augusta, ME 04338 fks@gwi.net http://www.gwi.net/~fks/ksalmon.html	Local salmon protection group
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay P.O. Box 233 Richmond, Maine 04357 207-666-3376 207-666-3372 fomb@gwi.net http://knox.link75.org/mmb/	Local watershed group . return to top
Friends of the Presumpscot P.O. Box 223 S. Windham, ME 04082 coveredbridge45@mindspring.com http://www.presumpscotriver.org	Local watershed group . return to top
Friends of the Royal River P.O. Box 90 Yarmouth, ME 04096 http://www.cascobay.com/ royal/about.htm	Local watershed group . return to top
Friends of Sebago Lake PO Box 445 Casco, ME 04015 207-642-3248 (summer) 207-655-5127 (winter) http://www.friendsofsebago.org/	Local watershed group . return to top
Gorham Trails 188 Narragansett Street Gorham, Maine 04038 207-839-8000 gortrail@maine.rr.com http://home.maine.rr.com/ gorhamtrailsinc/	local watershed group and land trust return to top
Hudson Riverkeeper 25 Wing & Wing Garrison, NY 10524-013 800-21-RIVER 914-424-4150 (fax) info@riverkeeper.org http://www.riverkeeper.org	Hudson River advocacy organization . return to top
International Rivers Network 1847 Berkeley Way Berkeley, CA 94703 USA 510- 848-1155 510- 848-1008 (fax) irn@irn.org http://www.irn.org/	International river conservation group . return to top
Kennebec-Chaudiere International Corridor http://www.kennebec-chaudiere.com
Maine Audubon Society 118 U.S. Route One P.O. Box 6009 Falmouth, ME 04105-6009 207-781-2330 207-781-0974 (fax) home@maineaudubon.org http://www.maineaudubon.org/	Local chapter of National Audobon . return to top
Maine Coast Heritage Trust One Main Street Bowdoin Mill Topsham, ME 04086 207-729-7366 207-729-6863 (fax) info@mcht.org http://www.mcht.org	Statewide land trust . return to top
Maine Environmental News Maine Environmental Policy Institute 126 2nd Street Hallowell, ME 04347 207-622-9766 meepi@meepi.org http://www.meepi.org/	News site provided by environmental policy research organization . return to top
Maine Land Trust Network c/o Maine Coast Heritage Trust One Main Street Bowdoin Mill Topsham, ME 04011 207-729-7366 207-729-6863 (fax) mhellstedt@mcht.org http://www.mltn.org	Statewide land trust coordinating organization .
Maine Lakes Conservancy Institute P.O. Box 55 Nobleboro, ME 04555 207-563-6529 http://www.mlci.org	Statewide education and policy organization .
Maine League of Conservation Voters PO Box 5271 Augusta, ME 04332 207-373-1200 207-373-1221 (fax) http://www.mlcv.com info@mlcv.com	Statewide political watchdog group .
Narraguaguas River Watershed Council P.O. Box 406 Cherryfield, ME 04622 http://www.mainesalmonrivers.org/ Narraguagus/home.html	Local watershed protection group .
National Organization for Rivers 212 West Cheyenne Mountain Colorado Springs, CO 80906 719-579-8759 719-576-6238 (fax) nors@rmi.net http://www.nationalrivers.org/	National river recreation and conservation group . return to top
National Wildlife Federation 8925 Leesburg Pike Vienna, VA 22184 703-790-4000 http://www.nwf.org/	National education and advocacy group . return to top
Natural Resources Council of Maine 3 Wade Street Augusta, ME 04330 1-800-287-2345 207-622-4343 (fax) nrcm@nrcm.org http://www.nrcm.org	Statewide conservation group . return to top
Nature Conservancy 4245 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 100 Arlington, VA 22203-1606 1-800-628-6860 http://www.tnc.org/	National land trust organization . return to to
New Meadows River Watershed Committee http://academic.bowdoin.edu/ new_meadows/index.html	Local watershed group . return to top
Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District 1570 Main St., Suite 10 Oxford, ME 04270-3390 207-743-5789 x 3 207-743-6256 (fax) jeff-stern@me.nacdnet.org	Local watershed group return to top
Penobscot River Coalition 43 Grant Street Bangor, ME 04401 207-942-7183 207-942-6942 (fax)	Local watershed group . return to top
Presumpscot River Watch P.O. Box 3733 Portland, ME 04104 207-822-6300 prw@maine.rr.com http://mainetoday.koz.com/maine/prw	Local watershed group . return to top
River Network 520 SW 6th Avenue #1130 Portland, OR 97204 1-800-423-6747 503-241-9256 (fax) info@rivernetwork.org http://www.rivernetwork.org	National watershed conservation group . return to top
St. Croix Estuary Project PO Box 394 Calais, ME 04619 506-467-9905 scepnet@nbnet.nb.ca	Facilitates research, remediation and public action initiatives for the St. Croix River estuary return to top
Salmon Habitat and River Enhancement (Project SHARE) P.O. Box 466 Cherryfield, ME 04622 207-546-2051 info@salmonhabitat.org http://salmonhabitat.org	Local wild salmon advocacy group . return to top
Save Our Environment Action Center http://www.saveourenvironment.org /index.asp
Sebasticook River Watershed Association P.O. Box 486 Unity, ME 04988-0486 http://www.sebasticook.org/
Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association P.O. Box 125 Alna, ME 04535 207-586-5616 svca@lincoln.midcoast.com http://lincoln.midcoast.com/~svca	Local watershed group .
Trout Unlimited 1500 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 310 Arlington, VA 22209-2404 1-800-834-2419 703-284-9400 (fax) trout@tu.org http://www.tu.org Local TU Chapter Jeff Reardon 16 Mountain Street Camden, ME 04843 207-236-2427 207-586-6442	National trout conservation group . return to top
Waterkeeper Alliance 78 N. Broadway, E Bldg. White Plains, NY 10603 914-422-4410 914-422-4437 (fax) http://www.keeper.org	National Association of Watershed Protection Groups .
Wild Salmon Resource Center P.O. Box 201 Columbia Falls, Me 04623 207-483-4336 207-483-6057 (fax) dsf@nemaine.com http://www.mainesalmonrivers.org	Local wild salmon advocacy group . return to top
Science
Casco Bay Estuary Project University of Southern Maine Room 408 Law School P.O. Box 9300 Portland, ME 04104-9300 207-780-4820 207-780-4913 (fax) Kgroves@usm.maine.edu http://www.cascobay.usm.maine.edu	Conducts scientific research and public education in Casco Bay . return to top
National Council for Science and the Environment 1725 K Street NW, Suite 212 Washington, DC 20006-1401 202-530-5810 202-628-4311 (fax) cnie@cnie.org http://www.cnie.org/	National organzization providing scientific data and promoting science as the basis for environmental policy decisions. . return to top
Water Research Institute University of Maine wrilines@maine.edu http://www.umaine.edu/ WaterResearch/	USGS-funded research program . return to top
Government
Native Tribes
Aroostook Band Of Micmacs P.O. Box 772 Presque Isle, ME 04769 207-764-1972	Governing body of Micmac Indian Tribe .
Houlton Band Of Maliseets Route 3, Box 450 Houlton, ME 04730 207-532-4273	Governing body of Maliseet Indian Tribe .
Passamaquoddy Tribe Pleasant Point P.O. Box 343 Perry, ME 04667 207-853-2600 x225 http://www@wabanaki.com Indian Township P.O. Box 343 Princeton, ME 04668 207-796-2304 http://www@peopleofthedawn.com	Governing body of Passamaquoddy Indian Tribe .
Penobscot Indian Nation 6 River Road Indian Island, ME 04468 207-827-7776 207-827-1137 (fax) http://www.penobscotnation.org	Governing body of Penobscot Indian Tribe .
State of Maine
Atlantic Salmon Commission 650 State Street Bangor, ME 04401 207-941-4449 207-941-4443 (fax) lisa.rossignol@state.me.us http://www.state.me.us/asa/ 323 State Street 172 State House Station\| Augusta, ME 04333-0172 207-287-9972 .	State commission managing Atlantic salmon
Department of Conservation 22 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333 207-287-2211 207-287-2400 (fax) 207-287-2213 (tty) http://www.state.me.us/doc/ dochome.htm Land Use Regulatory Commission (LURC) 22 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333 1-800-452-8711 (in-state) 207- 287-2631 207-287-7439 (fax) peggy.dwyer@state.me.us http://ww.state.me.us/doc/lurc/ lurchome.htm	State agency managing public lands . return to top Dept. of Conservation Commission overseeing zoning for the state’s townships, plantations and unorganized areas
Department of Environmental Protection 17 State House Station Augusta, Maine 04333-0017 1-800-452-1942 dep@state.me.us http://janus.state.me.us/dep/home.htm	State regulatory agency . return to top
Governor Angus King State House Station #1 Augusta, ME 04333 207-287-3531 207-287-1034 (fax) http://janus.state.me.us/govoffice/ homepage.htm	State chief executive . return to top
House of Representatives 2 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0002 1-800-423-2900 207-287-4469 (TTY) http://janus.state.me.us/house	State legislative body . return to top
Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 284 State Street 41 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0041 1-800-452-4664 ifw@state.me.us http://janus.state.me.us/ifw/ homepage.htm	State regulatory agency . return to top
Senate 3 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0003 1-800-423-6900 207-287-1583 (TTY) http://www.state.me.us/legis/senate/	State legislative body . return to top
Federal
Environmental Protection Agency Ariel Rios Building 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20460 202-260-2090 public-access@epamail.epa.gov http://www.epa.gov/ EPA New England Regional Office 1 Congress St. Suite 1100 Boston, MA 02114-2023 1-888- 372-7341 617- 565-3660 (fax) r1web.mail@epamail.epa.gov http://www.epa.gov/region01/	Regulatory agency . return to top
Fish and Wildlife Service 1849 C Street NW Washington DC 20240 202- 208-3100 web_reply@fws.gov http://www.fws.gov/ F&WS Maine Field Office 1033 South Main Street Old Town, ME. 04468 207-827-5938 207-827-6099 (fax) R5ES_MFO@fws.gov http://northeast.fws.gov/me/mefo.htm	Regulatory agency of Interior Dept. . return to top
Geological Survey USGS National Center 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Reston, VA 20192, USA 703-648-4000 1-888-275-8747 http://www.usgs.gov Maine page: http://me.water.usgs.gov/ USGS Maine District 26 Ganneston Drive Augusta, ME 04330 207-622-8201	Scientific agency of Interior Dept. . return to top
House of Representatives http://www.house.gov/ Maine's Representatives: Tom Allen (District 1) 1717 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 202-225-6116 202-225-5590 (fax) 234 Oxford Street Portland, ME 04101 207-774-5019 207-871-0720 (fax) http://www.house.gov/allen/ John Baldacci (District 2) House of Representatives 1740 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515-1902 202- 225-6306 baldacci@me02.house.gov http://www.house.gov/baldacci/ contact.htm	return to top
National Marine Fisheries Service 1315 East-West Highway SSMC3 Silver Spring , MD 20910 http://www.nmfs.gov/ NMFS Northeast Regional Office One Blackburn Drive Gloucester, MA 01930 http://www.wh.whoi.edu/ ro/doc/nero.html	Branch of NOAA (Interior Dept.) overseeing fisheries management .
Senate http://www.senate.gov Maine's Senators: Susan Collins 172 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 22204 202-224-2523 Senator@collins.senate.gov http://www.senate.gov/~collins/ Olympia Snowe 250 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510-1903 1-800-432-1599 Olympia@snowe.senate.gov http://www.senate.gov/~snowe/	return to top
History
The Center for Maine History 485 Congress Street Portland, Maine 04101 207-774-1822 mhistor1@maine.rr.com http://www.mainehistory.org/	Headquarters of Maine Historical Society . return to top
Maine Folklife Center & The Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History 5773 S. Stevens Hall University of Maine Orono, Me 04469-5773 207-581-1891 folklife@maine.edu http://www.umaine.edu/folklife/	Collection of oral history, music, and photographs . return to top
Maine State Archives 84 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0084 207-287-5795 207-287-5739 (fax) http://www.state.me.us/sos/arc/	State historical records . return to top
Old Fort Western 16 Cony Street Augusta, Maine 04330 207- 626-2835 207- 626-2304 oldfort@oldfortwestern.org http://www.oldfortwestern.org/	Eighteenth-century fort and museum on Kennebec River . return to top

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