COUNCIL NEWS & PROJECT UPDATES

June 13th, 2009 / 4th Annual SPRING RUNNING Festival / Old Fort Western and East side boat landing / Augusta, ME

Time and Tide helped sponsor the 4th Annual SPRING RUNNING.  The SPRING RUNNING is a unique festival that highlights the many aspects of the revival of the Kennebec River and its improved water quality since the removal of the Edwards dam in 1998.  Every spring thousands of migratory fish return to the Kennebec to spawn.  The Kennebec has become a success story nationwide due to its rapid improvement in water quality.  In celebrating this success, the festival committee hopes to educate people young and old about the importance of the river to local communities; its impact on the economic vitality of Maine; and to illustrate to the public the multitude of animals, birds, and fish that have flourished as a result of the improved aquatic ecosystem.  Below are some photos from this year's festival.

Photo: Suzuki Performers                                                                    Photo: Children's Discovery Museum Display

Photo: Fish Prints                                                                                          Photo: Alewife Harvesters of Maine

Photo: Fort Western                                                                                    Photo: Kayakers

Photo: Burnurwurbskek Singers                                             Photo: OceansWide Underwater Camera

Photo: Maine Artisan                                                                    Photo: Waterfront

NEXT COUNCIL MEETING

Time & Tide's Council Meetings are open to the public.  State and local Legislators, County Commissioners, Public Officials and the general public are encouraged to attend the meetings.

Next Meeting is Scheduled For:

Wed., October 7th, 09:30am - 12:30pm. The next Council meeting will be held at the USDA Service Center conference room on 21 Enterprise Drive in Augusta

If you are unable to attend the meeting in person but would like to participate by telephone (teleconferencing), please notify the office 5 business days prior to the scheduled meeting.

To arrange for telephone conferencing, please Contact Us.

NEXT MEETING - AGENDA

The agenda will be posted as soon as it is available.

OTHER RC&D AREA NEWS

To see what is happening in other RC&D Areas throughout Maine, check out the sites below:

Threshold to Maine RC&D Area        (covers York, Cumberland, Oxford & Franklin Counties)

Heart of Maine RC&D Area                    (covers Somerset, Piscataquis, Penobscot and a very small portion of northern Hancock and Washington Counties)

Down East RC&D Area                                  (covers Hancock & Washington Counties)

St. John Aroostook RC&D Area        (covers Aroostook and a small portion of eastern Penobscot and northern Washington Counties).  To find out what is happening in the St. John Aroostook RC&D Area please contact their office.  Contact info