Links and Resources
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The Water Resources Program in the media:
Articles, Photographs and Videos Featuring the Water Resources Program:
- Fondriest Environnmental Newsletter – Monitoring platform protects Penobscot Indian Nation, culture
- Fondriest Environmental Newsletter – Maine Buoys
- The Nature Conservancy Magazine article
- Sara Quinn, Salt Institute for Documentary Studies © 2014
- The Penobscot Indian Nation’s deep connection to their namesake river has suffered immensely from environmental impacts, but hope for the future remains strong.
- NOAA Fisheries Navigator article about the Program’s monitoring efforts on pre- and post-dam removal as part of the Penobscot River Restoration efforts
- Bridget Besaw – Environmental Documentarian
- Penobscot Indian Nation Safeguards Tribal Waterways
Fiddlehead Information:
Penobscot River Restoration Project:
Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP):
- Water quality classifications
- Data reports on Penboscot River
- Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Reports
- Proposed nutrient criteria
- Penobscot Nation testimony: This is the written version of testimony submitted by Penobscot Nation at the public hearing on June 18, 2009.
- Non-point source pollution
Non-point source pollution information:
- Rain Gardens
- 2013 New England Tribal Nonpoint Source Workshop
- Gardening to Conserve Maine’s Native Landscape: Plants to Use and Plants to Avoid
Other groups working to protect water:
- Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program (VLMP)
- Bangor Stormwater Group
- Think Blue Maine
- University of New Hampshire Stormwater Center
- Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN)
Dos and don’ts when building on land:
- After the Flood: Vermont’s Rivers and the Legacy of Irene – VIDEO 1
- After the Flood: Vermont’s Rivers and the Legacy of Irene – VIDEO 2
- After the Flood: Vermont’s Rivers and the Legacy of Irene – VIDEO 3
- After the Flood: Vermont’s Rivers and the Legacy of Irene – VIDEO 4
Soil and Water Conservation Districts:
Other Wabanaki Programs:
- Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians (HBMI)
- Passamaquoddy Tribe, Indian Township
- Passamaquoddy Tribe, Sipayik
- MicMac
Mother Earth Water Walk:
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
Native Water Songs:
Drinking Water:
- We do not test drinking water at the PIN water quality laboratory
- If you are a tribal member within the service area and believe you need to have your water tested, contact Indian Health Services (the Clinic) at 817-7400.
- All others, there are a number of laboratories that do these tests, including:
Bottled Water: