News and Announcements

MBLR REPORT AVAILABLE ONLINE. View the executive summary or download the full report.

See HOW CAN WE PROTECT SWIM BEACH and SHELLFISH WATERS
Or go directly to the following pages:
Our MST study results and water quality tips brochure (Note large file: 1.6MB pdf).
Pet Waste and Water Quality, U. Maine Cooperative Extension fact sheet (0.2MB pdf).
Shoreline Septic Systems, U. Maine Cooperative Extension fact sheet (external link).
Manure in Lawn and Garden, U. Maine Cooperative Extension fact sheet (external link).

WEBHANNET REPORT AVAILABLE ONLINE. If you'd like a printed or CD copy, contact the project staff.

MERRILAND/BRANCH/LITTLE RIVER REPORT IN PROCESS. The second and final watershed report for this project will be available later this winter (2002-03).

STEP BY STEP OVERVIEW OF OUR MST PROJECT. Get a better idea of the nuts and bolts of Microbial Source Tracking in southern Maine.

MAP GALLERY. Take a look at the location of our project, our sampling sites, bacterial concentrations by subwatersheds, and other great maps developed during our project. Click here to see the maps.

WEBHANNET and MBLR WATERSHED SAMPLING RESULTS ONLINE. Many thanks to our dedicated volunteers. See what their work reveals about these watersheds and bacteria. Take a look at the charts.

BACTERIAL ISOLATES FROM SCAT AT WELLS N.E.R.R. It may not sound exciting to you, but researches on the project are delighted that they have successfully extracted viable E. coli from scat samples collected in the field at the Wells Reserve. This provides much greater flexibility in the collection of known-source fecal samples, which are essential to the project. Previously, scat samples had to be immediately transported to Durham, NH, but now they can be processed on-site and transported when convenient.