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CHRISTINE B. FEURT PROGRAM MANAGER Dr. Christine B. Feurt is a Program Manager for the Saco Watershed Collaborative and the Coastal Training Program Director for the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve. Her work in the Gulf of Maine watershed focuses on community based ecosystem management. Chris facilitates the creation of collaborative knowledge networks consisting of local, state, and federal government officials, community based conservation groups, non-profit environmental groups, and university students. These networks facilitate the dissemination of scientific information, the sharing of expertise, and the identification and prioritization of management actions directed at protecting water resources. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1574270220592-RCJG5H6F6M246RMA1RET/Pam+Morgan-12.jpg Staff - DR. PAMELA MORGAN PROGRAM MANAGER Dr. Pamela Morgan is a Program Manager for the Saco Watershed Collaborative and a Professor at the University of New England. She teaches courses in conservation, wetlands and ecological monitoring. Her research focuses on wetland ecology and conservation as well as on the interactions between climate change and wetlands. In addition, she has experience in designing, implementing and assessing educational programs that connect students to their communities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1574270458896-7XX99KRZZ49QCASH7GLX/Robyn%2BSaunders.jpg Staff - ROBYN SAUNDERS PROJECT MANAGER Robyn Saunders is the Project Manager for the Saco Watershed Collaborative and the Principle Founder and Owner of Attaining Sustainable Solutions. Robyn has devoted her 20+ year professional career as an environmental engineering consultant to the improvement of our water resources in Maine. Her specialty is effectively presenting complex, technical topics in easy-to-understand terms for all audiences ranging from engineers and policy makers to public works crews and the general public. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/4adf3e95-a67c-4156-be98-bd3e750a7fae/thumbnail_IMG_1517.jpg Staff - Kelsey Johnson OUTREACH COORDINATOR Kelsey Johnson is the outreach coordinator for the Saco Watershed Collaborative. Kelsey joined the collaborative in Spring 2024. She has a bachelors degree in marine conservation and a masters degree in science education. Prior to the collaborative Kelsey worked in conservation and science education with environmental nonprofits and in public education. She focuses on organization and communication to partners and community members within the watershed. https://www.sustainthesaco.org/watershed-resources daily 0.75 2024-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1574808883628-LEWAC1S8LVPSD7IPW7KU/Cover%2BPage%2Bfor%2BAP.jpg Reports - Saco Watershed Collaborative Action Plan The SWC Strategic Action Plan is a “living document” that changes annually based on the priorities that partner organizations identify as being high priority at the SWC Annual Meeting. View this document for a summary of 2019 & 2020 Accomplishments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1574802945096-48PR5VN9MSMOE9FPALBM/Sustaining_the_Saco_Estuary_Cover.jpg Reports - Saco River Estuary Report 2015 When the Saco Estuary Project began in 2009, the ecology, social and economic characteristics of the Saco River estuary were not well understood. Learn more about the fish, birds and plants discovered in southern Maine’s largest watershed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1574803341615-BUN0FTTXMAATCROBQH2D/CL%2Bguide.jpg Reports - Collaborative Learning for Ecosystem Management Written by Dr. Christine Feurt, this Collaborative Learning Guide describes a practical method for transforming the science to management paradigm from the traditional delivery of science-based Information to engaging the diverse expertise of professionals and local ecological knowledge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1574827685804-0ZUVW227CGTG8CEJJNWQ/NH+Ground+water+ordinance+protection.JPG Reports - NH Department of Environmental Services Model Groundwater Protection Ordinance NH DES’s primary role is to provide technical and financial assistance and to enforce state regulations that serve to protect the state’s sources of drinking water. Effective protection relies on the combined efforts of the state, water suppliers, municipalities, businesses, institutions, and individuals whose activities have the potential to affect source water quality and availability. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1574829806414-SDC254CFYAUTZRKNG3JI/Executive%2Bsummary%2BUMich%2Bphoto.jpg Reports - University of Michigan Executive Summary of the Saco River Watershed This Executive Summary was written by graduate students of the University of Michigan. The project goal was to determine the possibilities for collaboration in the Saco River Watershed by comparing and recommending other watershed collaborative models. For the final report, please contact sustainthesaco@gmail.com. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/9b91db61-e131-4ba2-ac10-6d5376fd8fdd/SRF+Pilot+Cover.png Reports - Innovative Use of State Revolving Funds for Source Water Protection This final report documents the pilot project completed by Northbridge Environmental Management Consultants and outlines a strategic plan to utilize SRF funds for Collaborative action tasks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/4294fcc3-7847-424c-aa69-f07dfbe490c4/Screen+Shot+2024-06-20+at+11.15.49+AM.png Reports - Saco River and Swift River Corridor Management Plan This Saco-Swift River Corridor Management Plan (CMP) was developed by the Saco-Swift River Local Advisory Committee (LAC) to manage these resources, with technical support from FB Environmental Associates (FBE) and the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES). An assessment of natural, managed, cultural, and recreational resources informed the management issues of the river corridor and the action plan presented in this document. https://www.sustainthesaco.org/committees daily 0.75 2023-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1575317775691-S6IPKNX62RYWZNE0A93L/1012181133d.jpg Committees https://www.sustainthesaco.org/interactive daily 0.75 2026-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1632759730905-86OFI0QO5N418HWOYYIB/Screenshot+2021-09-27+122144.jpg Interactive Maps - Landowner Brochure Created by the Education and Outreach Committee and cartographer Bill Duffy, this brochure is to educate landowners on how the Saco River is utilized as a resource. Click here to review the text side. Click here to view the map on the reverse side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1632759292420-0SWFTBZ580ZXYDS3TAV5/Educational+poster.jpg Interactive Maps - The Saco River Watershed Created by the Education and Outreach Committee and cartographer Bill Duffy, this watershed map was created for schools K-12 within the watershed. Click here to view a larger version. Contact Us if you would like to receive a copy of the map. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1621383513234-JZ8XEYFRRQU8AN6DECDN/Screenshot+2021-05-18+201728.jpg Interactive Maps - Saco Watershed Story Map Source water protection is a priority of the Saco Watershed Collaborative. The Saco River provides drinking water for approximately 250,000 residents across southern Maine and New Hampshire. Forests, shoreland buffers, wetlands, aquifers, small streams, lakes and ponds, and rivers are all part of a system that collects, filters, and stores water. Cover photo and Storymap by Xander Vitarelli, University of New England https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/e2de270a-c688-42a4-8837-15941397f6ec/Screenshot+2026-01-27+134414.jpg Interactive Maps - Saco River Drinking Water Resiliency Project Maine Water Company, The Saco Watershed Collaborative, Maine CDC and CEI Consultants have completed this interactive digital tool for source water protection. This StoryMap highlights the importance of protecting the Saco River's drinking water supply and the natural resources that contribute to its resilience, with a focus on the two subwatersheds located nearest to the drinking water intake – the Little Ossipee River and Lower Saco River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1634064753645-1K84PEYP11SWRV5M04V2/LWCF_logo.png Interactive Maps - The Land and Water Conservation Fund LWCF was fully funded under the GAOA (Great American Outdoors Act) passed in 2020. Learn more about the places we love in this interactive map that are in the watershed, ranging from White Mountain National Forest to local parks and playgrounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1581365217336-D9DYBT5I2D8OBBLYSMDJ/Annotation+2020-02-10+145634.png Interactive Maps - Forests to Faucets Developed by USDA Forest Service, this mapping tool uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to model and map the continental United States land areas most important to surface drinking water, the role forests play in protecting these areas, and the extent to which these forests are threatened by development, insects and disease, and wildland fire. The results of this assessment provide information that can identify areas of interest for protecting surface drinking water quality. The spatial dataset can be incorporated into broad-scale planning, such as the State Forest Action Plans, and can help identify areas for further local analysis. In addition it can be incorporated into existing decision support tools that currently lack spatial data on important areas for surface drinking water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1605800417515-6LHXV0M966UKXLIMCLOX/Picture1map-768x736.png Interactive Maps - American Farmland Trust, Pilot Agricultural Viability Tool Check out this pilot tool developed by American Farmland Trust (AFT) to assess the health and agriculture as an economic sector at a state, county and/or regional level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1581364628787-L1Q65XJ3S7DP8IWLIK7E/Annotation+2020-02-10+145633.png Interactive Maps - NELF (New England Landscape Future) Mapping Tool Developed at Harvard Forest, this mapping tool simulates how New England land use could look in 2060 using four different scenarios: connected communities, go it alone, Yankee cosmopolitan, and global. Whether exploring these scenarios at the state, county, municipality or watershed-level, users can easily access automatically generated data to compare how the different approaches to land use might affect conservation priority lands, such as wetlands and wildlife habitat, and developed lands. https://www.sustainthesaco.org/meeting-minutes daily 0.75 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1575318939679-117SXK430EQGFC7IIG02/ALT_5394.JPG Meetings https://www.sustainthesaco.org/story-maps-1 daily 0.75 2020-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1574272634713-G0KCZOBN0N0JQVBAR6NJ/Capture.jpg Copy of Story Maps - Saco Watershed Story Map Source water protection is a priority of the Saco Watershed Collaborative. The Saco River provides drinking water for approximately 250,000 residents across southern Maine. Forests, shoreland buffers, wetlands, aquifers, small streams, lakes and ponds, and rivers are all part of a system that collects, filters, and stores water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1574273247153-C6GXN6PPV9VGY9VTD3R9/SMPDC+project+snapshot.JPG Copy of Story Maps - Saco River Drinking Water Resiliency Project The Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission developed an interactive map showing the different types of point pollution sources and road crossings along the Saco River in Maine. Once opened, zoom in on the map and select “Content” on the left panel. Select and deselect the different parameters you wish to view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1574355738161-9QDJOQSAU4UMHVAX8MTJ/Kris%27s+work.JPG Copy of Story Maps - Saco Watershed Water Quality Data Compiled by University of New England graduate Kris Olson, the purpose of this StoryMap is to serve as an area of collection for data so that researchers, organizations, students, and others can find data, contact information, and other information to aid in the study process. https://www.sustainthesaco.org/story-maps-2 daily 0.75 2020-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1574272634713-G0KCZOBN0N0JQVBAR6NJ/Capture.jpg Copy of Story Maps - Saco Watershed Story Map Source water protection is a priority of the Saco Watershed Collaborative. The Saco River provides drinking water for approximately 250,000 residents across southern Maine. Forests, shoreland buffers, wetlands, aquifers, small streams, lakes and ponds, and rivers are all part of a system that collects, filters, and stores water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1574273247153-C6GXN6PPV9VGY9VTD3R9/SMPDC+project+snapshot.JPG Copy of Story Maps - Saco River Drinking Water Resiliency Project The Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission developed an interactive map showing the different types of point pollution sources and road crossings along the Saco River in Maine. Once opened, zoom in on the map and select “Content” on the left panel. Select and deselect the different parameters you wish to view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1574355738161-9QDJOQSAU4UMHVAX8MTJ/Kris%27s+work.JPG Copy of Story Maps - Saco Watershed Water Quality Data Compiled by University of New England graduate Kris Olson, the purpose of this StoryMap is to serve as an area of collection for data so that researchers, organizations, students, and others can find data, contact information, and other information to aid in the study process. https://www.sustainthesaco.org/past-events daily 0.75 2025-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1580414055239-6EO9WG76NITW0HDS47G6/61938419_2401732173216311_3237781265256022016_n.jpg Past Field Trips - UNE Archaeological Dig Tour The Saco Watershed Collaborative invited Dr. Arthur Anderson from the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine to talk about Freddie Beach and its significance 4,000 years ago in Indigenous Wabanaki culture and trade routes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1580414080669-YF4B0582LWFTPAGCD9G6/68281415_2530349960354531_6282410300658417664_o.jpg Past Field Trips - Saco Estuary Boat Tour Participants learned about the socioeconomic and environmental characteristics of the Saco Estuary (where the river meets the sea) from its early beginnings as a resource for tanneries and textile and paper mills to what it is now - a thriving place for small businesses, ecology, education and more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1580414090728-5F1WYDZAA5T6RFJ6WLIH/68830087_2530349900354537_6955016408438669312_o.jpg Past Field Trips - Saco Salmon Restoration Alliance & Hatchery The Collaborative toured the Saco Salmon Restoration Alliance and Hatchery in Biddeford, Maine to look at adult salmon that were ready to be released later that summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1580414101993-BEVVRCBY7FV6ADSUF1GU/68804314_2530373910352136_5191129685647425536_o.jpg Past Field Trips - Run of the Mill Tour The Collaborative toured the Run of the Mill Brewery in Saco, Maine run by Head Brewer Stephen Spear. Stephen spoke to the changes in the industry, how treatment costs are reduced due to cleaner water and how smaller craft breweries are becoming more popular. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1580414132678-CCCUSL10EBK6D4IQCYCF/67706520_2502978433091684_5279466000306143232_o.jpg Past Field Trips - Hiram Dam Tour Participants went on a tour of Hiram Dam in Hiram, Maine hosted by Trout Unlimited, Sebago Chapter. The Collaborative learned how the dam affects anadromous fish populations, recreation and more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1580415258564-YPWOZEV5WI8G9QJYL6BX/66605394_2463571500365711_7036274294871031808_n.jpg Past Field Trips - North Conway Water Precinct The Collaborative toured the new renovations to the waste water treatment facility at the North Conway Water Precinct in North Conway, NH. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1580415278472-DTLMSVGXK60Y0OM9AASL/1+Karl+introducing+the+first+site+%26+tour+guides+Mariko+Yamasaki%2C+Jon+Janelle%2C+Bill+Leak.jpg Past Field Trips - Massabesic Experimental Forest The Collaborative toured the Massabesic Experimental Forest in Lyman, Maine. Participants learned about the history of forest management and how the function of forests has changed over the decades through the National Forest Service. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1580415285634-W2DPYLEZ9Y8E5D17SZ1T/River+Bend+Farm+Tour+-+participants.JPG Past Field Trips - The Ecology School: River Bend Farm The Collaborative toured The Ecology School’s (TES) new property at River Bend Farm in Saco, Maine. TES is an alternative school for grades K-8 that focuses on environmental sustainability, watershed conservation and more. TES is striving to meet the world’s most rigorous environmental building standards, called the Green Building Standards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1580415301347-6GKEYVFAP3IOG8FYC5H3/0914181329b.jpg Past Field Trips - Saco River Kayak and Canoe Tour Participants joined the Lovewell Pond Association on a tour of the Saco River where it ended at Lovewell Pond in Fryeburg, Maine. Participants learned about the conservation work that Lovewell Pond has taken on in partnership with organizations like the Saco River Recreation Council and more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1580416115042-C37VY2JZGP5GZEDIWZ3Z/IMG_3795.JPG Past Field Trips - Silver Maple Flood Plain Tour The Collaborative went on a tour lead by the Maine Natural Areas Program where they learned of the different conservation projects in the Saco River flood plains that MNAP leads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1580417137002-RL8H307YHDH48JNBA280/1012181542c.jpg Past Field Trips - White Mountains National Forest Tour The Collaborative toured the White Mountains National Forest, headwaters of the Saco River Watershed (New Hampshire). Participants learned about the conservation projects going on in the region as well as challenges to conservation such as over recreation, the increasing and more frequent natural disasters, scale and scope of work, and more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1580417154528-DZ0DHXCLMDXL24M34DUE/IMG_3206.JPG Past Field Trips - Highland Farms Tour The tour of the farm highlighted conservation practices implemented with help from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) including a variety of water harvesting methods, a heavy use area, and a liquid manure pit. In addition, Highland Farms participates in the NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program to improve its grass and corn-based forage system to reduce reliance on off-farm nutrient sources. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1580417748474-J6ZWBC11V64JMSCB2QYB/21950621_1979977455612258_9205667402543348390_o.jpg Past Field Trips - Brownfield Bog The Collaborative went to Brownfield, Maine where they visited the Brownfield Bog where there was a completed fish passage project off Porter Road. This project included the removal of a partial barrier to fish passage. NRCS used a variety of practices to open up these blocked waterways and allow native species like Chinook salmon to return to waters to spawn, including: the construction of an open channel and aquatic organism passage; channel bed stabilization; shoreline protection; and a critical area planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1580417990140-UG16X6YIZAQAIPV6KT7I/79251251_2778848202171371_7462829083542421504_o.jpg Past Field Trips - Banded Brewing Co. Outreach Event The Saco Watershed Collaborative joined The Ecology School and the Maine Brewshed Alliance for an education and outreach event to promote watershed conservation at Banded Brewing Company in Biddeford, Maine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1580597400650-E7BB2WLWQZ74Z76N6XZ9/83795492_2888745151181675_393811787662753792_o.jpg Past Field Trips - Salmon Egg Planting The Saco Watershed Collaborative and volunteers with the Saco Salmon Restoration Alliance and Hatchery planted salmon eggs into the gravel in tributaries in Dayton, ME. Participants learned about the Saco River’s salmon populations and current efforts to revitalize this anadromous fish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1737061335964-XZGAK2E30UVCGNCXKSYB/Living+Shoreline+Tour+Pic.jpg Past Field Trips - UNE Living Shoreline Tour The Collaborative learned about living shorelines and took a tour of the demonstration site at UNE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1737061356914-YR6TUHANKGZM8NLD32R8/thumbnail_IMG_2090.jpg Past Field Trips - Skelton Dam Tour The Collaborative took a tour of Skelton Dam and learned about fish passage and hydroelectric power from Brookfield Renewables https://www.sustainthesaco.org/presentations daily 0.75 2025-06-06 https://www.sustainthesaco.org/strategic-action-plan daily 0.75 2026-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/4f8b2324-ae36-438c-8fda-adff71fd7eaf/Cover+Page.jpg Strategic Action Plan - Action Plan This strategic action plan is a “living” document and is updated as needed. Changes to this document are informed by partner organizations during the annual meeting. Appendixes include alignment of ten year projects and the 2025 annual report. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/1632766737683-MPKQ7RZZQQFY8CGJ9JLJ/Screenshot+2021-09-27+141853.jpg Strategic Action Plan - Action Strategy Alignment The ASA is one way to ensure that the SWC is accomplishing the action strategies laid out in the Action Plan. This document is updated at quarterly Steering Committee meetings throughout the year. https://www.sustainthesaco.org/upcoming-events daily 0.75 2026-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5da744ebcc41e127bd9eb269/ca33e962-9693-42d2-99cf-6c815796f673/IMG_1839.jpeg Upcoming Collaborative Events - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sustainthesaco.org/partners daily 0.75 2025-07-31