Today, many land-use decisions are being made on a watershed basis. A watershed is the area of land that supplies water to a lake or river system. All activities miles away can affect water quality.
Many lakes are at risk from pollution sources and state agencies can only do so much.
It is up to us, Maine's citizens, to recognize these sources of pollution and learn to correct these problems. Watershed Stewards Program Watershed protection begins at home. Through the Watershed Stewards Program, we are training Maine residents to identify pollution sources and help get them corrected. In partnership with the Maine DEP , and other State agencies, we provide 20 hours of educational training and in turn our volunteers return at least 20 hours of service to their watershed. Watersheds are selected from the list of priority lakes and rivers.