In working with the Town of Brunswick, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Maine DEP), and at least a dozen additional interested organizations, Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District (District) assisted in completing a 10-year plan outlining actions needed to restore Mare Brook’s water quality. Mare Brook is located in Brunswick, ME and is currently listed as impaired due to poor macroinvertebrate sampling results and poor macroinvertebrate habitat.

We’re seeking over 50 presentations to fill the 2022 agenda at the Maine Stormwater Conference. This in-person event will be taking place on November 1 & 2, 2022 at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland, Maine.

On five small farms, Christmas came early this year with the arrival of a new shiny red… soil steamer?

Hear how these farms pooled resources to start an equipment share program with us to gain access to new innovative equipment.

We’re back in person for The Maine Stormwater Conference on November 1 & 2, 2022 at the Holiday Inn by the Bay.

Attention Farmers!

Please take a moment to share your thoughts on a potential specialized equipment share program.

The Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District (CCSWCD) worked from February, 2020 through June, 2021 to develop a “Community Agriculture Planning Toolkit”. The project was funded by the National Association of Conservation District’s Urban Agriculture Conservation grant program. The project built on CCSWCD’s previous community agriculture work which began in 2016 with a grant from NACD.

The Environmental Protection Agency awarded the District a Healthy Communities Grant in 2019. We have been busy developing outreach materials, collecting soil and plant tissue samples, and sharing information on how to garden safely in contaminated soils.

Join us on September 21 at 3pm to learn more about the findings of over 120 soil tests from Portland’s West End, Parkside, Bayside, and East Bayside neighborhoods.

Jun 22nd | 3:30pm | FREE
This webinar for municipal officials, community leaders, and community development groups will showcase work completed through a grant from the NACD to create a tool kit for  Community Agriculture Planning and case studies from 4 communities.

Free soil lead screening is available to Cumberland County residents. Bring your samples (up to 3) to one of five drop-off points. Samples collected will be mailed to the EPA lab for a free lead screening. All results will be analyzed anonymously and individual information will not be visible to the public. Results will be returned with recommendations based on individual results.