The group received a grant in 2011 to fund water sample testing and project coordination related to the creation of water trails on the Millers and Otter Rivers.
Millers River Watershed Council
Our Purpose
to promote watershed health, community resiliency and environmental stewardship through volunteer water monitoring, education, recreation and advocacy.
Summary of Projects
MRWC received a grant in 2005 to reactivate the group's leadership role as the watershed's premier organizer of educational and voluntary stewardship projects that promote watershed protection. In 2006 the group received a grant to strengthen and expand the group's volunteer watershed monitoring activities and conduct increased educational outreach to local town officials, residents and youth. NEGEF provided support in 2007 to continue to provide residents throughout the Millers River Watershed with volunteer water monitoring, educational outreach and occassional recreational opportunities, as well as advocacy on local issues. MRWC focuses strategically on engaging and empowering local residents and officials in the towns of the Otter River and its watershed.