Protect Our Water and Wildlife Resources

At A Glance

Location: 

Shapleigh, Maine

Primary Issue Area:

  • Land & Water

Active since:

2008

Grants Received In:

  • 2008

Core volunteers:

10

Community Size:

5,000

Our Purpose

to protect the forests, fields, water and wildlife resources in Western York County, Maine.

Summary of Projects

POWWR received a grant in 2008 to educate the citizens of Shapleigh on the importance of controlling and/or preventing Nestle/Poland Spring Waters or any comparable organization of any and all large scale extraction of groundwater from towns in the Western area of York County, Maine; to encourage all towns in the area to develop strong groundwater ordinances to control extraction; and to join together with other conservation minded groups, whether public or private, in defining, protecting and preserving the flora, fauna, earth and waters of this area. <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gs0FN7WE7PA?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gs0FN7WE7PA?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>