Our Purpose

Founded for educational, recreational, scientific and agricultural purposes, the Megunticook Watershed

Association is devoded to environmental preservation and improvement. We're hard at work to maintain and

better the quality of the lake, river, Norton Pond and their feeder streams in Knox and Waldo counties. We

also work to improve the quality and safety of swimming, boating and fishing in these waters.

Below are a list of specific tasks of the Megunticook Watershed Association

- Monitoring of water quality in the lakes, river and ponds.

- Stocking of fish and wildlife conservation.

- Preservation and elimination of water pollution

- Public education on safety in boating and other water sports.

- Watching legislative activitie affecting the watershed environment.

- Distribution of information about sanitation and safety laws.

- Acqusition and ownership of real estate for the purpose of preserving sites

..in their natural state and maintaining them for nature study.