Boothbay Region Land Trust’s 2022 Annual Membership Meeting was presented in person under the tent at Oak Point Farm on Saturday, September 24, 2022.
Guest presenter, Paul Hunt, Environmental Manager at Portland Water District, Maine’s largest wastewater utility, follows with an inspiring presentation on watershed conservation and protection. Hunt shares his experience overseeing the Sebago Lake Watershed Protection Program, and describes the development of the collaborative Sebago Clean Waters, in which Portland Water District was a founding member. Established in 2017, this 10-member coalition has secured nearly $10 million in funding to protect the watershed, inspired landowners to conserve over 14,000 acres of high-priority forestland, and received national recognition as a model water fund. Paul draws connections to the Boothbay Region’s newly formed collaborative, Boothbay Region Clean Drinking Water Initiative, of which BRLT is a founding member. Leslie Volpe follows Paul’s presentation with a short introduction to the Boothbay Region Clean Drinking Water Initiative. The recording concludes with the business meeting and voting.
