The Road Less Paved:
Camp and Gravel Road Maintenance Workshops
The Kennebec County Soil & Water Conservation District hosted two FREE Gravel Road Workshops in partnership with the Worromontogus Lake Association and the China Lake Association
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Webinar
We had some technical challenges with the Zoom portion! Fortunately, we're still able to provide presentation slides and audio of each speaker!
TIP: When clicking the audio link, a new tab will load displaying the first graphic. Click the "Play" (triangle) icon, then click "Play Anyway". The audio will take a few seconds to buffer -- once the timestamp shows "0:00", audio will begin. Adjust the volume slider or your device's volume to listen comfortably.
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Sample Road Association Agreement
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Speaker Presentations
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Peter Coughlan
Director, Maine Local Roads Center, ME DOT: Gravel road basics, grader operation, safety, water quality impacts, culvert sizing, winter plowing and technical resources. -
John Maclaine
NPS Training Center, ME DEP: Permitting, erosion control, culvert grants and stream-crossing design. -
Josh Platt
President, Maine Environmental Solutions LLC, KCSWCD subcontractor: gravel road surveying, road plans and maintenance for road associations. -
Kristi Trafton, Esq.
Associate Attorney, Rudman Winchell: road association law
These workshops are funded in part by a Clean Water Act grant from the US Environmental Protection agency administered by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. Additional funding support by: Maine State Credit Union. Additional project support by: China Lake Association, Kennebec County Soil & Water Conservation District and Kennebec Water District. Facilities by: Town of China and Viles Arboretum Technical support: Ecological Instincts, Maine Environmental Solutions, Maine DEP and Maine Local Roads Center