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The Androscoggin has gained some dubious distinction over the years - Newsweek magazine's list of America's 10 filthiest rivers in 1970, for example. Water quality is a lot better, but should more be done, or does that threaten jobs in industries located along the river? Journalists from the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram traveled down the river to report on its state.
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CONSERVATION/RECREATION GROUPS
ANDROSCOGGIN RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL
(603) 466-3433
MAINE RIVERS
622-3101
NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL OF MAINE
(800) 287-2345
ANDROSCOGGIN LAND TRUST
MAHOOSUC LAND TRUST
824-3806
BRUNSWICK/TOPSHAM LAND TRUST
FRIENDS OF MERRYMEETING BAY/BOWDOIN CENTRAL SCHOOL
721-0941
www.mmbtu.org/MERRYMEETING BAY CHAPTER TROUT UNLIMITED
ANDROSCOGGIN BASSMASTERS
NORTHERN FOREST CANOE TRAIL
(802) 496-2285
NORTHERN FOREST HERITAGE PARK: A logging history museum and visitor's center in Berlin, N.H.
(603) 752-7202
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN CLUB:
(603) 466-2721
PAPER AND HYDROPOWER COMPANIES
MEADWESTVACO
FRASER PAPERS
WAUSAU-MOSINEE PAPER CORP.
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
BRASCAN POWER CORP.
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY:Wetlands, Oceans & Watersheds
MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: Gulf Island Pond Working Group
NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
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 Photos from the headwaters of the Androscoggin River.
 Photos showing recreational uses of the river.
 Get a bird's-eye view of the communities along the river.
 A look at nature from the river.
 Photos from the Brunswick-Topsham area of the Androscoggin River.
READERS WITH COMMENTS on the Androscoggin River series can call a special voice mail box at 207-780-9283. Or you can e-mail the newspaper. Please leave a name and phone number, as responses may be considered for future publication.
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