The 30 Mile River Watershed Association (30MRWA) and the Parker Pond Association (PPA) are sponsoring a buffer planting program for landowners around Parker Pond.

Purpose

To protect lake water quality by planting buffers to slow runoff and keep pollutants from flowing into our lake.

Vegetated buffers of trees, shrubs, and ground cover help to slow runoff and keep pollutants from freely flowing into our lakes.

Lawns with little or no buffer allow soil and nutrients to freely flow into the lake, potentially damaging water quality.

How it works

1. You request a free site visit by 30MRWA’s YCC. Site visits can be scheduled here.
2. YCC evaluates your property for a small, medium, or large buffer.
3. You confirm project and choose buffer plants from table below.
4. We schedule your project for July or early August.
5. YCC arrives with your plants and installs your buffer.

Sign up today and save!

• 10% discount on plants from Longfellow’s Greenhouses
• YCC labor costs sponsored by 30MRWA and PPA. You pay only 25% for design and installation.
• The first 10 confirmed projects will receive an additional $50 discount

Vegetated Buffer Packages

*Landowner chooses plants from list below.

**Does NOT include cost of plants.

Recommended Buffer Plants

Longfellow’s Greenhouses in Manchester, ME has partnered with us and is offering 10% off any item on our recommended native buffer plants list found here.

To learn more about other services offered by our Youth Conservation Corps, click here.