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Crooked River Initiative
of the
Upland Headwaters Alliance and its Partners
Events and Activities
Crooked River Watershed Survey Trainings and Volunteer Opportunities
-Saturday, May 7 at 8:30 a.m. for the traditional watershed survey, at the Crooked river Adult and Community Education Center, Casco
-Thursday, May 19 at 8:30 a.m. for the riparian habitat survey, at the Crooked river Adult and Community Education Center, Casco
For more information about these two trainings contact Betty Williams at Cumberland County Soil and Water District at 207-892-4700 or betty-williams@cumberlandswcd.org
About the Initiative
The Upland Headwaters Alliance, a collaboration of area land trusts, protects lands and waters essential to preserving the contiguous ecosystem of our common region. Working with its member trusts and other partners, the Alliance focuses on opportunities across its region that are most effectively addressed through joint action, while maintaining the autonomy of each trust. It encourages public awareness of the natural environment of the region, identifies projects and activities that extend beyond the reach of individual land trusts and other entities, and undertakes action programs to protect land and waterways and promote balance between growth and conservation. The Alliance’s focus project is the Crooked River Initiative (Crooked River shown in the photo below, flowing into Sebago Lake). 
Upland Headwaters Alliance Members:
Greater Lovell Land Trust
Loon Echo Land Trust
Upper Saco Valley Land Trust,
Western Foothills Land Trust
Upland Headwaters Alliance Partners:
Portland Water District
Casco Bay Estuary Partnership
Maine Rivers
American Forest Foundation
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Crooked River Facts:
- Fifty miles in length (approximately)
- Flows from Song Pond in Bethel through Albany, Waterford, Norway, Otisfield, Harrison, Casco and Naples.
- Is a part of the Presumpscot River Basin
- 76,000 acres of predominantly forest land in a drainage area of 275 square miles
- The river is the largest tributary stream flowing into Sebago Lake, which supports the state’s largest water utility, the Portland Water District (PWD). PWD services 200,000 customers in 20 communities.
- The river supports one of only four known indigenous populations of landlocked Atlantic salmon in Maine. 70% of Sebago Lake’s fishery is supported by the river.
- The river is almost entirely rated AA (highest water quality and free flowing).
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