Some of the most frequent requests from readers are for a report on development in Harpswell and how it affects the town's natural resources, as well as a report on groundwater in a place where some never know whether their wells will produce an adequate supply of potable water.
We combined these issues and related concerns for the Anchor's first special section, which we're calling "Development and the Harpswell Environment."
The Anchor will have more special reports to come. To share ideas for future topics, email joliver@harpswellanchor.org.
J.W. Oliver
Editor, Harpswell Anchor
Harpswell’s dramatic rocky shores are a big part of what makes the town such an attractive place to live. They also make it a precarious place to call home. The great majority of the residences here depend on drilled wells for their water.
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If you were looking for an example of the range of problems that can affect groundwater in Harpswell, you need only go to Cundy’s Harbor, where the Holbrook Community Foundation owns a wharf, restaurant, general store and apartment building.
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New houses in Harpswell are hard to miss. In a rural town where only a couple dozen houses are built each year, construction sites tend to attract the eye. Town records show that housing development has been increasing, albeit slowly.
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It can be a good thing, before going out, to glance in the mirror and see what kind of face you’re presenting to the world. A closer look at the features reflected in the glass might even tell you something about where you have been and where you might be going.
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Before Walt Dunlap moved in 2011 to the shores of Maquoit Bay, just south of Brunswick, he did his homework. A licensed land surveyor, Dunlap knew the steep banks sloping down to the ocean were unstable and prone to erosion.
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To replenish our wells, nurture your trees. They intercept rain and allow water to hit the ground more gently or to run down the trunk and follow roots into the ground. This rain, along with snowmelt, provides the water we all tap into.
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A grant from the Davis Conservation Foundation is funding the publication of "Development and the Harpswell Environment." Established in 1989, the foundation supports protection of the environment and conservation of natural resources.
