Training - Calendar of Events
Gravel Road Maintenance Workshop
Date: June 27, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Otisfield, Otisfield Community Hall 403 Rte 121 Otisfield, ME
Contact: Emma Lorusso
The proper maintenance of gravel roads in Maine is important for providing residents safe access to their properties and minimizing costly capital repairs to these roads over time, but it is also an important part of protecting our natural resources from degradation. In this training, participants will learn how proper maintenance protects water quality, gravel road materials, how to evaluate a gravel road for maintenance needs, creating a road maintenance plan, gravel road Best Management Practices, and will include a site-walk of a local gravel road to provide a real-life scenario for discussion of potential improvements and practices. This training is intended to provide a resource for gravel road owners, town officials, contractors, and watershed organizations to better understand methods and practices for evaluating and maintaining gravel roads using the Maine DEP Camp Road Maintenance Manual. This class qualifies for 3 Continuing Education Hours (CEH) for individuals Certified in Erosion Control Practices by Maine DEP. Each CEH affords Certified individuals one year of recertification. Presented by John Maclaine Non-Point Source Training Center Coordinator and Dave Roque, Retired Soil Scientist ME DACF.
Gravel Road Maintenance Workshop
Date: July 31, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Standish, Standish Municipal Building, 175 Northeast Rd, Standish ME - Sebago Lake Room. Field location TBD.
Contact: Amanda Pratt (207) 523-5406
This FREE workshop is presented by Portland Water District as part of a grant funded partially by USEPA under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act.
Learn all about techniques and tricks to keep your gravel road in good shape through every season and save money, save time, and protect water quality. We'll discuss common problems like washouts, mud season, potholes, and when it's time to install a ditch or culvert. This is also a chance to ask two statewide experts your road maintenance questions!
This workshop is open to all members of the public, but is specifically geared toward anyone who lives on a gravel road surrounding Sebago Lake, particularly those who are active in a road association.
Registration is encouraged.
This workshop will be given by:
John Maclaine, Nonpoint Source Training and Resource Center, Maine DEP
Dave Rocque, Maine State Soil Scientist, Retired