2008 Grants Awarded by the Piscataquis County Committee

Project Information Committee Grant Amount
Appalachian Mountain Club, Boston, Mass., to collaborate with the Natural Resource Education Center, the Moosehead Region Futures Committee and the Center for Community GIS to create a final report and conduct community outreach. $3,000.00
Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society, to purchase computer software (Past Perfect) for entering and tracking the 9-10 thousand items in the Society's collection. $1,464.00
Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District, Dover-Foxcroft, to host the Central Region Envirothon, an interdisciplinary hands-on natural resource learning opportunity for high school students.
$3,000.00
Town of Wellington, to complete construction of a gazebo that will be the only freely accessible shelter for community programs and social interaction. $2,000.00