For Island Residents

About 900 of us do live here in the winter!

ENVIRONMENTAL LINKS FOR ISLAND RESIDENTS:

Well Testing – Important!:

• Test every year for Bacteri, Nitrate and Nitrite oxygen.

• Test every three years for arsenic, radon, uranium, lead

• For more information: http://wellwater.maine.gov or call 866-292-3474

• Learn more by listening to this podcast: http://privatewellclass.org/podcast

Soil testing: We have a lot of lead in soils out here. Be sure to test before you garden! http://anlab.umesci.maine.edu

Sustainability: "A Kid's Guide to Renewable Energy" - www.elevators.com/a-kids-guide-to-renewable-energy/

Ticks: www.maine.gov/lyme

Brown Tail Moths: http://www.maine.gov/dacf/mfs/forest_health/insects/browntail_moth.htm

Invasive Plants: http://www.maine.gov/dacf/mnap/features/invasive_plants/invasives.htm

Make your home more energy efficient with Efficiency Maine incentives and a low interest loan paid for by harvested savings:  http://www.efficiencymaine.com/at-home/home-energy-savings-program/

Questions about Efficiency Maine programs?  866-3762463

Compare heating cost of different fuels with this calculator:  http://bit.ly/1ASho9B

Cut your heating costs with new heat pump technology:  http://www.efficiencymaine.com/heat-pumps/

Here are four Efficiency Maine registered vendors PEAT has worked with here on the Island.  All of them install heat pumps and at least one kind of solar:

• Peaks Island Fuel

• Goggin Energy

• Revision Energy

There are many more vendors listed here:  http://www.efficiencymaine.com/at-home/vendor-locator/

Dogs:

• Please carry bags and pick up after your dog!

Wildlife:

• Many bird species visit Peaks:  http://bit.ly/1O9UtRM

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle:

• https://www.ecomaine.org/

• https://www.islandcompostproject.org/