Greg D’Augustine

A long-time resident of Greene who established a private practice in Surgery in Lewiston, Greg brings a deep connection to the Androscoggin to the Maine Rivers Board. “My early experiences with the Androscoggin were characterized by joy as well as sorrow. The former, through white water paddling near the headwaters at Errol, New Hampshire; The latter, through paddling near my new home on Gulf Island Pond in Greene. There, I found all manner of trash discarded into the river ranging from old tires to rusting barrels. Even worse was the penetrating aroma which emanated from the river each summer, the result, I learned, of a history of perversion of the river’s personality from scenic waterway to industrial waste system. Thankfully, through the efforts of Ed Muskie and a host of subsequent activists, legislative and grass roots work has gradually prevailed. I played my small part by serving in the Androscoggin River Alliance, a group of citizens dedicated to improving water quality in the Androscoggin. While not uniformly successful in our efforts it’s certainly been gratifying to see generous sections of the river attain an attractive appearance, and to see a return of aquatic and flying wildlife there. How poignant and entrancing it has become to anticipate the return of the haunting call of the loons each Spring!”