"We have an obligation to leave for future generations the very basics of human life on earth; clean air, pure water, unpoisoned land."
Senator George J. Mitchell, October 6, 2000

The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research is the Water Resources Research Institute for Maine. The Mitchell Center has a history of leadership, excellence, and growth in the area of environmental research. The Center continues to build on its reputation by staying at the forefront of environmental technology and natural resource protection, generating key data to inform state and national policy, and expanding on its many educational and outreach activities.