Sebago Watershed Outreach Map

Jan 31, 2025

1 min read

Updated: Sep 16

Making a Complex Watershed Understandable to the Public

Overview

Sebago Clean Waters works across a landscape defined by watershed boundaries, municipalities, waterways, and conserved lands—relationships that can be difficult to explain without a map. Green Goat Maps created a simplified outreach map designed specifically for public communication rather than technical GIS analysis.

A map of the Sebago Lake watershed, outlining the watershed boundary, conserved lands, and the Portland Water District service area. Key towns and geographic features are labeled, with conserved areas highlighted in green and the watershed boundary clearly defined in blue. The map provides a visual representation of land conservation efforts within the watershed.

Scope of Work

Green Goat Maps was contracted to map the Sebago watershed boundary, municipalities, waterbodies, rivers and streams, and conserved lands; apply Sebago Clean Waters branding; and adapt the design for posters, letter-size handouts, brochures, and digital use.

Key Deliverables

A single cartographic design was translated into several communication formats, allowing SCW to use the same visual story in public spaces, community events, printed materials, and online communication.

Challenges & Solutions

Watershed maps can become visually dense very quickly. Green Goat Maps deliberately simplified the geographic information and established clear hierarchy so the relationship between conserved land and the watershed remained immediately legible.

Results & Client Value

Sebago Clean Waters gained a versatile visual tool for explaining where it works and why land conservation matters to the broader watershed.

Looking for a Similar Solution?

If your organization's mission depends on geography that is difficult to explain verbally, Green Goat Maps can turn the underlying GIS into a public-facing story.