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= Welcome to the Androscoggin Project! = **//A Place to Cure Life!//**

==== The Androscoggin Project is a high school farming community set in Errol, New Hampshire with an Expeditionary Learning format that is driven by the core values of healthy nutrition, active physical being and sustainable lifestyle. This project was created and designed by three University of New Hampshire Ed. S. students as part of a summer project exploring 21st century challenges in education. The project is named after the Androscoggin River that was once the central resource for sustainability to the Algonquian people of the Northern New Hampshire. The name Androscoggin means a place to cure fish. For the native people of this area the river -and the fish that came from it- provided the sustenance necessary to exist. Unfortunately, the development of active paper and textile mills during the mid-nineteenth century ultimately created containments that polluted the river for many years. Since the closing of most mill industry in the later half of the 20th century, much work has been done to restore life to the Androscoggin River. However, in 2007 a group known as Environment Maine sited the EPA’s toxin reports and came to the conclusion that the Androscoggin River was one of the top 20 most toxic in the United States. ====

==== The founder’s of The Androscoggin Project believe that the Androscoggin River is representative of the natural resources around us that need to be fully restored and embraced in our current 21st century experience. The river which once sustained a culture will once again provide a place to cure life. ====