Remembering Kathi Wall
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Kathi Wall, founding Executive Director of the Maine Lakes Resource Center, the organization whose merger with the Belgrade Regional
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Scaling Summer Conservation Efforts
Meet the summer crew protecting our watershed Planning a paddle, hike, or swim in Belgrade Lakes? The summer you love starts with healthy lakes and lands, and they do not
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Inaugural 7 Lakes Alliance Arts Residency Announced
7 Lakes Alliance has launched the 7 Lakes Alliance Artist Residency, a new initiative that uses art to deepen public awareness of lake ecology and conservation. Through their work, resident artists will create experiences that engage community members of all ages in understanding and addressing environmental challenges facing the watershed, including the spread of invasive aquatic plants that threaten lake health.
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Denny Phillips Legacy Forest Permanently Protected
7 Lakes Alliance permanently protects Denny Phillips Legacy Forest 7 Lakes Alliance has permanently protected the Denny Phillips Legacy Forest, a 200-acre conservation area that serves as a critical ecological
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A Win for Belgrade Lakes Watershed
172 Acres of Old-Growth Forest Permanently Protected BELGRADE, Maine —Associate Professor of Earth Sciences Bess Koffman and Colby College students confirmed an old-growth forest on the eastern shore of Long
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Waiting for Ice-out After a Good-sized Winter
Maine has a long history of keeping records of ice coverage. For example, Lakes Auburn, Moosehead, Sebago, Damariscotta, Cobbossee, have ice-on and ice-out records dating back to 1850 or earlier.
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Reforestation: Protecting the Watershed One Tree at a Time
7 Lakes Alliance is slated to begin a reforestation project on the Dunn Road Conservation Area in Belgrade in late April. Around 500 trees will be planted with the goal
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Ice-Out, Curly-In
As the ice melts and the lakes open up, curly-leaf pondweed (CLPW) begins its rapid rise to the surface, forming dense mats that block sunlight from reaching plants lower in
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