Hidden Gems
7 Lakes Alliance maintains over 20 miles of trails in the Belgrade Lakes watershed, often with the cooperation of other organizations, like Maine’s Bureau of Parks and Lands. Trails like
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North Pond Algae Advisory 7/9/24
This persistent hot weather has continued to worsen the water quality conditions on North Pond. Today, the water clarity, measured by Secchi Disk Transparency, was only 3 ft and there
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Invasive Curly-Leaf Pondweed Update
As the Belgrade Lakes Watershed prepares for its population to double from seasonal residents and visitors, there is one population that is rapidly decreasing: curly-leaf pondweed. Curly-leaf is an invasive
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Great Meadow Stream
On June 16, 2022, the decade-old infestation of variable-leaf milfoil in Great Meadow Stream received an herbicide treatment. Treatments of this kind are never expected to be the silver bullet
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Invasive Species Alert
Patches of invasive aquatic plant, curly-leaf pondweed, have been found off the Northeast shore of Pomleau Island. This rapidly growing pondweed is native to Eurasia and lacks natural checks and
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Atlantic Salmon Released
The Atlantic Salmon fry we hatched at the 7 Lakes building were released on Monday in the Sandy River, with the help of Lawrence High School students. Central Maine media
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Welcome Chris Monz
The Board of Directors of the 7 Lakes Alliance is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Chris Monz as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Laura Rose Day who will serve
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New Plan for the North Pond Watershed
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has approved the new Watershed-Based Plan for North Pond. This 10-year plan outlines how the community will combat the summer algal blooms by
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