Our summer lake science assistant Miles Hagedorn (Bates College) collecting water samples on East Pond.
Air temperatures are starting to cool off, and the lakes are soon to follow. This might be the last “Summer” water quality update, but we will continue our monitoring until ice begins to form (and we sample through the ice once it’s thick enough too!), and will be reporting what we see regularly. To view the latest water quality report, you can download the pdf below, or stop by the Belgrade Farmer’s Market at the 7 Lakes Alliance office this Sunday 8am-1pm.
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Conserving the lands and waters of the Belgrade Lakes Region
7 Lakes Alliance Announces Inaugural 7 Lakes Alliance Arts Residency
May 7
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
April 28
7 Lakes Alliance permanently protects Denny Phillips Legacy Forest 7 Lakes Alliance has finalized the permanent conservation of the Denny Phillips Legacy Forest, a 200-acre property that secures a critical
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A Win for Belgrade Lakes Watershed
April 9
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
March 27
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
March 27
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
March 27
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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From Tank to River: Protecting Maine’s Atlantic Salmon
March 27
Maine is home to the last remaining wild Atlantic salmon populations in the United States, making local conservations efforts critical. To help protect Atlantic salmon, the Maine Council of the
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Long Term Funding to Protect Maine’s Lakes On the Line
March 18
Urge legislators to support LD 2141 to protect Maine’s lakes The Maine Legislature has an opportunity to protect the water quality of our lakes and the long-term viability of farmland.
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