Raising Endangered Atlantic Salmon
This February, 7 Lakes received 200 Atlantic Salmon eggs from Green Lake National Fish Hatchery in Ellsworth as a part of the Atlantic Salmon Federation’s Fish Friends Program. Maine has the last remaining wild population of Atlantic Salmon in the U.S., which are currently listed as ‘Endangered’ under the Endangered Species Act. 7 Lakes, along
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What exactly IS Shoreland Zoning?
If you live on a lake, you have probably run across the term Shoreland Zoning. Maybe you were thinking about sprucing up your property and had to redraft your plans after talking with the Code Enforcement Officer. Or maybe your neighbor has installed a new, questionable monstrosity, and you want to know if it is
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The Latest Water Quality Report
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
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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 The Mountain and Mt. Phillip are very popular and see year round traffic from both locals and visitors. The Fogg Island Trail, located off Spring
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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 have been reports of shoreline scums from all around the lake. When the water clarity drops below 1 m (3.3 ft), the conditions are considered
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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 aquatic plant native to parts of Europe and Asia that was unintentionally brought to North America by cargo ships. Unfortunately, this tenacious invasive plant has
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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 to eradicate an invasive species once and for all. Rather, the use of herbicides is meant to reduce the size of an infestation so that
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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 balances which leads to excessive growth that inhibits native aquatic plants and wildlife that depend on them. Curly-leaf pondweed can form dense mats in shallow
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