November 2021 Newsletter from the 30 Mile River Watershed Association
Photo: Milfoil survey team members Silas Mohlar and Maggie Stokes, by Ted Becker
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"Doubling Down for Clean Lakes" Matching Challenge |
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Three incredibly generous donors are providing an opportunity for you to have an amazing impact on the lakes you love! Coming soon are more details on how your increased gift from last year, a second gift this year, or your first gift to 30 Mile can go twice as far in caring for our precious lakes.
Now more than ever, working together as a community is vital to the quality of life in the 30 Mile River watershed. Your support will fund extensive study and collaboration in creating a long-term solution to water quality management and our continued fight against milfoil and other threats.
Get ready to double down and join our matching challenge campaign for clean lakes!
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Parker Pond Watershed Protection Project |
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FREE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE in November for landowners and road associations in the Parker Pond Watershed
- Site visits and recommendations by technical staff
- A complimentary site design plan, if requested
- DEP permitting assistance
THIS OFFER ENDS THIS MONTH SO CONTACT US TODAY!
For more information or to schedule a site visit please contact:
30 Mile River Watershed Association
Whitney Baker, Program Manager
Phone: (207) 860-4043
Email: whitney@30mileriver.org
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Androscoggin Lake Algal Bloom Updates
30 Mile has been working closely with the Androscoggin Lake Improvement Corporation and the Maine DEP to monitor algal bloom conditions and identify next steps.
Please visit our website for the latest updates on efforts to address the algal bloom on Androscoggin Lake.
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2021 Courtesy Boat Inspection Program
Bigger Than Ever
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This year our Courtesy Boat Inspection (CBI) Program was our biggest ever! Beginning Memorial Day weekend and going through the end of September, we nearly doubled our hours of staffing this year to 2,189. Our 10 paid staff and 11 volunteers conducted 2,814 inspections on four lakes and ponds. Although they did find many hitchhiking plants on boats entering and exiting our lakes, none of the plants were invasive.
This year's team of volunteers was our largest yet. They made a big impact keeping our lakes safe from invasive species, allowing us to expand our coverage an extra 244 hours. Thank you volunteers!
Flying Pond: Todd Hemphill, Bill Murphy, Wendy Oakley, and Bob Thompson
Minnehonk Lake: Jan & Tom Arminio, and Tom Ward
Parker Pond: Karen Nadeau, Kate Schulze, Tucker Schulze, and Susan Tinguely
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30 Mile is a regional LakeSmart “HUB” support center, helping our lake associations deliver LakeSmart education property-by-property and shore-by-shore to create a conservation ethic across the lake community. This year our LakeSmart teams completed more than twenty evaluations, with four of the evaluated properties receiving LakeSmart awards.
Becoming LakeSmart is one of the best things you can do to protect your lake. To request a FREE evaluation by your local LakeSmart team, visit our website.
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LakeSmart would not be possible without our partner lake associations and the volunteer coordinators and evaluators doing this work:
Flying Pond: Cindy Ripley (coordinator), Diane Araps, and Steve Trehu
Androsocggin Lake: Buddy Cummings (coordinator), Patt Koscinski, Cynthia Giguere-Unrein, Molly Saunders, Margaret Lane, and Allen Unrein
Parker & David Ponds: Deb Cayer (coordinator) and Susan & Gerry Tinguely
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A special THANKS to the participating landowners in 2021:
Sandy & Joan Beal, Candice Burnett, Chad & Katie Dwelley, Libby & Allan Harville, Nancy & Todd Hemphill, Sharon & Bob I’Anson, Fred Jackman, Henry & Marilyn Kobik, Jane Marquart & family, Liz McConnell & family, Bill & Cindy Murphy, Randy & Wendy Oakley, Jon & Alice Olson, Carol “Ruby” Rubin, Jane Salgals, Larry Samowitz, Dean & Jennifer Sciaraffa, William & Suzanne Steinour, Roger & Paula Tamborlane, and Terry & John Zacker
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CONGRATULATIONS to the 2021 LakeSmart award winners!
- Sandy & Joan Beal (Parker)
- Sharon & Robert I’Anson (Flying)
- Jane Salgals (Parker)
- Roger & Paula Tamborlane (Pocasset)
Photo: Sharon & Bob I’Anson receiving their LakeSmart award, the very first certified LakeSmart property on Flying Pond!
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Water Quality Monitoring Season Wraps Up |
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30 Mile staff, alongside our many dedicated volunteers, monitored water quality in eight lakes on a bi-weekly rotation May through October – completing nearly 100 sampling events this year! We are now in the midst of data entry and analysis, and will be compiling our findings into the 2021 Annual Water Quality Monitoring Reports over the winter months. In the meantime, be sure to check out the dissolved oxygen/temperature profiles and clarity readings we collected this season by visiting our website.
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A special THANKS to the volunteers who made it all possible:
Androscoggin Lake: Patt Koscinski, Allen & Cynthia Unrein, Buddy Cummings, Tom Wells & Martha Hoddinott, Jim & Kathy Laptewicz, and John Yindra
Parker Pond: Bob Weimont & Maggie Chadwick, and Sue Knorr
Flying Pond: Gary Cortelyou & family, Len & Deb Roe, Dave Gifford & family, and Randy & Wendy Oakley
Pocasset Lake: Jeremy Smith and Deb Duplisea
David Pond: Greg Cauldwell, and Pat & Linda Stanton
Basin Pond: Robert Harradon, Bill Young, Deb Cayer, Diana McLaughlin, and Gerry Tinguely
Lovejoy Pond: Sookie Weymouth, Ted & Mary Becker, and Deb Aseltine
Minnehonk Lake: Greg Cauldwell and Tom Ward
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Support 30 Mile! Now more than ever, your gift will make a difference in protecting our lakes from phosphorus pollution, invasive species, and other threats. Find the giving level that works for you.
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