Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed welcome new executive director

$1.5 million raised to help fight invasive plants at Cobbossee Lake

The money is expected to help protect one of central Maine's largest bodies of water for up to three years.

Courtesy boat inspections on rise at Maine lakes in high-stakes battle against invasive species

Although few inspections detect invasives such as the Eurasian watermilfoil, officials are ramping up efforts because the damage to a lake's ecosystem can hinder boaters and swimmers, and reduce surrounding property values.

Kennebec County lake associations seek funding for more boat inspections to fight invasive plants

Request from the three associations totals $10,600, a $2,600 increase to last year's $8,000 appeal.

New law to help tackle invasive plants that have troubled Cobbossee Lake for nearly 5 years

State task force must submit report by Jan. 15, 2023, with policy recommendations for better controlling invasive aquatic plant species at Maine lakes.

Despite new ordinance, some Winthrop boaters can keep illegal moorings in town waters until July

The mooring ordinance, which will limit new moorings after April 7, has been controversial among local boaters and prompted sharp questions at a Monday night meeting from some people against the new rules.

New Winthrop ordinance aims to clear town waters of moorings, crafts not linked to nearby lakefront property

The ordinance will regulate the installation of moorings within 200 feet of the shoreline and ensure the materials used comply with EPA and Maine DEP regulations.

Association eyes proactive steps to stop invasive plant spread at key Kennebec County lake

If left untreated, the Eurasian watermilfoil could devastate Lake Cobbossee's ecosystem and contaminate other Maine lakes, advocates say.

Winthrop and surrounding towns to discuss best ways to eradicate invasive water plant

Eurasian watermilfoil was discovered in Cobbossee Lake in 2018, and continues to spread throughout the lake.

Invasive watermilfoil returns in Cobbossee Lake despite efforts to eradicate the plant

"A lake that becomes really infested (with the invasive Eurasian watermilfoil plant) is absolutely useless to everybody," said John Stanek, vice commodore of the CYC Lake Association.