Over a dozen feather-light boats, built in the traditional Wabanaki style and known for their nimbleness, gathered at the Thoreau-Wabanaki Trail Festival.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Humans, not beavers, to blame for dam at Tripp Pond in Poland
Surveillance photos show two unidentified people apparently working without permission on an artificial dam at an outlet on the pond, where property owners have fought over water levels.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Outdoors, Politics
Lawmakers gut bill aimed at protecting Maine lakes
The measures coincide with growing concerns from lake groups and environmentalists about the threat of climate change and invasive species.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Watch: Team effort at Togus Pond in Augusta takes aim at toxic algae blooms
A project to improve water quality for years to come at the popular lake is going swimmingly, the Worromontogus Lake Association reports.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Togus Pond to receive dayslong chemical treatment in battle against algae
The aluminum sulfate treatment aims to protect the pond for years to come, as organizers hope the effort becomes ‘a shining example of how to restore a lake in Maine.’
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Local Government, News
Towns ask Legislature to give them ‘teeth’ to deal with violators of shoreland laws
Sebago Lake case involving Auburn businessman spurs bill giving towns more tools to force compliance with state laws.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Nonprofit land trust acquires 50 acres of wetlands in East Madison
The Somerset Woods Trustees purchased the parcel, located next to the north inlet of Lake Wesserunsett, from the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Invasive freshwater zebra mussels creeping closer to Maine
State officials call attention to a new law that requires boaters to drain all water from their boats to prevent the tiny mollusks from spreading here.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Groups start new effort to buy land, protect water quality of Lake Wesserunsett in Madison
The Lake Wesserunsett Association says that in order to ensure water quality doesn’t decline, it will be raising $30,000 for an emergency fund to purchase and conserve land around the lake as it comes on the market.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Belgrade Village Dam crumbling and needs $100,000 fix
The residents of towns that are part of an interlocal agreement to maintain and operate the Belgrade Village Dam and two others are being asked at annual town meetings this year to increase their funding by 188% to help fund the repair.