Lakes Environmental Association

August 17, 2014
Maine Lake Water Quality Testing Points to Fixes to Limit Phosphorus Increase

Maine Lake Water Quality Testing Points to Fixes to Limit Phosphorus Increase

An Intern for Lakes Environmental Association in Bridgton tests water for Gloeotrichia by Leigh Macmillen HayesLast year the Lakes Environmental Association (LEA) hired a researcher to test fifteen lakes in the Sebago Lakes Region of western Maine for Gloeotrichia, “Gloeo” for short, a species of blue-green […]
July 13, 2014
Maine Citizen’s Guide to Invasive Aquatic Plant Management Just Released

Maine Citizen’s Guide to Invasive Aquatic Plant Management Just Released

Calm Waters of Goose Pond, Shapleigh, Maine by Leigh Macmillen Hayes The Maine Volunteer Lakes Monitoring Program (VLMP) has released the Maine Citizen’s Guide to Invasive Aquatic Plant Management. Click on the title to open the 157-page book that is chock full of valuable information for […]
February 2, 2014
Maine Milfoil Summit Will Draw Lakefront Property Owners to UMaine Lewiston-Auburn

Maine Milfoil Summit Will Draw Lakefront Property Owners to UMaine Lewiston-Auburn

A Picture Perfect Summer Day on Messalonskee Lake in the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine by Leigh Macmillen Hayes Calling all Maine lakefront property owners. It’s time to register for the Maine Milfoil Summit to be held at the University of Maine Lewiston-Auburn campus on Friday, […]
October 11, 2013
Maranacook Lake, Winthrop, Maine: Home to Model Boat Wash Station

Maranacook Lake, Winthrop, Maine: Home to Model Boat Wash Station

Driftwood and Drifting Clouds Above Maranacook Lake in the Winthrop Lakes Region of Maine Lakefront property owners on Maranacook Lake in Winthrop, Maine, and throughout the state know that lakes are the lifeblood of our economy. The risk that invasive aquatic plants pose is grave. Lakefront […]
October 3, 2013

Lakes Environmental Association, Bridgton, Maine, Proposes Lake Science Center

Reflecting Waters of Panther Pond, Raymond, Maine Lakes Environmental Association envisions a Lake Science Center to bring water quality research to the forefront. Lakefront Properties For Sale on Panther Pond View Vacation Rentals on Panther Pond In the 70s, the Maine Legislature made a dramatic commitment […]
September 1, 2013

Milfoil Success Story on Songo River in Sebago Lakes Region of Maine

“Milfoil Area” buoy on Songo River near Sebago Lake, Casco, Maine Many lakefront property owners in the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine travel from Long Lake, through Brandy Pond, down the Songo River to Sebago Lake throughout the summer season. Several years ago, thick stands of […]
July 7, 2013

Lakes Environmental Association of Bridgton, Maine, Adds New Focus to Water Quality Testing

Kayaking Keoka Lake in Waterford, Maine Lakes Environmental Association’s (LEA) Executive Director Peter Lowell recently announced the latest research they are conducting on the lakes they test in the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine: Iron and Aluminum in lake sediments; and Gloeotrichia. Iron and Aluminum in […]
June 16, 2013

Native Plants: Enhance Your Lakefront Property and Protect Your Lake

Sunset Extraordinaire over Great East Lake in Acton We all love Maine for its natural beauty. Planting gardens around lakefront camps, cabins and cottages creates a pretty landscape, but it’s not on the same scale as the natural beauty that surrounds us. Using native plants, however, […]
April 18, 2013

Lake Auburn, Maine: Poster Child for Need to Utilize Best Management Practices

Photo by:  Alicia Photograghy/www.flickr.com/photos/aliciaphotography/2682454915/ Rosy Sunset over Taylor Pond in Auburn, Maine In September 2012, Lake Auburn in Auburn, Maine, experienced a significant fish kill. Water quality and wildlife officials discovered more than 200 dead trout floating on the lake or along the shoreline. According to […]