Peter Lowell

September 4, 2015
Maine Lakefront Property Owners Appreciate Songo River Success Story

Maine Lakefront Property Owners Appreciate Songo River Success Story

Lakes Environmental Association Nearly Eradicates Milfoil from the Songo River in Casco, Maine text and photos by Leigh Macmillen HayesThe year was 2004 and the Songo River that connects Sebago Lake to Brandy Pond and Long Lake was so infested with the aquatic invasive variable-leaf milfoil […]
March 20, 2015

LEA’s Maine Lake Science Center Taking Shape in Bridgton

Drawing by Erica Lowell Chute of the Maine Lake Science Center in Bridgton Lake Environmental Association’s (LEA) Executive Director, Peter Lowell, sent us the following update about the Maine Lake Science Center located off Willet Road and adjacent to Pondicherry Park in Bridgton. Lakefront Properties For […]
November 6, 2014

Bridie McGreavy, PhD, to Lead LEA’s Maine Lake Science Center

LEA Executive Director Peter Lowell with Dr. Bridie McGreavy by Leigh Macmillen Hayes Lakes Environmental Association recently announced that it purchased property adjacent to Pondicherry Park in Bridgton and is developing the Maine Lake Science Center. Our hats are off the Executive Director Peter Lowell, the […]
March 2, 2014
Rep. Mike McClellan Addresses “Milfoil Sticker Bill” at 15th Annual Milfoil Summit

Rep. Mike McClellan Addresses “Milfoil Sticker Bill” at 15th Annual Milfoil Summit

Azure Sky and Water at Pleasant Lake in Casco, Maine by Leigh Macmillen Hayes A large crowd of Maine lake association members and others interested in protecting our lakes, ponds and rivers from invasive aquatic plant species gathered on February 28 for the 15th Annual Milfoil […]
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 […]
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 […]