Barbara WelchGraduating from Bates with a BS in Biology, Barb began a 39-year career in the Lakes Section at Maine Department of Environmental Protection. While there, she directed the Volunteer Monitoring Program for a number of years. She enjoyed visiting hundreds of Maine’s beautiful lakes, but the best part was working with the great volunteers around the state. She started an education and outreach program within the Lakes Section believing that people would take care of lakes if they understood which processes aided and harmed their fragile ecosystems. She helped design and implement LakeSmart, a program to help lakeshore property owners be more protective of lake quality. In 2017, she joined the LSM Board of Directors and currently is President of the Board.





