Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention

Know Your Bladderworts Webinar

Know Your Bladderworts Webinar Quick Links Recording is now available   “Know Your Bladderworts” Presented by Brett Willard and Christine Guerette. This webinar is designed to teach beginners how to know and identify bladderworts, a genus of common carnivorous aquatic plants. In this class, guests will learn how to determine the identify of four of […]

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News: Norway Lake kiosk has new look.

News: Norway Lake kiosk has new look. In front of the new information kiosk at the Lake Pennesseewassee Park boat landing in Norway, from left, are Deb Partridge of Norway Parks, Recreation and Cemeteries; Lakes Association of Norway members Jeanne Silverman, Susan Jacoby, Pat Obrien, and Pat Daniels; and Karin Collins, manager and graphic designer

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Invasive Plant Patrol 101

Learn about how to identify each of Maine’s 15 potentially invasive plants and their native lookalikes, proper surveying methods and how to organize an invasive plant patrol team, and how to properly report and submit findings. This class is required for those seeking Tier 2 Certification by Lake Stewards of Maine. An accompanying review quiz will be required for certification.

Date: May 9, 9am – 12 pm

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Aquatic Invasive Plant Manual Control Methods Trainings

This webinar outlines a variety of manual control methods for aquatic invasive plants present in Maine. Guests will learn about basic biology and identifying characteristics for a variety of known aquatic invasive species (AIS) and their native lookalikes, how to manually remove AIS safely and effectively, and Maine permitting and reporting requirements for manual control methods. 

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LSM Webinar – Sedges, Rushes, and Grasses of Maine Lakes, Standley

LSM Webinar – Sedges, Rushes, and Grasses of Maine Lakes, Standley Quick Links Sedges, Rushes, and Grasses of Maine LakesPresented by Lisa Standley, PhDRecorded on 2022-09-30 The presentation is technical in nature and covers the key features of sedges, rushes, and grasses. Lisa will describe the common and dominant species for each lacustrine habitat type.

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

News: $1.5 million raised to help fight invasive plants at Cobbossee Lake Quick Links BY CHRIS BOUCHARD KENNEBEC JOURNAL More than $1.5 million has been raised to continue the fight against invasive plants at Cobbossee Lake, and lake association officials say the money could help protect one of central Maine’s largest bodies of water for up

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Invasive Aquatic Species

Volunteer Time Tracking Form

Volunteer Time Tracking Form Quick Links Attention LSM volunteers please complete this form providing us with your hours dedicated to lake stewardship activities this past year. This information helps us determine the volunteer value which is reported to various funding sources and helps secure future funding. Use this form to submit any time and expenses

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50K Matching Grant Challenge

Maine Field Guide to Aquatic Phenomena App Feedback

Maine Field Guide to Aquatic Phenomena App Feedback Quick Links Please use if you have run into an issue with (or you have a suggested improvement for) the Maine Aquatic Field Guide application or website. This form is for the submission of errors, glitches, suggested improvements to the app. Name(Required) First Last Email(Required) Phone Submission

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