Watershed News
$24K for 2024 matching challenge a success!
We did it - we surpassed our goal! Thank you to the generous supporters of the $24K for...
Ice-in Reporting
Lakes and ponds are starting to ice over! Lake Stewards of Maine (LSM) needs your help reporting...
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$24K for 2024 matching challenge a success!
We did it - we surpassed our goal! Thank you to the generous supporters of the $24K for...
Ice-in Reporting
Lakes and ponds are starting to ice over! Lake Stewards of Maine (LSM) needs your help reporting...
Pull the drain plug: It’s the law!
The bill requiring boats to be drained before entering waterbodies is now law! This important bill...
New Volunteers Trained on Pocasset Lake
On August 23rd, 30 Mile led an aquatic plant workshop for new invasive plant patrol volunteers on...
Update on Invasive Bladderwort in Tilton Pond
On September 7th, a team of 12 of us, including two of our staff, three DEP staff, and seven...
Pocasset Lake Watershed Survey: September 28, 2023
Notification letters have now been sent to all landowners in the Pocasset Lake Watershed....
What looks like tapioca in Parker Pond?
Have you seen something that looks like tapioca floating in the lake? It is likely Gloeotrichia...
New Documentary on Invasive Plants in Maine
Variable Leaf Milfoil (VLM), the same invasive aquatic plant species that is in Androscoggin Lake,...
Androscoggin Lake Again Suffers from Algal Bloom
Conditions on Androscoggin Lake have now reached “lake-wide algal bloom” status, with the most...
Celebrating Seasonal Staff
We have wrapped up another great summer with our seasonal staff - 9 total - all vital to...
July is Lakes Appreciation Month
To focus attention on the value of lakes and the threats they face, the North American Lake...
Invasive Plant Found in Tilton Pond
Last week, we confirmed the presence of an invasive aquatic plant, Utricularia inflata, commonly...
YCC Crew Protecting Water Quality Across the Watershed
Last week, we wrapped up our 11th Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) season! Our YCC season runs for...
What’s that in the water?
An alien brain? Space egg? It's a Bryozoan! Freshwater Bryozoan (class Phylactolaemata) are...
Fighting Invasive Milfoil in Androscoggin Lake – Volunteers Needed
Since early June, we have been working hard to remove the Variable Leaf Milfoil (VLM) in the Inner...
Save the Date: Pocasset Lake Watershed Survey September 28th
This fall, 30 Mile and the Pocasset Lake Association (PLA) will conduct a survey of the Pocasset...
14th Annual Paddle Trek a Success!
On Saturday, July 29th, we held our 14th Annual Paddle Trek. This event was one of our biggest,...
Clean, Drain, Dry bill signed into law
On June 16th, LD 92, the “Clean, Drain and Dry” bill was signed into law. This bill requires...
Protecting Loons from Lead Poisoning
On June 20th, Gov. Janet Mills signed LD 958, the bill to expand protections for loons from lead...
Water quality monitoring update & volunteers needed
Our 2023 monitoring season is now well underway. Thanks to a generous grant from the John Sage...
New and updated water quality webpages
Have you visited 30 Mile’s water quality webpage for YOUR lake?Androscoggin Lake Basin Pond David...
Our team is growing!
Welcome Silas Mohlar, our new Program Leader and Field Technician Growing up in Readfield, Maine,...
LakeSmart wants you!
Participation in LakeSmart can take two forms: Become a LakeSmart volunteer You’ll learn how to...
14th Annual Paddle Trek
Our 14th Annual Paddle Trek will be held on Saturday, July 29th! Join us for all or just a part of...
Do yourself a favor this spring: Leave the leaves (and needles, too!)
In the coming weeks, many home and camp owners will be preparing their properties for summer fun...
The flood of May 2023: What can we learn?
Last week, we saw first-hand what happens when more than five inches of rain falls on the 30 Mile...
FUNDED! A regional septic study for our watershed
Last week, the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund (MOHF) Board voted unanimously to fund our application...
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