Lakes Environmental Association

Lakes Environmental Association Protecting the waters and watersheds in the Greater Sebago Lake Region Please consider this when creating posts and comments.

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Do you own woodland in the Lake Region? Woodland Owner Appreciation Day, on Saturday, September 19th, celebrates woodlan...
08/13/2026

Do you own woodland in the Lake Region? Woodland Owner Appreciation Day, on Saturday, September 19th, celebrates woodland owners with guided forest walks led by local foresters, biologists, and conservationists. Attendees receive a complimentary BBQ lunch, the opportunity to win raffle prizes, and time to talk with resource professionals to discuss goals for their land. Woodland owners in the region with 10 or more acres are invited to join.

For location details and to register, visit www.mainelakes.org/woad

The LEA milfoil crew has been working in the Surface Use Restriction area near the Sebago Lake State Park boat launch fo...
08/13/2026

The LEA milfoil crew has been working in the Surface Use Restriction area near the Sebago Lake State Park boat launch for the past few months. We have laid more than 80 benthic barriers in this area and will likely install over 100 in this area by the end of the season. These tarps suppress milfoil growth by blocking sunlight and will be removed in May 2027. Despite the active surface use restriction, our crews are still seeing boats traveling through the area. Please avoid traveling through the restricted zone marked by state buoys. Boats passing through the zone risk getting propellers caught up in tarps. This can damage our tarps and make milfoil suppression less effective.

In addition to efforts in the surface use restriction area, our dive crews are removing milfoil and surveying for invasive plants in Long Lake, the Songo River, Brandy Pond, Sebago Cove, and other areas of northern Sebago Lake.

The video is at 2x speed. Our divers are fast, but not that fast!

We had a great paddle earlier this week at Stearns Pond. The group looked at water marigold, large purple bladderwort, p...
07/30/2026

We had a great paddle earlier this week at Stearns Pond. The group looked at water marigold, large purple bladderwort, pickerelweed, fragrant water lily, water shield, spatterdock, and little floating heart. We also spotted a great blue heron and several painted turtles.

Looking for something fun for your child this summer? LEA’s Eco-Explorers day camp starts in one week. We have plenty of...
07/27/2026

Looking for something fun for your child this summer? LEA’s Eco-Explorers day camp starts in one week. We have plenty of space and would love to see some new faces. Kids ages 7-11 will explore the Holt Pond Preserve with experienced outdoor educators. The camp runs 9am-3pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Please contact [email protected] for more information.

Dragonflies are out! Join us at Holt Pond Preserve for a midsummer nature walk with Mary Jewett this Friday afternoon at...
07/23/2026

Dragonflies are out! Join us at Holt Pond Preserve for a midsummer nature walk with Mary Jewett this Friday afternoon at 1 pm. We’ll start the walk in the field by Chaplins Mill Rd, followed by a walk along the Muddy River trail, keeping an eye out for dragonflies as well as beavers and river otters. Free and open to all ages.

Please register in advance: https://mainelakes.org/event/nature-walk-at-holt-pond

Join us at Camp Fernwood Cove on August 18th for the our Annual Meeting. Visit with staff and board members and learn wh...
07/21/2026

Join us at Camp Fernwood Cove on August 18th for the our Annual Meeting. Visit with staff and board members and learn what we’ve been working on this year. Optional boxed dinners are available from Good Life Market for $20 pp. Please register in advance online below.

https://mainelakes.org/event/lea-annual-meeting-2026

07/17/2026

This summer, the Maine DEP and IF&W established a temporary surface use restriction (SUR) on a four-acre
portion of Sebago Lake where there is aggressive variable-leaf milfoil growth. The area is adjacent to the
Sebago Lake State Park public boat ramp but does not block use of the boat launch.

The purpose of the SUR is to prevent the spread of milfoil, to support milfoil removal work by permitted entities such as LEA, and to provide a safe work environment for divers doing manual removal work. No watercraft of any type may enter or travel the area between April 1 and December 31, 2026 unless permitted to do removal work or for emergency purposes. Thank you for understanding.

LEA dive teams are permitted to work in this area. Our dive crews are manually removing milfoil and laying benthic barriers.

The LEA water testing team has been busy! Our summer water-testing interns, Caleb, Henry, and Iris, have been out nearly...
07/16/2026

The LEA water testing team has been busy! Our summer water-testing interns, Caleb, Henry, and Iris, have been out nearly every day, taking water quality samples from lakes and ponds across our service area. When not out on the water, they conduct lab work at the Maine Lake Science Center and help out with trail maintenance at Holt Pond and Highland Research Forest. 👏👏👏

Boat Inspectors Needed! As you may know, the invasive milfoil in our lakes is booming this year. Because of that we are ...
07/15/2026

Boat Inspectors Needed! As you may know, the invasive milfoil in our lakes is booming this year. Because of that we are hiring additional Courtesy Boat Inspectors to help prevent the spread. This is a paid position. 10-15 hours per week, flexible schedule but must be able to work weekends. If you, or someone you know might be interested in this important job please contact [email protected] for more information.

Join us for the annual Encore/Coda benefit concert at Deertrees Theatre. This special event benefits LEA’s education pro...
07/12/2026

Join us for the annual Encore/Coda benefit concert at Deertrees Theatre. This special event benefits LEA’s education programs.

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