30 Mile River Watershed Association

06/12/2026

06/09/2026

Another successful workshop in the books!🚧

We welcomed nineteen participants for a day of gravel road maintenance training with the Maine DEP’s Nonpoint Source Training Center. This event featured both classroom learning and a field visit on Westacre Rd in Wayne.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and the Ladd Recreation Center for the great space! Stay tuned for future training opportunities🌱

06/04/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended the Androscoggin Algal Bloom Forum in person or online. If you weren't able to attend, the presentations and Q&A have been recorded and are available to watch (or rewatch) below. For updates, refer to the Androscoggin Bloom page found at 30mileriver.org/androscoggin-bloom. We will also update our Q&A page to reflect new questions as soon as possible.

06/02/2026

Community members are encouraged to attend the public meeting with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection regarding the proposed aquatic herbicide treatment to address invasive milfoil in Androscoggin Lake.

📅 Date: Monday, June 8
🕕 Time: 6:00 PM
📍 Location: Androscoggin Yacht Club, 22 Lake Street, Wayne

The meeting will provide an opportunity to learn more about the proposal, ask questions, and participate in discussions regarding the proposed treatment.

For more information, including a statement from 30 Mile, visit https://30mileriver.org/proposed-herbicide-treatment-to-address-invasive-milfoil-in-androscoggin-lake/.

06/01/2026

🍓Join 30 Mile at the Strawberry Festival! 🍓

30 Mile River Watershed is looking forward to seeing you all at the Strawberry Festival again this year! We’ll have fun games for the kids and information about our lakes for the adults. 😊

When: Saturday, July 11th, 9 AM to 3 PM
Where: Wayne Village

05/28/2026

Join us June 3rd for the Androscoggin Lake Algal Bloom Forum!
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This is a community forum on the Androscoggin Lake algal bloom project. Presenters from Ecological Instincts (the environmental consultant for this project), 30 Mile, and ALIC will provide project updates on the data collection and analysis to understand the causes of the algal blooms and to evaluate potential solutions.
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When: Wednesday, June 3rd, 6:30 PM
Where: Wayne Community Church and livestreamed at https://www.facebook.com/waynemeumc
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If you cannot attend in person, you may join the livestreamed event using this link: facebook.com/waynemeumc.

After clicking on the link, if a Facebook login screen appears, simply close it by clicking the X at the top of the Facebook window. Then click on the video to start the livestream.

The forum will be recorded. Use the same procedure as above to view the recording.

05/27/2026

Maintaining your gravel road helps protect lake water quality and save money 💧

Learn how proper gravel road maintenance protects water quality through practical techniques and Best Management Practices (BMPs). Topics include road materials, evaluating maintenance needs, creating a maintenance plan and a site walk on a local gravel road.

Led by Maine Department of Environmental Protection and hosted by 30 Mile River Watershed Association.

To register ➡️ https://30mileriver.org/upcoming-workshops-trainings/

05/16/2026

Live stakes, local roots, big impacts. 🌿

We were thrilled to host a Live Staking Demonstration from the Maine Forest Service. Individuals from throughout the watershed and beyond joined us outside the Mt. Vernon Community Center for a morning of learning about live stake harvesting, proper tool care, planting tips, and plant selection from District Forester Jared Gregory.

At the Minnehonk Boat Launch/Beach Area, we removed invasives, replaced them with live stakes, and stabilized shoreline areas!

This event was in partnership with Kennebec County Soil & Water Conservation District (KCSWCD) as the final stop in their Live Stake Workshop Series.

Thank you to everyone who joined and made this a great day!

Photo credit for the final image goes to KCSWCD.

05/14/2026

Full steam ahead into field season! 😆🌊

Our staff recently took part in Maine DEP’s meter quality assurance on Long Pond in Belgrade. Alongside other lake science professionals, they practiced collecting Secchi disk (water clarity) readings and dissolved oxygen and temperature profiles to ensure compliance with standard operating procedures for water quality monitoring.

We’re ready for the season! 🚤

📸 Silas (30 Mile) and Tess (MEDEP and former 30 Mile staff) braving the waves back to the launch.

05/12/2026

A huge thank you to the amazing group of Middle and High school students from RSU #38 Maranacook Schools for spending their Day of Caring helping us with some yard work! 👏

We kicked off the morning with some background information about 30 Mile, invasive species, and our long-term invasive Japanese knotweed management plans. They worked hard removing knotweed root balls, clearing brush, and installing geotextile fabric to help suffocate areas of invasive growth. The group accomplished so much in just a few hours, and we’re incredibly grateful for their help.

Little by little, we’re beginning to see the potential our new home's outdoor space holds for future events, trainings, workshops, and community gatherings. Thank you again to these students for helping move that vision forward! 🏡