Friends of Wilson Lake

Friends of Wilson Lake Our goal is to protect Wilson Lake, it's watershed, plant and wild life for the next generation.

Thank you everyone! We are so appreciative for the continued support every year, it's people and organizations like you ...
10/09/2025

Thank you everyone! We are so appreciative for the continued support every year, it's people and organizations like you that keep our program running strong! :)

Director of Marketing and Communications Kimberly Couture and Payroll and Scanning Specialist Kassi Whittemore present a...
08/24/2025

Director of Marketing and Communications Kimberly Couture and Payroll and Scanning Specialist Kassi Whittemore present a check from the OTIS Federal Credit Union in support of the Courtesy Boat Inspection program at Wilson Lake with CBI Natalie Furka and FOWL member Barry Hathaway. Generous business sponsors like the OTIS Federal Credit Union help make it possible to staff the Canal Street boat ramp for 15 weekends each summer to help prevent the spread of invasive aquatic species.

Thank you, OTIS Federal Credit Union!!

FOWL Courtesy Boat Inspector Owen Schwab and Biodiversity Research Institute field research leader Andrew Killen at the ...
08/08/2025

FOWL Courtesy Boat Inspector Owen Schwab and Biodiversity Research Institute field research leader Andrew Killen at the Wilton Blueberry Festival. Thank you guys for a great day with the “Loon in a Box”. As a research organization, the Biodiversity
Research Institute is licensed to handle wild birds, and the taxidermy loon they provide is a valuable and popular educational tool.

Our fantastic lake is home to many creatures, look at this gorgeous shot, Bob O’Reilly took of an Bald Eagle taking off ...
07/29/2025

Our fantastic lake is home to many creatures, look at this gorgeous shot, Bob O’Reilly took of an Bald Eagle taking off from a log. Thankful to live in a place like this!

Come join us for a Plant and Tree identification walk! Foothills Land Conservancy PropertyPond Road, Wilton.Sunday, July...
07/26/2025

Come join us for a Plant and Tree identification walk!

Foothills Land Conservancy Property

Pond Road, Wilton.

Sunday, July 27, 2025 – 9:00 a.m.

FMI 779-0660

We are so happy to see some loon chicks this year! So precious. Image credit: Bob O’Rielly
07/22/2025

We are so happy to see some loon chicks this year! So precious.

Image credit: Bob O’Rielly

Whoops! We made a mistake. See you all this SUNDAY, July 20th!! Can't wait! :)
07/16/2025

Whoops! We made a mistake. See you all this SUNDAY, July 20th!! Can't wait! :)

Biodiversity Research Institute staffers visited Academy Hill SchoolFriday, June 7, 2025 to present “All About Loons” to...
06/25/2025

Biodiversity Research Institute staffers visited Academy Hill School

Friday, June 7, 2025 to present “All About Loons” to another cohort of third graders. The annual presentation is made possible by the Wayne Smith Lakes and Loons program.

Emily Fellows, wildlife biologist, Andrew Killen, field research leader, and Marcus Collado seasonal loon biologist.

Thank you all!

The Buoy is Back!The tapered winter buoy was replaced with the big red float on May 21. Equipped with new temperature se...
06/02/2025

The Buoy is Back!

The tapered winter buoy was replaced with the big red float on May 21. Equipped with new temperature sensors and refurbished dissolved oxygen sensors, another six years or more of data collection is anticipated.

Image credit: Julia Daly, PhD, Associate Professor of Geology, UMF.

Jamie Schanck and Professor Daly with the research array buoy after redeploying the dissolved oxygen sensors.March 1, 20...
03/03/2025

Jamie Schanck and Professor Daly with the research array buoy after redeploying the dissolved oxygen sensors.

March 1, 2025.
Ice thickness: 22” (56 cm).

Oh, how we love our home and all the creatures that enjoy it with us🥰
07/09/2023

Oh, how we love our home and all the creatures that enjoy it with us🥰

FOWL is honored to be the recipient of the 2022 Community Service Award by the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce. We a...
05/19/2023

FOWL is honored to be the recipient of the 2022 Community Service Award by the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce. We are also very pleased that Senator King recognized our achievement with his Certificate of Special Recognition.

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P. O. Box 560
Wilton, ME
04294

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207-645-3716

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