This will provide creative information about buffers, plantings and shoreline stabilization. Milfoil was found in the Crooked River this summer. Maine lakes are not immune to this outsider. LEA is working to educate the public about the danger of milfoil choking our lakes. Early in 1998, we developed milfoil literature and posted signs for marinas and public boat launches.
Boats visiting from lakes with milfoil are the primary danger for importing milfoil to our lakes.
LEA will add two summer interns in 1999 to deal directly with the milfoil issue. Oakhurst Dairy and the Portland Water District joined LEA to sponsor these two cruises, which were led by LEA staff. LEA s Holt Pond Nature progresses with the expansion of our bog observation boardwalk. This is a key component of the projected 6-mile trail that will connect Lake Region High School with Holt Pond and the beautiful vistas from the top of Bald Pate Mountain. We extend our thanks to the students from Bridgton Academy, who joined LEA trail volunteers Ken Forde, Rich Worthington, and Forest Goodman for work at the site this October.