Collection: SUPPORT OUR LAKES

A generous portion of all sales from the Support Our Lakes Collection will be donated to the Watchic Lake Association in support of the work they do to keep Watchic Lake clean and safe.

Funds raised allow the WLA to provide a myriad of services, including:

• Sample lake water on a semi-annual basis, and submit samples to the Maine Volunteer Monitoring Program for analysis.
• Report on lake quality on semi-annual basis and recommend any areas of improvement.
• Monitor the lake and educate users of the lake on how to best keep out invasive species such as Eurasian milfoil.
• Respond to ad hoc property owner concerns about water quality and work with whoever is needed to address the issue.
• Monitor water level, and adjust the dam as needed.
• Open and close the dam each fall and spring.
• Maintain the dam and ensure dam safety (for example rebuilding the dam in 2010).
• Work with the Town of Standish, the Maine DEP, property owners and others to address wider Watchic Lake watershed issues (for example managing a significant project to remediate runoff in the Paine Neighborhood).
• Act and speak with single voice in advocating for improvements to the lake and the watershed (for example in securing a number of DEP grants over the years).

If your lake would like to do a similar collection to raise monies please reach out to us.  

Thank you for your support! 

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