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We need your help!!! DLWA is looking for volunteers to get involved with a variety of projects in the watershed. We hope you will consider helping out with one or more of the following projects.
The team is an ongoing commitment. Members will visit erosion & sedimentation sites as requested by landowners, following major storm events. After field and classroom training, members will be able to assess NPS problems, recommend solutions, assist in installation of some Best Management Practices (BMPs), and obtain professional help when needed. If you are interested in joining, call the Team Chairman.
The Stream Team is an ongoing commitment. After field and classroom training, members will go in the field to assess stream quality as it effects Damariscotta Lake. The Stream Team's initial focus will be on Davis Stream in the town of Washington. The Stream Team will help identify problems for the NPS response team to address.
The summer boating season is upon, and along with the sun and the surf worries about milfoil peak during this season. The Damariscotta Lake Watershed Association will be manning the Jefferson Boat Launch during weekends with Courtesy Boat Inspectors (CBIs) in an effort to prevent milfoil from entering our lake. If you would like to become a CBI get in touch with Luke Lunt at the Damariscotta Lake Watershed Association office (549-3836, dlwa_mcc@midcoast.com). Why do we worry about milfoil? Milfoil can ruin engines, suck the fun out of swimming, and squeeze the fish out of the best fishing holes. Milfoil once in a lake is virtually impossible to remove; Sebago Lake spends $150,000 annually just to keep their milfoil problem from growing. To prevent milfoil (or other invasive aquatic plates) from ever growing in Damariscotta Lake we ask that all boaters check their boats, trailers, motors and (if they are planning to fish) their tackle.
The Damariscotta Lake Watershed Association is looking for Water Quality Monitors; there are 3 spaces open on the water quality crew rotation. We are looking for monitors to be prepared to offer a long-term commitment of several years. Water Quality Monitors check lake clarity and dissolved oxygen twice a month during the late spring until fall.
Volunteers will help in doing trail work which will include things like clearing of vegetation and construction of a bog bridge. Work is needed at Chimney Farm and the West Branch Stream. For more information call the AmeriCorp Volunteer at 549-3836.
Each year DLWA sponsors participants of the Midcoast Stewards program. The program consists of series of lectures and field visits in the midcoast area to familiarize participants with the ecological history of the area and to teach methodology to help preserve and protect this fragile environment.
To see additional volunteer opportunities please visit the following web site: www.volunteersolutions.org/me/org/19701435.html.
If you would like to be involved with any of these projects please contact the AmeriCorp Volunteer at 549-3836 or send an email to dlwaweb@midcoast.com
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