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"The Watershed"
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- DLWA Courtesy Boat Inspection volunteers intercepted invasive aquatic plant fragments on two boat trailers, which were about to enter the Lake. Maine Center for Invasive Aquatic Plants biologists did screening of 4 popular boat access sites in September. No invasive plants were discovered and, so far, none have been reported in Damariscotta Lake.
- The Volunteer Lake Monitoring team, staffed by DLWA volunteers, reported no radical departures from the norm in secchi disk (water clarity) or dissolved oxygen measurements.
- Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) has been reported in Morang Cove (ca. 1992) and at the lower end of Davis Stream in Jefferson Village (ca. 2006). The former occurrence is well-established and persistent. An attempt will be made in 2008 to check the spread. In 2006-2007 we reduced the Jefferson infestation to only a few plants.
- There are now two known breeding pairs of bald eagles nesting at the southern end of the Lake. The Common Loon census in July reported 41 adult loons and 4 chicks. Approximately 70,000 breeding alewives were allowed to enter the Lake last spring. The historic fish ladder at Damariscotta Mills is undergoing major repairs. DLWA Annual Meeting voted $3000 to support the Towns of Nobleboro and Newcastle restoration efforts.
- Working with several watershed landowners who donated conservation easements, DLWA completed the third phase of protection of historic Chimney Farm, and other lands nearby, including a total of more than 240 acres and over 4900 feet of shoreline in 2007.
- A new trail was completed at the Mountain Preserve in Jefferson & Somerville and maps are now available (see Recreation:Talk a Walk/Hike/Paddle Section of web site). Forest Management plans for DLWA lands (312 acres) along the West Branch, a major tributary to Damariscotta Lake, were completed as part of a Maine WoodsWise cost share program.
- DLWA began a collaborative working relationship with Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association. Our watersheds border each other for more than 25 miles in Newcastle, Jefferson and Somerville. Our missions are similar. Our shared focus will initially involve development of conservation easement acquisition, documentation, monitoring and archiving.
- Nobleboro and Washington students joined Jefferson and Somerville sixth-graders and participated in the six-year old “Water Wonder Day” program sponsored by DLWA and supported by Maine Lakes Conservancy Institute, Maine Department of Environmental Protection and Wavus Camps in Jefferson. Students continue to learn about how decisions are made regarding threats to our lakes, ponds and streams.
- DLWA participated in the Jefferson Bicentennial Celebration parade in August. Our float theme: 4-season recreation on and around the Lake. Once again we joined the Oyster Fest in late September and the Alternative Giving Fair at Skidompha in December.
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