There has been action on the dredging complaint. At the October 5 Council meeting it was reported that Mr. Ricker and Al Tempesta will meet at the illegal dredging sites with 4 DEP reps and the Attorney General to discuss … Continue reading
The mussel shells that keep turning up on your beach are called Alwife Floaters. Looks like they are good for the lake. They hitch a ride on alewifes. Read more here: Maine Rivers Alewife Fact Sheet … Continue reading
Update: The first meeting of the Sebasticook Lake Watershed Plan/Grant Committee met with Jennifer Jesperson of Ecological Instincts, Environmental Consulting and EcoDesign on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 to review the draft scope of work for the 604(b) grant application before … Continue reading
Can you join together with other Mainers who love spending time swimming, fishing, and boating to support improved boating safety on Maine’s iconic waters? On Monday, March 7, the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee voted in nearly unanimous support … Continue reading
The Newport Select Board on January 5th chose Ecological Instincts, one of two environmental firms it interviewed in December, to do the first watershed study on Sebasticook Lake in two decades.: https://bangordailynews.com/2022/01/06/news/penobscot/environmental-firm-chosen-for-sebasticook-lakes-1st-watershed-study-in-decades-xoasq1i29i/ … Continue reading
Greetings,The Dam Committee members met on Friday and the decision was made to close the dam gate. The snow pack is minimal, Dexter has closed their dam gate and the risk of the gate freezing and getting damaged is minimal … Continue reading
The gate is open in lieu of the flashboards as they have been sandbagged due to broken seals. Once the level gets to the concrete the crew needs to remove and repair all three seals. They can not open prior … Continue reading
Our SLA president declared ice out on April 23, 2019. “Ice Out” is defined as when you can navigate unimpeded from one end of the water body to the other. There may still be ice in coves or along the … Continue reading
We have had an unusually poor water quality this summer. When our phosphorus readings are this poor it is necessary to draw down to dump this poor quality water out of the lake as soon as we can. The late … Continue reading