Water Quality
IPP Jump-Start on Moosehead Lake
If an aquatic invader such as Eurasian milfoil finds its way into Moosehead Lake, is it likely that somebody will find the intruder BEFORE it becomes irreversibly established there?
In 2008, the Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program (VLMP) launched an ambitious pilot initiative on Moosehead Lake to help ensure that the answer to this question is an emphatic “Yes!” Year two of the initiative is now underway. In the short term, the goal of the pilot initiative (dubbed Invasive Plant Patrol “Jump-Start”) is to organize and conduct a screening survey of all shallow, off-shore areas of the lake, to rule out the presence of harmful aquatic invaders. Ultimately, however, the goal is to create an ongoing, locally-sustainable, citizen-based monitoring program capable of detecting problem species as soon as possible after introduction, before they grow out of control.
The Moosehead IPP Jump-Start is funded by grants from The Betterment Fund the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund as well as by boater participation in the Lake & River Protection sticker and individual gifts to the VLMP.
Some of the 2008 Jump-Start Team Members
News Articles
Moosehead - Full Steam Ahead Summer 2009 article from The Water Column
Up North Magazine - July/Aug 2009
Article series from Moosehead Matters:
August 2008 - Volunteers looking to keep
Moosehead milfoil-free
April 2009 - Do you know what's growing in Moosehead Lake?
June 2009 - Volunteer Invasive Plant Patrollers "Jump-Start"
monitoring effort on Moosehead Lake
Press Releases
2008 Moosehead Initiative Launched
Project Links
Upcoming Events:Friday, August 14, 2009 Time TBA – Jazz Concert Kick-off and fundraiser hosted by Beaver Cove Marina Saturday, August 15, 2009 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM – Introductory IPP Workshop at Beaver Cove Marina - register online Sunday, August 16 through Friday, August 21, 2009 – Moosehead Survey Week (join us for one day, several, or the whole week!) Contact Roberta (mciap@mainevlmp.org or 207-783-7733) if you are interested in participating in the plant survey. Moosehead Cable TV Ad - These three slides comprise the VLMP’s public service announcement on Moosehead Cable TV. The ad began running in June 2009, and will continue through the second week of August. Moosehead Cable serves 850 homes in the Greenville/Rockwood area.
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(207) 783-7733
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