By the shore of Pleasant Pond
We thank the following for their generous support of the conference
Maine Department of Environmental Protection
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Clark Marine
Maine Bucket Company
Portland Water District
Roopers Redemption & Beverage Center
The Great Outdoors
Please join the VLMP staff, Directors, volunteer lake monitors from all areas of the state, DEP staff and others, on Saturday, July 31 at the Great Outdoors on Pleasant Pond in Turner, ME. The beautiful facility provides a spacious meeting area, reminiscent of the old lake lodges found throughout Maine, as well as access to the waterfront area. The conference provides an opportunity to share experiences and ideas with volunteer lake monitors with a wide range of experiences, some of whom have been actively monitoring their lakes for more than three decades.
In addition to the scheduled speakers, there will be an opportunity to fine tune your aquatic plant ID skills, both during the morning session in the lodge, and at an optional “plant paddle” on Pleasant Pond following lunch (weather permitting). Drawings for great door prizes will take place throughout the morning, and Maine’s most experienced and accomplished lake monitors will be recognized for their exceptional contributions to Maine’s lakes.
Certified volunteer lake monitors attend the conference free of charge! The fee for Guests is $36. Pre-registration is required, in order for us to arrange for lunch and refreshments. This is definitely a “feel good” event. We look forward to seeing you!
2010 Conference Activities
Plant Identification Quiz—Test your plant ID skills during registration, breaks and lunch.
Plant Paddle on Pleasant Pond—Help conduct a limited invasive aquatic plant screening survey in this guided excursion. Certified IPP Monitors can fulfill their re-certification requirements. Bring your own kayak or canoe. A limited number will also be available to rent for $25.
Re-certification for Secchi & D.O. Monitors—Meet on the dock after lunch to update your certification.
2009 Conference Highlights
Thanks to all who participated in the Conference! We had a great turn out, great presentations and the sun actually shined!
We had many requests for copies of the presentations and will be posting them here as they become available.
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 Presented by Kathleen P. Bell and Jessica E. Leahy |  Presented by Roberta Hill |
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Outstanding Lake Stewardship Award: Pat Baldwin Outstanding Lake Stewardship Award: Damariscotta Lake Watershed Association Outstanding Water Quality Monitor and Lake Stewardship Award: William Reid Invasive Plant Patroller of the Year: Elin Haugen Invasive Aquatic Plant Prevention Award: 30-Mile River Watershed Association Invasive Plant Patrol Team of the Year: Panther Pond Team Outstanding Invasive Aquatic Plant Control Effort: Bob & Gloria Limoges, Range Ponds Association |
35 Years of Service Robert Susbury, Howard Pond 25 Years of Service Ken Bailey, Norton Pond & Megunticook Lake Ruth Eleanor Cyr, Silver Lake Peter Devine, Garland Pond Chuck Strandburg, Barker Pond | ||||
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15 Years of Service John Bradstreet, Sheepscot Pond Richard Buck, Cold Rain Pond Dan Guerette, Sabattus Pond Peter Lowell, Moose Pond Bruce Mailloux, Swan Lake Charles Miller, Bickford Pond Todd Sekera, Lower Springy Pond Ross Swain, Ellis Pond 10 Years of Service Churchill Barton, Brettun's Pond Woody Carville, Beech Hill, Lower Patten, Upper Patten, Craig & Toddy Ponds & Alamoosook Lake Heidi Chadbourne, Figure Eight Pond Poppy Connor-Crouch, Lower Range Pond John Crouch, Lower Range Pond Ralph Gould, Taylor Pond Roland Johnson, Sandy Bottom Pond Bill Latham, Echo Lake Bill Mansfield, Coffee Pond Emmett Porter, Number Nine Lake Ardis Records, Center Pond David Records, Center Pond Maggie Shannon, Great Pond Dick Thibodeau, Little Wilson Pond Maurice Vachon, Auburn Lake Dana Valleau, Saint George Lake James Vantassell, Bunganut Pond Robert Warren, Center Pond Thomas Warren, Center Pond Doug Webster, Dumpling Pond |
5 Years of Service Marvin Anderson, Schoodic Lake Sal Bartolotta, Little Pond Roy Bischoff, Rocky Pond Dennis Blair, Spednik & East Grand Lakes Robert Brown, Mattakeunk Lake Kathy Burke, Bog Lake Mike Cloutier, Sabbathday Lake Charles Corliss, Schoodic Lake Honey Cronin, Richardson Lakes Joel Croteau, Parker Pond Scott Dunham, Great East Lake Debbie Duplisea, Pocasset Lake Bob Ellis, East Grand Lake Andy Fisk, Nehumkeag Pond Paul Fortin, Lovewell Pond Nicole Grant, Spednik & East Grand Lakes Peter Harvey, Love Lake Linda Harvey, Love Lake Peter Holtby, Wilson Lake Eben Joslyn, Watchic Pond Ed Keenan, Forest Lake |
5 Years Continued Robert LaBelle, Little Ossipee Lake David Lamon, Somes Pond Elizabeth Payne, Wesserunsett Lake Charles Pichette, Duckpuddle Pond Meredith Podgurski, Umsaskis & Long Lakes David Randall, Pocasset Lake Laura Richter, Lake George David Rier, Indian Lake Pamela Rogers, Ward Pond Paul Slack, Jordan, Lower Hadlock, & Upper Hadlock Ponds Christie Souza, Mcgrath Pond Shawn Sprague, Boyd Pond Robert Stessel, Little Pushaw Pond Samuel Stessel, Little Pushaw Pond Michael Taflas, Little Ossipee Lake Bob Tracy, Thompson Lake Bobbi Twitchell, Abrams Pond John Wedin, Branch Lake Lew Wetzel, Pleasant Lake Jesse Wheeler, Somes Pond |
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| Invasive Plant Patrol 5 Years of Service | Dr Donald Ahern, Lower Patten Pond Jessica Ahern, Lower Patten Pond Sarah Ahern, Lower Patten Pond Morris Amar, Back Pond Linda Stetson Amar, Back & Middle Pond Susan Bailey, Branch Lake Michael Bernstein, Great Pond Martin Blaney, Horseshoe Pond Alvena Buckingham, Alford Lake Diane Clay, Woodbury & Buker Ponds Fred Cummings, Parker, Thomas, Moose & Saturday Ponds & Pleasant Lake Jane Davis, Jewett, Back, Middle & Mud Ponds Buffy DeMatteis, Buker Pond Mary Jane Dillingham, Auburn Lake Brian Dodge, Branch Lake Pam Dodge, Branch Lake Bob Dunlap, Green Lake Cynthia Dunlap, Green Lake Eileen Fair, No Name Pond Bruce Fenn, Long & Great Pond Larry Ferrell, Sebasticook Lake Deborah Ferrell, Sebasticook Lake Dan Fortin, Auburn Lake |
Patrick Foster, Little Sebago Lake Carol Gabranski, Branch Lake Emily Gabranski, Branch Lake Carol Gestwicki, Jewett, Back, Middle & Mud Ponds Ron Gestwicki, Jewett, Back, Middle & Mud Ponds Carol Gestwicki, Back Pond Frank Getchell, Pitcher & Knight Ponds Cathy Goddard, Great Pond Neal Hallee, Cathance Lake Nate Hardy, Spaulding Lake Anne Hayes, Branch Lake Bob Heyner, Forest Lake Betsy Huebner, Jewett Pond Rick Johnson, Middle Pond Margaret Kennedy, Back Pond David Lamon, Long &, Somes Ponds Paul McCue, Sebasticook Lake Philomena McPhee-Brown, Little Wilson Pond Dave Potter, Unity Pond Christian Poulin, Horseshoe Pond Lea Ramirez, Great Pond Karen Robbins, Sewall Pond Brad Rounds, Forest Lake | Arthur Schilling, Jewett, Back, Middle & Mud Ponds Claudia Scholz, Loon Lake John Schultz, Great Pond Ron Schutt, Jewett, Back, Middle & Mud Ponds Maggie Shannon, Long & Great Ponds Susan Sokol, Lower Patten Pond Susan Therrien-Fenn, Long & Great Ponds Brainard Tripp, Embden Pond Maurice Vachon, Auburn Lake Laura Warren, Little Kennebago Lake Ralph Whedon, Branch Lake Mark Whiting, Upper, Middle & Lower Lead Mountain Ponds & Cathance Lake Paul Wight, Branch Lake Susie Wilding-Hartford, Woodbury Pond Mary 'Pixie' Williams, Parker, Thomas, Moose & Saturday Ponds & Pleasant Lake Keith Williams, Highland Lake | ||
2008 Conference Highlights
At the 2008 Conference we had a panel discussion, including state and local agencies, sharing perspectives on the value of volunteer lake monitors and their data.
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