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2003 Maine Milfoil Summer Summit
The Summer Milfoil Summit - Friday, June 20
Lake Region High School Auditorium - Route 302 in Naples, Maine NO PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED - EVERYONE IS WELCOME
AGENDA
8:30 Registration and refreshments
9:00 Welcome and Introduction - Peter Lowell, Lakes Environmental Association
What You Need to Know and How You Can Help
9:15 Maine and Invasive Aquatic Plants in the Year 2003 - Program Update
John McPhedran, DEP Invasive Species Program Manager
9:30 Update on the Pickerel Pond Hydrilla Infestation - Herbicides - strong medicine for big problems: What's the DEP's view on herbicide applications? Paul Gregory, Maine DEP
9:45 Stickers and Enforcement - The IF&W Viewpoint
Colonel Tim Peabody, Maine Warden Service
10:00 BREAK
10:15 Acting Locally - An Update on Local Programs and Possible
Ordinances Maggie Shannon, COLA Executive Director / Peter Lowell, LEA
10:30 The Spread of Invasives - An Update on Maine's Epidemic and Rates
of Spread Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program Staff
10:45 Opportunity for Questions and Comments
11:15 Adjourn
11:30 Brown Bag Super Lunch - $6 with advance order (email LEA)
12:30 Concurrent Training Sessions for Courtesy Boat Inspectors
and Invasive Aquatic Plant Identification
ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR WORKSHOPS (email LEA)
Co-sponsored by the Congress of Lake Associations, Greater Portland Council of Governments, Lakes Environmental Association, Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Maine Lakes Conservancy Institute, Portland Water District, University of Maine George Mitchell Center and the Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program
For more information on the 2003 Summer Summit or to join the Milfoil mailing list, contact Peter Lowell at the Lakes Environmental Association. (lakes@megalink.net) / 207-647-8580 / 102 Main Street, Bridgton 04009.
The Lakes Environmental Association's summit organizing efforts and invasives program are sponsored by the Arthur G. and Gerardine L. Connolly Family.
ALSO...............................
The Congress of Lake Associations Annual Conference:
June 21, 2003, 8 am to 3 pm - Little Hall at the University of Maine, Orono
Sponsors: Maine Congress of Lake Associations and the George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research.
There will be 4 presentations on Invasive Aquatic Plants:
1) Maine's Invasive Aquatic Species Program - John McPhedran, DEP
2) Introduction to the Invasive Plant Patrol - Roberta Hill, VLMP
3) How to Survey your Lake for Invasive Plants - Scott Williams, VLMP
4) Training Session for Courtesy Boat Inspectors and How to Set Up and Run a
Successful Courtesy Boat Inspection Program - Maggie Shannon, COLA
There will be 7 other presentations:
1) Maine's new Pesticide Regulations
2) The Economic Effects of Lake Degradation
3) LakeSmart - Landscaping for Clean Water
4) Watershed Protection through Source Water Assessment
5) An Overview of the Watershed Stewards Programs, I and II
6) Shoreland Zoning Questions and Answers
7) Lake Water Levels
Cost includes lunch of choice at The Market Place in the Student Union. Pre-registered guests: $20; Those who register at the door: $25.00
Contact Maggie Shannon at RR 1 Box 395, Belgrade, Maine 04917 207.495.8863 or msshannon@earthlink.net