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Milfoil Militia - 2018 Report 122 Tons of Milfoil Removed from Little Sebago Lake Pam Wilkinson

Know the difference…… Water Marigold-Native Uneven structures on stem

Variable Milfoil-Invasive Even structures on stem

MILFOIL MILITIA TALLIES by Pam Wikinson

G ray

W indham

A mount S pent

U pper B asin

F arwell C ove

M umford C ove

L ower B asin

T win B rooks

B eaver C ove

B ean I sland

B ag T otals *

V olunteer T ime in D ollars

T otal P roject C osts $76,551 $64,912 $65,366 $84,312 $60,817 $59,555 $65,418 $56,926 $41,479 $72,167 $37,469 $37,125 $722,096

YEAR

-

- - - - - - - - - - -

-

- - - - - -

-

1,200.0

-

$62,517

$9,650

2006**

-

91.0 63.0

1,260.0 $9,255 $67,296 1,769.0 $9,260 $55,652 1,720.0 $13,786 $51,580 1,781.0 $17,046 $67,266 718.0 $12,466 $48,350 1,130.0 $13,301 $46,254 1,186.5 $13,910 $51,508 630.8 $13,000 $43,926 389.5 $9,246 $32,233

133.0

710.0

55.0 62.0 58.0 54.0 17.0 50.0 25.8 54.5 11.0

215.0 390.0 187.0 178.0 86.5 314.5 180.3 93.0 271.0

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

97.0

1,332.0

9.0 2.0 7.0

296.0

967.0

47.0 16.0 20.5 33.5 28.0 71.0 34.0

1,491.0

760.8 954.0 353.0 500.0 164.5 126.5 130.0

16.0 49.0 15.0 50.0 23.5 10.0

3.0 3.0

- - -

52.5 38.5

-

$9,325

$28,144

236.5

2.0

1.0

.3 .3

2.0

183.8 $8,311 $28,814

2,006.3

389.3

8.0 7,488.8 12,205.0 $138,556 $583,540

335.5

777.0

TOTAL

TOTAL TONNAGE REMOVED TO DATE BY THE MILFOIL CREW: 122

*Each bag equals approx. 20 pounds dry weight. ** Lost info recovered from DEP. Only totals given, no breakdowns.

Additional Information

• Maine Bureau of Land and Water Quality: Top 11 Most Wanted (invasive aquatic plants, that is) Help keep these pests out of our great state! • Defenders of Wildlife: Tools for identifying and deterring invasive species through outreach and education. • Maine Invasives Map: Provides the known locations of invasive aquatic plants in Maine as of March 2011 • Maine Field Guide to Invasive Aquatic Plants, and their common native look alikes: Excellent technical field guide for people who want to be more actively involved in scouring their lake for invasive aquatic plants. • Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program: Maine has over 6,000 lakes and ponds, certainly too many for the Department of Environmental Protection to monitor alone. Instead, they rely on help from hundreds of volunteers to collect Secchi depth measurements and keep an eye out for invasive species.

• Species ID Cards: Have trouble differentiating between native species and invasive species? Check out these species ID cards which include images, seasonal information, and look-a-likes. • Guide to Invasive Aquatic Plants of Connecticut: Looking for more technical information about invasive aquatic plants? The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station compiled a guide which discusses many of the same invasive species making their way to Maine. Or, go to the US Geological Survey for a list of over 300 Northeastern wetland plants , complete with photos and a technical overview. • Only interested in photos for identification? “ More Plants You Should Know ” is a resource from the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point that contains a catalog of photos of native and invasive aquatic plants. • Through the Looking Glass: is a large-format field guide to North American aquatic plants, written for people of all ages and technical backgrounds.

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