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2023 Milfoil Militia Program Pam Wilkinson & Tim Greer

Milfoil Totals

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Little Sebago Lake Association Invasive Mifoil Yearly Tallies

Upper lake and Narrows

Middle Lake

Gray

Windham

Grape/ Policeman Islands Gray

Outside Policeman Cove-new 2021

Twin Brooks Gray

Beaver Cove Gray

Rope Swing Island-new 2021

In-Kind Donated Time

Upper Lake Upper Narrows Gray

Misc Areas Bean-Lyon Farwell-Spider Gray Totals

Mumford Cove Gray

Lower Lake Windham Bag Totals

Amount Spent

Total Project Cost

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2004-2005*** 2006 *** 2006

100

150

350

600 550 437 753 290 218 173 225 110 51.5 68.5

600 710

1200 62516.5 1260 67296.36 1769 55651.9 1720 51580.26

9650 72,166.50

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

271 215 390 187 178 86.5

55 62 58 54 17 50

91 63

133

9255 9260

76551.36 64911.90 65366.26 84312.02 60816.50 59554.50 65417.68 56926.33 41479.42 37468.92 37124.95 44386.47 52321.45 64410.50 60928.00 73584.00 61037.11

97

1332

9 2 7

296

967

13786

47 16

1491

1781 67265.6 17046.42 718 48350.18 12466.32 1127 46253.82 13300.68

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

500 954

16 49 15 50 10 16

20.5 33.5

314.5 25.75 180.25 54.5

422.75 277.75

760.75 1183.5 51507.84 13909.84 353 630.75 43926.33 13000.00 164.5 389.5 32233.42 9246.00 126.5 236.5 28143.76 9325.16 130 181.5 28,814.05 8,310.90 93 161.5 36186.47 8200.00

28 71 34

93

11

52.5 38.5

23.5

2 2 2 9

1 2 4

48.25

0.25

41 58 64

3 3 4

6

54 66

109

163 44183.45 8138.00

1.5 2.5

1.5

116.25 182.25 48674.00 15736.50

9

11

28.5

128

91

219 46298.00 14630.00

96.25

88.5 184.75 58186.00 15398.00

86

151

237 46037.11 15000.00

2317.5 402.25 511.5

1137

16.75

11

28.5

13.75 4606.75

8737.5 13344.25 863105.05 215658.82 1,078,763.87

Each bag equals approx 20 lbs dry weight. To date approx 133 tons removed over20 years 2004-2005*** Milfoil removed by hand, actual amount not recorded 2006*** 1200 bags lost info found in 2016 thru DEP,only totals given, no breakdowns

Above is a graph showing preceding year totals along with this year’s totals. Keep in mind that 105 bags were removed in the last 12 days of operation. Since we are not able to cover the 2009 acres in full, next year in July a company has been hired to perform a vegetation survey of most of the lake to identify any other areas that may be missed, see if we have any other types of invasives, quantify our native plants and provide a report comparing what is found to the vegetative survey performed in 2003. We welcome all to be vigilant and keep a watchful eye on what is growing on the bottom of the lake. Thanks to those who called. I made it to several areas and found that what was growing was native, just having a bumper crop of a year which plants will have cyclical growing years. Other areas that milfoil was found, it was marked for removal as quickly as possible. Thanks to Tim Greer who manages the boat when issues arise. He coordinates the program at what

we call the South Station located at the Lower Lake in Windham. I coordinate the program at the North Station in the Upper Lake in Gray. It is a pleasure to work with an experienced crew who know the

lake like the back of their hand. Diver Jim knows the contours of the bottom of the lake better than anyone I know. Data is fed back to the State of Maine DEP via electronic mapping and thanks to Marie Jacobs who volunteered to assist me with data entry.

Aboard the Milfoil Boat

Mil’en Around, Pam Wilkinson

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