Lake Stewardship Program for Forest Lake

Contact: Laura Wilson, Cooperative Extension, 1-800-870-7270, 581-2971

ORONO, Maine — Cumberland County’s Forest Lake will come under scrutiny by citizens and water quality specialists participating in the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Watershed Stewards Program this spring. Citizens can register for the program which will begin March 31 and meet from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on seven Wednesday evenings at the West Cumberland United Methodist Church.

Working with the Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Maine Dept. of Environmental Protection, Extension Educator Laura Wilson will focus discussions on threats to lake water quality and strategies to address them. “Through the Watershed Stewards Program, we are training Maine residents to identify pollution sources and help get them corrected,” says Wilson.

The program provides 20 hours of training, and in turn volunteers give at least 20 hours of service to their watershed.

More information and registration materials are available from the Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District at (207) 839-7839, or Wilson at 581-2971, 1-800-870-7270. The registration deadline is March 24th.