Range Ponds Association

06/02/2026

Join RPA and Lake Stewards of Maine - Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program for a FREE Aquatic Invasive Plant Paddle workshop on Lower Range on June 17 at 10:00am

05/22/2026

A reminder to pick up dog waster around your property.

05/19/2026

We are pleased to be able to support an Invasive Plant Paddle Workshop on Lower Range Pond on June 17th in partnership with Lake Stewards of Maine.

To learn more about this workshop, use this link: https://www.lakestewardsofmaine.org/ais-workshops/

Please register soon as spots are filling up.

We hope to see you there.

Lake Stewards of Maine offers a variety of free Invasive Plant Patrol (IPP) workshops. IPP Workshops are designed to teach volunteers how to look for suspicious plants, determine native from invasive species, and how to properly survey and report findings. IPP volunteers are crucial to LSM’s work ...

05/11/2026

YOUR FEEDBACK WANTED.

Happy Spring Range Pond residents and Association members. Now that winter is formally behind us, we can start focusing on spring and summer activities on and around our Range Ponds.

Every year the Range Ponds Association holds its Annual Meeting on the last Sunday in July from 9:00-11:00am. Traditionally this has been a day and time that worked for many people. However, we thought we’d solicit feedback from you to determine if there is a better day and/or timeframe that works for the majority.

We also would like to hear from you about topics that are of interest that could be inserted into our agenda. Some topics in the past have been; Maine’s LakeSmart program, the Maine Loon Restoration Project, new Boating laws, Native Plants and Best Management Practices for controlling runoff getting into our lakes, the Watershed survey and pending grant funding and guest speakers on these and other topics.

We are also starting to line up LakeSmart evaluations for this summer season. To learn more about the LakeSmart program, please visit our website: https://www.rangeponds.org/new-page

Please take a few minutes and comment below with your answers to these questions.

Annual Meeting Day/Time options:
o Same day and time; Sunday at 9:00am
o Sunday late afternoon
o Saturday at 9:00am
o Weekday evening

Annual Meeting topics you would be interested in.

Let us know if you are interested in scheduling a LakeSmart evaluation for your lakefront property.

Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you.

Range Ponds Association
https://www.rangeponds.org

LakeSmart is an education and outreach program that rewards lakefront homeowners who manage their land to protect water quality. The program is free, non-regulatory, and voluntary. Participating homeowners receive individualized suggestions for keeping pollutants from stormwater out of lake waters.....

05/06/2026

It’s a good thing to know!

Invasive Plant Patrol Webinar: IPP 101 🌿🌊

Aquatic invasive plants can spread quickly! ⚠️🌱Early detection is the key to effective management and YOU can be part of the solution! 💧🙌

Join our FREE Invasive Plant Patrol (IPP 101) webinar that trains volunteers to identify and report suspicious aquatic plants 🔍🌿. In just three hours, you’ll learn the key features of the 15 invasive species on Maine’s watch list and how to get involved 📚🌊.

📅 Date: May 14, 2026
⏰ Time: 9AM

🔗 Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SeLXd9UnRba9qRpcgun-xw

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05/06/2026

I don’t remember seeing this before.
It’s not pine pollen, it’s too early for that.
And it doesn’t even look like pine pollen.
Wasn’t here yesterday.

05/05/2026

Lost!
Anybody seen the Black Fender?
Lost over the weekend on Middle Range,
It is brand new and would love find it.
Thanks so much!

04/04/2026

This is a great time of year to get out and clean up road trash.

This was from Upper Range boat launch and from the bridge to Cleve Tripp and part of Cleve Tripp.

There were 2 car accidents I cleaned up also.

It doesn’t get done unless WE do it.

04/02/2026

And I just heard the loons.
Summer will come….eventually

02/01/2026

🌊 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞’𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 🌊
We’re asking our community to support 𝐋𝐃 𝟐𝟏𝟒𝟏, a proposed bill that would dedicate $𝟐 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 to the 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝 at the Maine DEP. This funding supports essential lake monitoring, protection, and restoration work across Maine. 💧💙

Importantly, this funding would come from 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐬, meaning 𝐧𝐨 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬.

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 ⬇️
1️⃣ 𝐀𝐝𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 to a sign-on letter circulated by the Lake Protection Coalition, urging the committee to support the bill. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScmvhGPbqL0z-E9UoPdduTU_mvAp7xi7hWbDAJjNNhwIIqD5A/viewform
2️⃣ 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 to the Environment and Natural Resources Committee: https://www.lakes.me/take-action
3️⃣ Speak at the public hearing for LD 2141
📅 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝟏:𝟎𝟎 𝐩𝐦
📍 Environment and Natural Resources Committee
Room 216, Cross Building, Augusta
* 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeYeHmgQ1KP8Y24ZNlPpeTRE0R-TpLhMtYr6ZHK4D64YLt2CA/viewform) so we can stay in touch with you ahead of the hearing and notify you of any new developments.

🔗 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐋𝐃 𝟐𝟏𝟒𝟏 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
https://lakeprotectioncoalition.org/act-now/
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