Maine Lakes

Maine Lakes The purpose and mission of the Maine Lakes is to SAVE MAINE’S LAKES – to protect and preserve the values and benefits of these precious resources.

Registration Is Now Open for the 2026 Lake Conference: Lake Resilience in the Face of Change.Register early and SAVE wi...
03/03/2026

Registration Is Now Open for the 2026 Lake Conference: Lake Resilience in the Face of Change.

Register early and SAVE with an early bird discount

Join Lake Stewards of Maine and Maine Lakes for a day of learning, networking, and celebrating Maine’s incredible lakes at the Wells Conference Center, University of Maine, Orono
📅 Friday, June 12th
⏰ 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
🔗 Register now and take advantage of the early bird discount here: https://lakeconferencemaine.org/

𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞’𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 We’re asking our community to support 𝐋𝐃 𝟐𝟏𝟒𝟏, a proposed bill that woul...
02/02/2026

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 unredeemed 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐬, currently held by the bottling industry, 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 on 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/
https://www.lakes.me/take-action

Maine Lakes
30 Mile River Watershed Association
7 Lakes Alliance
Cobbossee Watershed District
Lakes Environmental Association
Lake Stewards of Maine - Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program

Your Giving Tuesday dollars go further when you join our Clean Lake Challenge! Thanks to a generous donor, we will get a...
12/02/2025

Your Giving Tuesday dollars go further when you join our Clean Lake Challenge! Thanks to a generous donor, we will get an additional $10,000 if we can raise $20,000 before the end of the year. Donate today at www.lakes.me/donate

THANK YOU for considering and for prioritizing clean, clear, blue Maine lakes for all!

We are excited to launch our first ever Challenge Grant to support our work with lake associations, volunteers, and advo...
10/31/2025

We are excited to launch our first ever Challenge Grant to support our work with lake associations, volunteers, and advocates on behalf of Maine's 6,000 lakes and ponds. We bring strong lake protection policies to Augusta and implement on-the-ground LakeSmart practices on lakes around the state, helping keep lakes clean, clear and blue for generations of Mainers to come. Join the Clean Lakes Challenge TODAY! www.lakes.me/donate

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Flowering Raspberry is one of our new favorite native plants for pollinators and for shoreland buffers. Thanks to our friends at Coastal Maine Botanic Gardens for creating this great video!

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Our Mission

The mission of the Maine Lakes Society is to SAVE MAINE’S LAKES –to protect and preserve the values and benefits of Maine’s lakes, ponds, and watersheds for future generations through science-based action, education and advocacy.

Our Vision

We believe in the future of Maine lakes. Through our efforts, we will ensure the protection of our cherished lakes for today and for future generations.