Lake Survey and Swollen Bladderwort Update

Lake Stewards of Maine (LSM), together with Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), York County Invasive Aquatic Species Program (YCIASP), and Little Ossipee Lake Association (LOLA), held a Level 3 Aquatic Invasive Species Survey on Little Ossipee Lake in Waterboro on May 22, 2024. After swollen bladderwort (Utricularia inflata), an aquatic invasive plant, was discovered on …

Three plant samples of bladderwort varieties

Swollen Bladderwort RESPONSE

Last summer, the Little Ossipee Lake Association identified and confirmed the first evidence of an invasive aquatic plant species on the lake. Swollen Bladderwort, or Utricularia Inflata, was found in various coves throughout the lake. While this is not welcome news, the Association is working to contain and, hopefully one day, eradicate the plant. While …