Do you love to look at the plants in our lake? Do you enjoy kayaking or snorkling? If you answered YES then please consider joining our Invasive Plant Patrol (IPP) team. This group of plant lovers survey the lake once per year to identify native and non-native aquatic plants. No experience is neccassary as we …
Community starts with care. All of us on the lake can help to protect and care for the lake we love. Become a member of the Little Ossipee Lake Assocation today by paying your $50 dues. Your membership directly supports efforts to eradicate the invasive Swollen Bladderwort plant, complete yearly water testing, pay for and …
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 …
There are many opportunities to be involved withe LOLA and our invasive plant patrol efforts. In partnership with our friends at the Lake Stewards of Maine, the following workshops are offered free of charge to anyone who is interested: May 9th, Invasive Plant Identification 101 with Lake Stewards of Maine May 16th, Survey123 Training with …
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 …
Please join us for the annual meeting on Saturday, August 10, at 10:00 a.m. for a review of LOLA’s latest priorities. Information on inviasive plants will be highlighted.
The annual Terry Hackett Memorial Boat Parade will be held at 11:00am on July 4th, rain or shine. Starting at the Taflas house, follow the statue of Liberty boat around the entire lake, ending at Weymouth point where judging will take place. With a nod to our beloved birds on the lake, the 2024 theme …