WILTON – The Friends of Wilson Lake will be hosting an informative presentation summarizing the results of the 2016 Wilson Lake, Varnum Pond and Pease Pond watershed survey on Dec. 7 from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Academy Hill School.
The watershed survey was designed to help understand the trend of declining water clarity that has been documented at Wilson Lake over the past decade, to create a list of source-water protection strategies for Varnum Pond, and to better understand the inputs to Pease Pond that have led to algal blooms in the past. The presentation will include an overview of the types of problems that were identified during the survey, their impact on water quality, and what can be done to address the problems and protect the water quality of the freshwater resources in the Town of Wilton in the future.
The Wilson Lake watershed covers 27 square miles, Varnum Pond watershed is 4.2 square miles, and the Pease Pond watershed is 2.1 square miles. Jennifer Jespersen of Ecological Instincts will be presenting the results of the survey. The public is invited to attend. The survey was made possible in part by FOWL, the Town of Wilton and the Maine Drinking Water Program as well as in-kind contributions from the Franklin County Soil & Water Conservation District, the University of Maine at Farmington, Spruce Mt. High School, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, and local volunteers.
For more information contact Rob Lively at (207) 645-2982.
