Should you find plants that you fear are invasive, please contact us as soon as possible. The WLA or a Maine VLMP Monitor will follow up with you. Please provide the following information noted in our Suspicious Plant Form. Note that for any health or safety emergency you should call 911 to contact the Town of Standish emergency services. Paul McNulty, President
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In 1949, Donal Greenleaf wrote a wonderful memoir on his summers as child on Watchic Lake at what is now the camp at Watchic Rd 7 (TCV for “Twentieth Century Views”) . Thanks to his niece, we have posted the full memoir here. Below are some excerpts of the Watchic experience of hundred years ago. I first came to Watchic at the age of 12 in 1902, the month and the day I know not, but I rather suspect it
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I had enjoyed fishing as a kid and an adult, which was one of the reasons we chose a place on Watchic Lake. I have lots of fond memories of fishing with my two sons, but this one is special as my youngest son had just caught his first fish. This was about 1995.
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The Maine LakeSmart Program offers free opportunities for homeowners to learn how to manage their home and yard to protect the water quality of their lake. The primary focus of LakeSmart is to keep our lake water clean by stabilizing eroding areas, reducing the use of chemicals, diverting rainwater into vegetated areas, and maintaining or planting trees, shrubs, and ground cover along the shore-land. Recently two Watchic Lake property owners won this award; David and Eileen Burnell and the McNulty’s
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During 2013, based on both observation and property owner feedback, it appears every aspect of the remediation effort has functioned either as expected or better. The remedial work lead by David Bradbury and completed by Emery Brothers corrected the poor drainage from the ponding area near the Parker property. Also, an adjustment to the stone work done at the shoreline of the Oddy property seemed to work satisfactorily. As we go into to 2014, the WLA will continue to work
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The dam operated flawlessly for the year. The dam was closed April 14, 2013 at ice out to raise the lake level for the season. Full pond water level was not achieved until June, due to the light spring run-off. During the summer the dam was opened 8 times to the first position for total of 23 days. This maintained the lake level within plus or minus 1 inch of full pond for the summer well within the plus or
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This listing includes events happening on Watchic Lake or in Standish. Many other regional events ca...
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The Standish Fish and Game Club will host a Boating Safety Course instructed by volunteers for the M...
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