November 2022. The Watchic Lake Association, working together with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection have completed the next wave of projects to reduce stormwater runoff into Watchic Lake. In late 2019, the Watchic Lake Association (WLA) with help from FB Environme ...
Over the past summer, two loon eggs were left abandoned by parents. In order to support the long term health of loons in Maine, the WLA gathered these eggs and submitted them Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI) for testing. BRI tests abandoned loon eggs to measure mercury level ...
The Watchic Lake Association, working together with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection have completed their first project to reduce stormwater runoff into Watchic Lake. In late 2019, the Watchic Lake Association (WLA) with help from FB Environmental developed a wate ...
Everyone who knows Eileen Burnell, know she loves Watchic Lake and loves all wildlife. She has dedicated many years to volunteering on the lake to help project our wildlife. In 2022, Eileen Burnell decided to create a team instead of paddling and raising money for the WWF. Kim La ...
A small group of WLA members attended a workshop hosted by the WLA Board. This workshop described vegetation best practices to help reduce runoff, and then visit properties on the lake to see these practices in action. The feedback was very positive as attendees got to better und ...
On the afternoon of August 27 at about 3:00 pm, keep eye out for a “tie-up” on the lake. Bring out your boat, kayak, canoe or giant unicorn and hang out with others on the lake. More info here: Tie-up Flyer. ...
Thank you the Watchic Lake users and and owners who joined us Wednesday August 24 at the Outpost for our second gathering with Watchic Lake friends and neighbors. The feedback on these events has been positive, and we’ll continue to plan others in the future. Suggestion on ...
A dedicated group of Watchic Lake volunteers went out for the Audubon Loon Count on Saturday morning, July 16. Eight adult loons and two loon chicks were counted. All seemed well. Thank you Dana Albert for the following photos of the two July 2022 loon chicks and their parents. ...
The key message… if you feed the ducks they stick around the lake, they eat the snails, poop out parasites, and you get Swimmers Itch. So PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE DUCKS! Swimmer’s itch, also called cercarial dermatitis, appears as a skin rash caused by an allergic reaction to ...
Thank you the 40+ Watchic Lake users and and owners who joined us Wednesday July 20 at the newly reopened Outpost Bar and Grill. This was a great chance to catch up on what’s new on the lake, meet new neighbors, purchase Watchic Lake gear, and support a local business. ...
The Watchic Lake dam gate will be opened around November 1, 2025 (plus or minus a few days depending...
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Congratulations to Eileen and David Burnell, celebrating 35 years as certified lake monitors with La...
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