GREEN LAKE ASSOCIATION MAINE
2022 Plant Paddle
The plant paddle is a short (3 hour) guided exploration
that takes place on the shore and on the water.
There is plenty of room for people to join us here on Green Lake.
Please contact Christy Stout if interested in joining us.
Everyone Can help
INVASIVE PLANT PATROL
Invasive Aquatic Plant Introductory Training
In 2018, the staff of the Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program (VLMP) conducted a plant paddle on beautiful Flanders Pond in Sullivan. This annual 3 hour program will prepare you to survey your shoreline and identify plants.
Previous plant identification experience is not required.
Bring a bottle of water and a snack
Aquatic hitchhikers pose these threats:
*Reduce game and fish populations
*Ruin boat engines and jam steering equipment
*Make lakes and rivers unusable for boaters and swimmers
*Degrade ecosystems
*Reduce native species
*Reduce property values
*Affect local economies of water-dependent