Watershed Association
Information

• Officers
• Bylaws
• History
• Ice Out Dates
• Water Testing and
  Plant Monitoring Program
• Membership Application
• Bulletin Board

Saturday Pond Organizations

• Pond View
• Great Oaks

Lake Organizations and
Resources

• Maine Congress of
  Lake Associations (COLA)
• Maine Volunteer Lake
  Monitoring Program MVLP
• Lakes Environmental
  Association
• Maine Audubon
• University of Maine
  Mitchell Center
• Thompson Lake Environmental
  Association (TLEA)
• YCCC-Youth Conservation Corps
• Raymond Waterways
• Lakes Association of
  Norway

Directory of Maine Lake Association Web Sites

• Maine State Directory
• COLA Directory

Otisfield Links

• Town of Otisfield
• Otisfield Goverment
• Genealogy in Otisfield

Coming Events

Next Trustees Meeting (all welcome): Sunday, October 11, 2010; 11 AM at 12 Sunset Drive

Watershed Survey Information

The Watershed Association, working with the Maine DEP, conducted a Watershed Survey on Saturday, April 26, 2008. Thank you to all the volunteers and members of the Maine DEP that helped with the survey!

Watershed Survey Final Report (2MB PDF file)

Watershed Survey Brochure (2MB PDF file)

Watershed Map

Information for Volunteers

Letter sent to land owners in March 2008 (PDF file)

Press Release (PDF file)

News

Spring 2010 Newsletter (PDF file)

Fall 2009 Newsletter (PDF file)

Information about Saturday Pond

• Saturday Pond Facts
• Sam's Landing Project (June 2006)
• A look back on the past 50 years by Albert Sirois:
  A Saturday Pond Perspective
• Read about Otisfield's Elementary School students learning how to patrol for invasive plants on Saturday Pond with Ruth Wilson and Pixie Williams: MVLP Fall 2005 Water Column (PDF file)
• Google Map: Otisfield, ME (Google links may not work with some browsers)
• Google Map: Saturday Pond area (closer view)
• Google satellite photo of pond

Information to help you preserve the beauty of Saturday Pond

• State of Maine pamphlet on Waterfront Property and Responsible Ownership (421K PDF file)
  This pamphlet shows that how we use the land affects water quality. Recent studies show that the quality of a waterbody affects the value of waterfront property and ultimately the economic health of the local community.
• Conservation Practices for Homeowners from the Maine DEP
• Eurasian Milfoil Information
• A Field Guide to Aquatic Phenomena (PDF file)
• Clean your boat before you float (PDF file) Maine boat sticker program.
• Department of Environmental Protection. Learn more about watershed management
• The Clean Lake Checkup

Information on Loons

• Great information regarding the common loon ( PDF file)
• Maine Audubon Loon Count

Previous Reports

• Spring 2009 Newsletter (PDF file)
• Fall 2008 Newsletter (PDF file)
• Spring 2008 Newsletter (PDF file)
• Spring 2007 Newsletter (PDF file)
• Fall 2006 Newsletter (PDF file)
• July 2006 Newsletter (PDF file)
• Minutes from the July 2006 Annual Meeting (PDF file)

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