Crescent Lake NPS Watershed Protection Project
2011 - 2013
The primary purpose of this project was to significantly reduce the erosion and export of sediment and phosphorus to Crescent Lake. In 2009, the RWPA and CLWA field surveyed the high and medium impact sites from a 2000 Crescent Lake watershed survey to determine what sites were still contributing sediment and phosphorus to Crescent Lake. This follow up survey identified more than 70 sites around the lake that still needed to be addressed. Through this project, a total of 32 sites were addressed (21 NPS Abatement Sites and 11 Residential Matching Grants). Addressing these sites has reduced the lake’s pollutant load by an estimated 25 tons of soil and 22 pound of phosphorous per year. In addition, the project raised awareness about watershed problems and worked to foster long term watershed stewardship in the communities of Raymond and Casco.
Project Partners: Town of Raymond, Crescent Lake Watershed Association (CLWA), Raymond Waterways Protective Association (RWPA), FB Environmental Associates, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Maine DEP), Citizen Volunteers & Landowners. Crescent Lake NPS Watershed Protection Project Steering Committee: Beverly White, Ron Hall, Nathan Kimble, Elden Lingwood, Wendy Garland, Maine DEP, Diehl Estes, Hugh Savage, Walter Hebold, Steve McCormick and Diane Hebold.
Project Partners: Town of Raymond, Crescent Lake Watershed Association (CLWA), Raymond Waterways Protective Association (RWPA), FB Environmental Associates, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Maine DEP), Citizen Volunteers & Landowners. Crescent Lake NPS Watershed Protection Project Steering Committee: Beverly White, Ron Hall, Nathan Kimble, Elden Lingwood, Wendy Garland, Maine DEP, Diehl Estes, Hugh Savage, Walter Hebold, Steve McCormick and Diane Hebold.
The Crescent Lake NPS Watershed Protection Project Results View Here
