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Want to Slow the Spread of Milfoil?
(April 9, 2006)
April 10, 2006 Litchfield, Maine-An environmental
tragedy is about to unfold before your eyes. This farm,
located very close to Pleasant Pond, has tons of manure outside and
exposed to the weather. Despite the record-setting dry winter and
spring, manure is sitting feet-deep in several locations around this
farm. When it rains, this manure will drain into directly into
Pleasant Pond! How do we know this? Because that is
exactly what has happened each spring for the past several years!
This catastrophe can still be prevented if
the farmer would simply pick up his manure piles and move them off
site before it rains again.
Look at this aerial picture.
to get a "lay of the land". This other picture
shows the relationship between the manure piles and Peacock Beach
State Park. This image reminds us
that Pleasant Pond is an important state resource with two
heavily used state recreational facilities within .5 mile of the
manure discharge site!
Better yet, take a drive to the intersection of
the Plains Road and Furth Road in Litchfield and see for
yourself! (.6 mi north of the Plains Road, Thoroughfare Road
intersection.) |
Known Infestations of Invasive
Plants in Maine
(Source Maine DEP, 2005)
Did you know that Maine DEP
classifies Pleasant Pond as a "highest priority" lake
because of its problems with non point-source pollution?
Here's what DEP said in its report: We suffer from algae blooms
(due to too much phosphorus!); high rate of public use with limited
regional alternatives and home to a state park. |
Four
Towns Watershed Association
including the waters of:
Cobbossee Stream, Horseshoe Pond, Pleasant
Pond and Upper Pleasant Pond
(May 2005)
