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Read "Moose Pond History"
by Leigh Macmillen Hayes Click Here How close is invasive milfoil to Moose Pond? Click Here to find out and see pictures of it!! Do you have a camp road or Road Association? Free Maintenance Advice Click Here Milfoil Update Newsletter Fall 2011 Click Here 2011 Maine Milfoil Summit Blog by Leigh Hayes Click Here Lawn Fertilizer Info Click Here |
Welcome to the Moose Pond Association website. In case you don't know, Moose Pond is located within the towns of Bridgton, Denmark and Sweden, Maine in the Western Maine lakes region.
There is an abundance of beautiful lakes in this region with a number of them being infested by non-native invasive aquatic plants.
Maine currently has 30 lakes infested with invasive plants.
These plants can literally destroy a lake. That is the main reason the Moose Pond Association (MPA) was formed working in partnership with the Lakes
Environmental Association (LEA).
The primary objective of MPA is the prevention of milfoil in our lake. Non-native milfoil is an invasive plant that spreads quickly, making swimming and boating very difficult. Shore front property values can drop 20 to 40 percent when milfoil invades a lake! There are a number of lakes and streams in our area that have milfoil infestations. It takes only a very small piece caught on the bottom of a boat, the propeller or trailer to infest our lake. Eradication is nearly impossible. Property owners spend more than $100,000 per year just to control the infestation. MPA has additional goals, which can be found on our "About MPA" page. We welcome you to become a member of MPA and help the association meet its goals. Please browse through our other web pages to see details of what the association is doing. Send MPA an email letting us know what you think are the important issues/concerns for Moose Pond and the surrounding environs. Moose Pond Watershed Survey Report Click below to view or download a copy of the Moose Pond Watershed Survey complete report or summary. Watershed Report 
Watershed Summary
A paper copy of the report is availble for review at the Bridgton Public Library and the Denmark Public Library. Water clarity and phosphorous level charts for Moose Pond for years 2000 through 2010 are available - click here. As MPA proceeds with the next phases of the Watershed Survey mitigation projects, these charts and future readings will be vital to indicate progress being made to lower phosphorous levels and increase water clarity.
To access a map and depth chart of Moose Pond, click here.
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Moose Pond Club
Do you have children or grandchildren who come to Moose Pond and love the lake as much as we do? Would they like to meet other young people around the lake and get involved in activities and programs that would be fun,
educational and rewarding?
I met this fall with representatives from Winona, Wyonegonic, Shawnee Peak, Lakes Environmental Association and Knights Hill Association. We discussed what opportunities we might develop that the young people (ages 6 to 18) might be interested in. One of the first steps recommended was to create a Facebook page. That has been done and it is Moose Pond Club. Take a look. Have your children or grand children take a look. Link up if you want. Let us know your thoughts. I can be reached by email at dcehrman@roadrunner.com Better yet, fill out our Moose Pond Club "Survey" and mail it to me at: David Ehrman 354 Mountain Road Bridgton, ME 04009 Click here to display and print the Survey. Thanks much, David Ehrman President Moose Pond Association
Thank You!!
Many thanks to Collins Plumbing & Heating, Bridgton, ME for their continued support. Both Moose Pond boat wash stations (Rt. 302 Firehouse and accross from the Denmark public swim area) are maintained by Collins Plumbing.
They have been donating their service for three years. This past year the Denmark station was vandalized and parts were replaced and the station was working in time for the Summer season - at no cost to our Association.
If you see one of the Collins Plumbing trucks, stop and thank them for their support.
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Make a donation or become a member of Moose Pond Association.
Donations and Memberships help fund boat inspections and other important MPA goals. Please help us keep Moose Pond free from milfoil and other invasive aquatic plants. To make a donation or become a member click here. |
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For the latest weather conditions and weather forecast for Bridgton, click here. For the latest weather conditions on Moose Pond (updated every 5 minutes!), including a live picture from the North Basin, click here.  |
Source: Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife; 2000 Census
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