Tex-Mex night at the Dodge's home. This Saturday, 7/27/2024 at 5:30pm. Bring a dish to share and your favorite beverage.
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Middle of Alamoosook Lake
We invite you to hook up to our floating happy hour. Bring your favorite cocktail and an appetizer to share.
Middle of Alamoosook Lake
Van Leer Home
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Van Leer Home
Dodge Home
We invite you to bring your best Tex Mex dish and sombrero and join the party!
Dodge Home
Giard Home
Join us for an outdoor movie with friends.
Giard Home
Giard Home
Join us for an outdoor movie with friends.
Giard Home
Hey all. It’s that time of year again. The annual loon count will be held on Saturday July 20, from 7:00 am to 7:30 am. This will be the 41st year that the loon count has been conducted.
2023 volunteer loon counters covered 374 southern Maine lakes (south of the 45th parallel) and tallied 2,299 adults and 178 chicks. Projected estimates including uncovered lakes bring the southern numbers up to 2,892 adults and 411 chicks. There is not enough coverage in the northern half of the state to make reliable estimates.
This is the second year in a row that the estimated adult population has decreased. But the good news is that the number of chicks increased by 113.
On another note, Oskar Mattes, from the Audubon Society’s Loon Restoration Project has reached out to our lake and offered to install a loon raft to encourage loon pairs to successfully lay and hatch their eggs. Along with Chip Stubbs, Tad Van Leer and myself he toured the lake and identified loon pairs and possible nesting sites. The usual requirement for establishing a raft is to identify a nesting pair that has failed to hatch chicks for at least 3 years in a row (or 3 of the last 5). Based on data we have reported in past loon counts Oskar says that we could qualify for a raft as early as 2025. For this to happen we need to identify this year’s nests and monitor them until chicks are hatched (or not).
I don’t believe we need to establish a formal monitoring process. I think that we can collect enough data if everyone will keep an eye out for nests and chicks when you are on the lake. Please report sightings to me and I will forward them to Oskar. You can also report your sightings directly to the Restoration Project. Please be cautious when approaching possible nesting sites so as not to disturb the process.
I’m looking forward to this year's count and seeing you all again.
Fred Blodgett
We are a 501c3. BOTH YOUR DUES($20) and donations are tax deductible. USE DONATE BUTTON FOR BOTH. (The 1st $20 will be applied to dues). THANK YOU
Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and fund our mission.
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Alamoosook Lake Association
PO Box 464
Orland, Maine 04472
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ALA is a diverse group of property owners and conservation-minded individuals who, for more than one hundred years, have aspired to protect and enhance the land and waters of Alamoosook Lake in Orland, Maine. Some of us live year-round on the lake and some are summer residents, but deep friendships have grown over generations.
ALA was founded on the twin pillars of conservation and community, and those remain our primary functions. In the conservation area, we have worked with Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District to reduce non source point pollution, worked with the Town of Orland for fire prevention, and with adjacent lake associations for the control of invasive plants. Our dam committee communicates with current dam owners to keep the membership informed. The Audubon Society's Annual Loon Count is a highlight of the summer.
The membership holds two meetings a year, usually at the beautiful Alamoosook Lakeside Inn: potluck dinners with social time and an educational speaker. We staff an information booth at Orland River Day, and have entered (and won) the float competition at that event. We typically celebrate the 4th of July together, as well as smaller events like "sip and paddle".
Dues are $20/year,but extra donations are appreciated. It's tax deductible.
Send check to ALA
P.O. Box 464
Orland, ME 04472 OR
use the"donate" button above. IT's EASY! The 1st $20 will be applied to your membership dues.
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The Invasive Plant Paddle is a great way to learn about our native plants, AND to see the lake! 14 members are currently in training for identifying aquatic plant species.
Contact Katie Greenman for more info.
Courtesy Boat Inspections at the Hatchery needs volunteers. Contact Charlie Dodge.
There are always educational opportunities through ALA. The Monitoring team checks monthly for phosphorus levels, water clarity and dissolved oxygen. Note May 2019 report below in "links".
President: Tad Van Leer
VP: Chip Stubbs
Secretary: Lisa Deweese
Treasurer: Mary Jane Cullinan
Matt Ball
Charlie Dodge
Peg Strumfels
Opportunities to meet friends, learn about your lake and community.
Training is necessary, but you don't have to become an invasive plant expert. People skills are more important. Last year's volunteers enjoyed meeting a variety of boaters of all ages and boat types. Consider joining us for 2024! Send questions to ellie.simone.davis@gmail.com
ALA By Laws as adopted August 16 2016 (pdf)
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