While the lakes are chilling under a blanket of ice, the Acton Wakefield Watersheds Alliance (AWWA) is eagerly preparing for another year of “Clean Lakes” projects and looking forward to working with the members of the Wilson Lake Association.
What are we up to and how can you help?
- We’ll be working with the Eagle and Hawk Associations to correct chronic drainage issues that are causing pollution to reach the lake. We’ll keep you posted on the progress so you can come take a look at effective road maintenance practices.
- The AWWA Youth Conservation Corps and Technical Assistance programs will continue to offer solutions to those of you with erosion problems and questions about what you can do to help keep the lake clean. The 2008 watershed survey identified 51 Wilson Lake watershed properties that might have erosion problems. AWWA has helped 8 of those properties with their erosion issues but we’d like to do more. If you have any questions about how your property might become more lake friendly be sure to contact AWWA Program Manager Dustin Johnson at (603) 473-2500 or email djohnson@AWwatersheds.org.
- Our Discovery Cruises will introduce you, your children, grandchildren, or friends to the wonders of lake ecology on a fun and fascinating 2-hour expedition around the lake to test water quality, meet some aquatic residents, and learn about the lake plant life.
- “AWWA in the Schools” will be in all the middle school grades at the Paul School in Wakefield and the Acton Elementary School teaching about watershed science, the importance of biodiversity, drinking water protection and what each individual can do to make a difference. We will be reaching out for volunteers to help with our school programs so let us know if you’d like to join the AWWA Outreach Team.
AWWA staff and volunteers work closely with partners at the local, state, regional and federal levels to ensure that all available resources are actively protecting our lake but it is ultimately each individual decision that will determine the fate of our precious lake now and for generations to come.
Remember – Lake Protection Begins on Land!
By Linda Schier
Find AWWA at www.AWwatersheds.org
(603) 473-2500