KENNEBEC JOURNAL • January 15, 2022
Just one small piece of Eurasian watermilfoil has the potential to devastate a lake, hurting native plants and animals, dramatically reducing nearby property values, and hindering boaters and swimmers. In 2018, that plant was found in Cobbossee Lake. Since then, the CYC Lake Association and Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed have been working to eliminate the plant. The association hopes not only to contain the spread within Cobbossee, but to prevent the plant from reaching adjacent lakes. It has created a development committee to not only eliminate all the invasive plants in Cobbossee, but to build a model for other lake associations to follow.