SUN JOURNAL • January 29, 2022
Maine’s lake advocates say it’s time to ramp up the fight against invasive species that threaten the integrity of the many ponds that dot the lush landscape of the Pine Tree State. “Maine will not be Vacationland if we lose our inland lakes and waters to this threat,” Robert Allen of Orland said. He warned that falling short in the fight “would cause huge economic as well as environmental and quality of life problems for our state.” Rep. Tavis Hasenfus, a Readfield Democrat, has a bill that would create a new committee within the state bureaucracy to suggest ways to ramp up “the treatment and protection of lakes infested with invasive aquatic plants or those at risk of infestation.”