BANGOR DAILY NEWS • January 6, 2022
The Newport Select Board on Wednesday night chose Ecological Instincts, one of two environmental firms it interviewed in December, to do the first watershed study on Sebasticook Lake in two decades. Sebasticook Lake, which spans 4,288 acres, is considered impaired, meaning it doesn’t meet state water quality standards. Jennifer Jespersen, who owns the Mount Vernon-based firm, told the board last month her team will work to lower the lake’s average phosphorus concentration, address ongoing algal blooms and create a plan that builds public support for restoring the lake, among other things.