CENTRAL MAINE • October 22, 2024
Some conservationists spend years in school learning how complex conservation issues can be. But anyone with any lived experiences in nature can help. A lot of conservation work is common sense fueled by passion and desire. If you have hours to spare, you can attend training sessions to learn how to spot invasive aquatic species or learn how to inspect boats, trailers, and vehicles to prevent invasive aquatic plants and animals from spreading in our lakes. My favorite conservation story is about two young teen girls in a canoe. Once every summer they paddled around Little North Pond in the Belgrade Lakes. Using a long-handled fishing net, they’d scoop up the bottles and cans littering the pond bottom. We are grateful for any amount of time you can spend conserving natural resources. ~ Doug “Woody” Woodsum volunteers for 7 Lakes Alliance