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  • Sustainable landscapes
    Sustainable landscapes
    Tue, May 30
    7 Lakes Alliance
    May 30, 4:00 PM
    7 Lakes Alliance, 137 Main St, Belgrade Lakes, ME 04918, USA
    Sustainable landscapes help protect the lakes and their water quality.
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  • Invasive terrestrial plants
    Invasive terrestrial plants
    Thu, Jun 22
    7 Lakes Alliance
    Jun 22, 4:00 PM
    7 Lakes Alliance, 137 Main St, Belgrade Lakes, ME 04918, USA
    Invasive plants aren't a scourge only in the water; they are also problematic on the land. State Horticulturist Gary Fish talks about the environmental impact of invasive terrestrial plants.
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  • Chewonki: Animal Adaptations
    Chewonki: Animal Adaptations
    Tue, Jun 27
    7 Lakes Alliance
    Jun 27, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    7 Lakes Alliance, 137 Main St, Belgrade Lakes, ME 04918, USA
    Webbed feet, camouflaged fur, or spines on their back are all amazing ways that animals use adaptations to survive in the wild everyday.
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  • Chewonki: Biomimicry
    Chewonki: Biomimicry
    Wed, Jul 05
    7 Lakes Alliance
    Jul 05, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    7 Lakes Alliance, 137 Main St, Belgrade Lakes, ME 04918, USA
    Join us as we explore the ways engineers have taken advantage of nature’s bright ideas through biomimicry. And meet some live animals that help us draw comparisons between human-made products and animal adaptations.
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  • Chewonki: Fins & Flippers
    Chewonki: Fins & Flippers
    Tue, Jul 11
    7 Lakes Alliance
    Jul 11, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    7 Lakes Alliance, 137 Main St, Belgrade Lakes, ME 04918, USA
    A presentation examining the four major groups of marine mammals, their special adaptations for keeping warm, finding food, and breathing air in the marine environment, and the many threats they face. Children then work together as a group to reconstruct a Pilot Whale skeleton.
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  • Frog Days of Summer
    Frog Days of Summer
    Tue, Jul 18
    7 Lakes Alliance
    Jul 18, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    7 Lakes Alliance, 137 Main St, Belgrade Lakes, ME 04918, USA
    Lake Scientist Lizzy Gallagher talks about what makes frogs such fascinating creatures.
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  • Chewonki: Owls of Maine
    Chewonki: Owls of Maine
    Tue, Jul 25
    7 Lakes Alliance
    Jul 25, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    7 Lakes Alliance, 137 Main St, Belgrade Lakes, ME 04918, USA
    Three live owls are the highlights of this program, which introduces participants to the owls native to Maine and New England.
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  • Chewonki: Scales & Tails
    Chewonki: Scales & Tails
    Tue, Aug 01
    7 Lakes Alliance
    Aug 01, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    7 Lakes Alliance, 137 Main St, Belgrade Lakes, ME 04918, USA
    Many people conjure up images of slimy skin and bloodthirsty monsters when they hear the word “reptile.” This hands-on program works to dispel some of those fears by allowing students to examine snakeskins, turtle shells, skeletons, and other unique reptilian artifacts.
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  • Chewonki: The Bugmobile
    Chewonki: The Bugmobile
    Tue, Aug 08
    7 Lakes Alliance
    Aug 08, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    7 Lakes Alliance, 137 Main St, Belgrade Lakes, ME 04918, USA
    Is a bug an insect? Is a spider a bug? Chewonki’s “Bugmobile” transports the world of arthropods—insects and their relatives—into the classroom.
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  • Chewonki: Vernal Pools
    Chewonki: Vernal Pools
    Tue, Aug 15
    7 Lakes Alliance
    Aug 15, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    7 Lakes Alliance, 137 Main St, Belgrade Lakes, ME 04918, USA
    Let’s dive deep into these shallow waters to take a closer look at the seasonal nature of a vernal pool and the impact it has on amphibian and invertebrate life cycles.
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  • Mushroom Walk
    Mushroom Walk
    Sat, Oct 21
    The Mountain Trail
    Oct 21, 10:30 AM
    The Mountain Trail, Mountain Dr, Rome, ME 04963, USA
    A mushroom expert from the University of Maine leads a walk to identify and teach about the various types of fungi on The Mountain trail.
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Mission

Our Lakes are at Stake. Join the Team!

Conserving the lands and waters of
the Belgrade Lakes Region for all.

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Ours is both an immediate challenge to our watershed and a need to balance conservation, protection and the needs of all who live and work in the region. To meet this challenge, in late December 2017, the Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance and the Maine Lakes Resource Center combined forces to create 7 Lakes Alliance. 

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Mission

The Life of the Land and Lakes is In Our Hands.

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Whether you're new to the area or new to 7 Lakes Alliance we would like to welcome you. Check out our trails, get in touch, or read our newsletter to learn more about what we do to protect the Belgrade Lakes Region!

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