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7 Lakes Events

Events
  • Fri, Jun 09
    7 Lakes Alliance
    Jun 09, 10:30 AM
    7 Lakes Alliance, 137 Main St, Belgrade Lakes, ME 04918, USA
  • Farmer's Market
    Multiple Dates
    Sun, Jun 18
    7 Lakes Alliance
    Jun 18, 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
    7 Lakes Alliance, 137 Main St, Belgrade Lakes, ME 04918, USA
    Weekly sale of fresh produce and other homemade delectables.
  • Buffer planting workshop
    Tue, Jun 20
    Lakeview Cemetery
    Jun 20, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Lakeview Cemetery, 33 Belgrade Ave, Oakland, ME 04963, USA
    Is your shoreline buff enough? That is, does it lack an adequate vegetative buffer to prevent erosion and stormwater runoff? We'll be teaching how to best shore up your shoreline.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Invasive Aquatic Plant ID workshop
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, Jun 28
    7 Lakes Alliance
    Jun 28, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
    7 Lakes Alliance, 137 Main St, Belgrade Lakes, ME 04918, USA
    Learn to spot milfoil, curly-leaf pondweed and other invasive water plants so you can help control the spread of invasives.
  • Courtesy Boat Inspector training
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, Jun 28
    Great Pond Boat Ramp
    Jun 28, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Great Pond Boat Ramp, Belgrade, ME 04917, USA
    Learn to be a volunteer or paid Courtesy Boat Inspector.
  • Invasive Aquatic Plant ID workshop
    Multiple Dates
    Thu, Jun 29
    Fairview Grange
    Jun 29, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
    Fairview Grange, 826 Village Rd, Smithfield, ME 04978, USA
    Learn to spot milfoil, curly-leaf pondweed and other invasive water plants so you can help control the spread of invasives.
  • Invasive plant paddle
    Wed, Jul 05
    7 Lakes Alliance
    Jul 05, 1:00 PM
    7 Lakes Alliance, 137 Main St, Belgrade Lakes, ME 04918, USA
    Help us in searching for new infestations of invasive aquatic plants.
  • 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.
  • Thu, Jul 06
    7 Lakes Alliance
    Jul 06, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
    7 Lakes Alliance, 137 Main St, Belgrade Lakes, ME 04918, USA
    Retired State of Maine Soil Scientist David Rocque offers more than a dozen helpful suggestions for homeowners on the care and maintenance of their septic systems.
  • Invasive plant paddle
    Sat, Jul 08
    North Pond
    Jul 08, 8:00 AM
    North Pond, North Pond, Maine, USA
    Help us in searching for new infestations of invasive aquatic plants.
  • 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.
  • Impact of invasive fish
    Thu, Jul 13
    7 Lakes Alliance
    Jul 13, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    7 Lakes Alliance, 137 Main St, Belgrade Lakes, ME 04918, USA
    Maine Inland Fisheries & Wildlife biologist talks about invasive fish and their impact on native fisheries resources.
  • Summer Celebration
    Sun, Jul 16
    7 Lakes Alliance
    Jul 16, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    7 Lakes Alliance, 137 Main St, Belgrade Lakes, ME 04918, USA
    Marking the first five years of 7 Lakes Alliance with an unveiling of an exciting era for the Belgrade Lakes region
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Invasive plant paddle
    Sat, Jul 29
    East Pond
    Jul 29, 8:00 AM
    East Pond, East Pond, Maine, USA
    Help us in searching for new infestations of invasive aquatic plants.

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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.

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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