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Docks line the Great Pond channel, a.k.a. the Belgrade Stream, in Belgrade Lakes Village.
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My office window overlooks the stream that connects Great Pond and Long Pond. This stream is a busy place, with boats, canoes, kayaks, and all kinds of wildlife moving about. I also get to see all the flotsam and jetsam headed downstream toward the dam. Way too often this includes large amounts of grass clippings, leaves, or branches that didn't just blow into the stream.
Built in 1928, the cement, four arch bridge in Norridgewock was once the only bridge of its type in the United States having four arches. It was the seventh bridge to be constructed across the Kennebec River in Norridgewock. And, it was the town's most scenic and inspiring monument for 80 years.
More precipitation, increased intensity of precipitation, and implications for water and wastewater management and water quality are among the many effects of climate change in Maine. Maine's social and economic well-being depends on the health and productivity of forests, fields, lakes, rivers, and the marine waters of the Gulf of Maine, and Maine's unique diversity of climates means that change will not be uniform across the state.
The Kennebec District has been actively involved in an important project called the Kennebec River Initiative. The Kennebec River Action Plan, completed in March 2008, is now used by the Kennebec River Council and helps guide the work of a larger collaboration called the Kennebec River Network. Some of the priorities of this plan have already seen results.
Our beautiful Belgrade Lakes are full of fish — that's a known fact reinforced by the number of people who travel long distances to fish here. Some visit for the beloved salmon and brook trout, some for the world class smallmouth bass, and some for the notorious northern pike, but both locals and visitors agree the fishing here can be a high octane experience in a picture-perfect setting. Redisplay This Page in Printer-Friendly Format <— Previous • Home • All 2009 Issues • Next —> | ||||||||||||
