The Wilton Appeals Board denied Wilson Lake Marina’s appeal following an application denial from the town’s planning board.
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Tricia Bowering awarded FOWL/David Prince Memorial Scholarship
WILTON — Friends of Wilson Lake (FOWL) is very pleased to congratulate and celebrate the winner of the 2021 Friends of Wilson Lake/David Prince Memorial Scholarship, Tricia Souther Bowering. The award is named after David Prince, a founding member of FOWL, who was especially concerned for the ecology of Wilson Lake. The award recognizes an […]
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Water quality concerns relieved for now
Lower water levels in Maine lakes, the result of warm weather and decreased rainfall, has been affecting water quality and may be of concern in the future.
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Voting open to recognize Mullers’ conservation efforts
Voting for Wynn and Sandy Muller, finalists in the Natural Resource Council of Maine’s People’s Choice Award ends September 9.
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Mary Ryan named People’s Choice Award finalist
AUGUSTA – Mary Ryan of Wilton is one of six finalists in the 2018 Natural Resources Council of Maine People’s Choice Award. Anyone may vote for the winner through noon, Sept. 10. Each person may vote only once by calling NRCM Public Affairs and eCommunications Manager Beth Comeau at 430-0106 or visiting https://www.nrcm.org/maine-environmental-news/2018-nrcm-peoples-choice-award-finalists/. Thirty nominations were […]
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Pupils collect data on Wilson Lake
WILTON — On Wilson Lake on Friday, the air temperature was 23 degrees Celsius and 72 degrees Fahrenheit. The wind was from the west at 12-15 knots per hour. Fourth-graders from Academy Hill School recorded those details, among others, in sailors’ logs during boat trips on the lake described as “living lab” lessons. Pupils were […]
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Grant will address water quality concerns in Wilson Lake watershed
WILTON — The town has received a $69,696 federal grant to reduce pollution in the Wilson Lake watershed by preventing erosion. Work will be done on seven state roads, five town roads, one private road and two municipal/public sites. The estimated cost is $214,142, with $144,446 promised from project partners coupled with the federal grant. […]
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FOWL proposes watershed survey for Wilson Lake, Varnum and Pease Ponds
WILTON — A green tinge and growing plants, a possible sign of phosphorus in the water, has members of Friends of Wilson Lake proposing a watershed survey for 2016. Rob Lively, Friends president, and Jennifer Jespersen of Ecological Instincts, an environmental consulting and ecological design firm from Portland, brought the proposal before the Board of Selectpersons […]