Community Engagement
Watershed Workshops - hosted by the Friends
Unless otherwise indicated, all workshops will be held in the Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed’s Community Room at 2518 US Route 202, Winthrop.
Plant Identification Workshops (Click here for details)
May 8th: 5:00 -6:30 PM » Basic Plant ID
June 27th: 9:00 am – 12:00pm » Live Plant ID in Mount Vernon! (See below for more details!)
June 29th: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM » Plant Paddle (See below for more details!)
July 11th: 6:00 -7:30 PM » Basic Plant ID
July 27th: 1:00 – 2:30 PM » Advanced Plant ID
August 20th: 6:00 -7:30 PM » Advanced Plant ID – CANCELLED
September 3rd: 5:00 -6:30 PM » Basic Plant ID – CANCELLED
Volunteer Courtesy Boat Inspection (Click here for details)
May 30th: 5:00 -6:00 PM » Volunteer CBI Training
June 18th: 6:00 – 7:00 PM » Volunteer CBI Training
Volunteer for Adopt-a-Shoreline
June 8th: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM »Adopt-a-Shoreline Training
August 8th: 6:00 -7:30 PM » Adopt-a-Shoreline Training -CANCELED
Speak with Alex, Director of Conservation, to set up a training session for your lake association, camp staff, or group!
Workshops with community partners
Maine Big Night Presentation with Greg LeClair
April 1st, 2024, 6:00 PM
Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed, 2518 US Route 202, Winthrop
Every Spring when conditions are right, amphibians begin a mass migration from their winter habitat to their breeding grounds, the Friends have partnered with the Kennebec Land Trust to adopt two 1,000ft roadway sites to monitor these critters and help them with safe passage! Join the Friends in welcoming Maine Big Night Leader Greg LeClair for a presentation on how this project went from one salamander to a state-wide project and spawned a new nonprofit.
Gravel and Camp Road Workshop
Apr 25, 2024, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
7 Lakes Alliance, 137 Main St, Belgrade, ME 04917, USA
Visit our Friends at the 7 Lakes Alliance headquarters in Belgrade for a comprehensive workshop about road design, construction, and maintenance that will save you money while protecting our water quality in central Maine. Contractors, Road Commissioners, Public Works Supervisors, CEOs… everyone is welcome.
Register at: Gravel Road Workshop | 7 Lakes Alliance
Lake Stewards of Maine – Live Plant ID
June 27th, 2024, 9:00 am – 12:00pm
Mount Vernon Community Center, 2 North Road, Mount Vernon
Led by Lake Stewards of Maine and co-hosted by the 30 Mile River Watershed Association and Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed. Join us for a 3-hour live plant identification course. Learn the basics of plant ID, see some native and non-native samples up close, and ask questions from our experts.
Lake Stewards of Maine – Plant Paddle
June 29th, 2024, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Little Cobbossee, located behind FOCW office at 2518 US Route 202, Winthrop
Led by Lake Stewards of Maine and co-hosted by the Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed Association and 30 Mile River Watershed. Join us for a 3-hour plant paddle course. Learn the basics of plant ID, explore Little Cobbossee Lake and its diverse plant life. Bring your own paddle craft or contact us to borrow one.
Resources
As part of our mission to educate, we appreciate reference materials. We are currently revamping our resource page to give the most up-to-date and accurate information possible. Thank you for our patience while we do this work.
Guest article – The Effects of Changing Water Levels on Myriophyllum Heterophyllum By Debbie Broderick
