We can all do more to protect our ponds by building a better buffer. Please join us on Saturday, June 27th from 10am-Noon at the Fairview Grange in Smithfield for ice cream and learn simple ways to help protect North Pond and Little Pond. Do you qualify for the new North Pond Conservation Award? Contact Ed Glasheen to find out: eglashe@yahoo.com Do you need help with the manual labor for your erosion control projects? The Youth Conservation Corps (YCC ) can provide the muscl

Please AVOID boating in areas marked by colored "noodle" buoys which indicate locations of the invasive CLPW. Divers from 7 Lakes Alliance are out twice a week to remove the plants. North Ponders, PLEASE check your props after boating and remove any plant material. Let's all do our part to help our ponds!

4/09/26: ice out 4/13/26: Beams lowered with minimal flow maintained -level 6.5 on measure 4/15/26: 1/2 inch spacer in place on Smithfield side- level 6.75 4/19/26: note beaver activity, welder evaluation of hole in Rome side upright -level 10.75 4/23/26: water level 12, clean up debris planned for 4/25 4/25/26: debris cleared-level 11.5 5/04/26: water level 14 5/05/26: debris cleared from dam, water level 15 with flow between beams facilitated by spacer per The Maine DEP ord

To protect divers who are working to remove the invasive plant, Curly-Leaf Pondweed and to limit the spread of the invasive plants, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife have issued a surface use restriction for parts of North Pond. Buoys marking the restricted areas will be placed later this Spring. The restriction is in effect from April 1st through December 31st and subject to annual renewal. SEE Lake INFO header fo

North Pond Dam on Great Meadow Stream The final findings of fact and order for the North Pond Water Level Hearing can be found on the North Pond Association website under our HOME tab and public files. No changes need to be made to the structure of the dam. The order provides appropriate guidelines for management of the dam very similar to how the NPA has managed the dam for the past several years.

North Pond Algal Bloom 7 Lakes Alliance, in partnership with the North Pond Association, has been awarded a $2,350,000 Congressionally Directed Spending Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior to support an alum treatment on North Pond. The funding was forwarded and championed by U.S. Senator Susan Collins, whose leadership made this critical investment in Maine's freshwater resources possible. The scientific foundation of the project is built on years of lake monitori

We have partnered with Elliot Office Products, Inc. to deliver a large selection of NPA swag in a variety of colors with an embroidery...

Power Point Presentation is available on NPA Website under INFORMATION, Public files and Annual meetings Guest Speaker, John MacLaine's...

A failing septic system can allow pathogens and the primary nutrient in sewage, phosphorous to enter our pond. ...