March 22, 2018: Public Meeting Summary
By: Douglas Watts Thursday night, March 22, Roger Wheeler and I, Douglas Watts, represented FOSL at a public meeting held by S.D. Warren for removing the Saccarappa dam on the…
Songo Beach Nov. 25, 2017
On Saturday November 25, 2017 Friends of Sebago Lake paid a visit to Songo Beach at Sebago Lake State Park. In 1988 Songo Beach was designated by the State of…
FOSL Presents In Gorham
Since 2002 FOSL efforts have included work and funding to help restore the natural sea run fishery that once existed in the Presumpscot River watershed before colonial times and during periods of time up to the early 1900’s.
April 2017 Newsletter
Friends of Sebago Lake has filed a letter with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regarding SAPPI's reduced outflow management since last summer.
SEA RUNNING SALMON, SHAD AND ALEWIVES TO PONDICHERRY AND HARRISON
The Friends of Sebago Lake is standing against the fishery killing ”Sacarappa Agreement”(SA) which is a blatant precedent setting violation of the Clean Water Act.
How Maine’s Sea-Run Fish were Overfished to Oblivion
A few early to mid 1800s historic references I just came across illustrate how early and quickly the sea-run fish of Maine rivers were wiped out by over-fishing: Citation: William…
How Natural Lake Levels Rebuild Natural Beaches
The above photo is from April 1, 1992 at Songo Beach at Sebago Lake State Park. It was taken by geologists with the Maine Geological Survey. On this day the…
FOSL Research Fuels New Book On Maine’s Alewives
"Alewife" is a personal, biological and historical account of the alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus), one of the (formerly) most abundant sea-run fish of the U.S. Atlantic seaboard. It is the only…
Dry Spring Prevents Sebago Reaching Full Pond
An unusually dry April and May has caused Sebago Lake to remain more than a foot below its 'full pond' target of approx. 266.65 feet mean sea level (msl). From…