[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” css=”.vc_custom_1460026069590{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #fdfdfd !important;}” el_id=”first”][vc_column][vntd_hero_section images=”301,292,297″ heading_dynamic=”Friends of Sebago Lake” heading_top=”Since 1992, we have been working to create a sustainable Sebago Lake…” subtitle=”Protecting One of Maine’s finest Natural Resources ” button1_label=”View Recent Press” button1_url=”#press” separator_line=”yes below-mainheading” scroll_button=”yes” scroll_url=”#about” scroll_label=”Learn More About Sebago Lake’s Ecosystems, Fish Passage, and More.. ” bg_overlay=”dark” arrow_navigation=”no” heading_font_size=”62px” button1_color=”dark” tooltips=”%5B%7B%22tooltip_title%22%3A%22Welcome%20To%20Crexis!%22%2C%22tooltip_url%22%3A%22%23%22%2C%22tooltip_placement%22%3A%22bottom%22%2C%22tooltip_depth%22%3A%220.12%22%7D%2C%7B%22tooltip_title%22%3A%22Click%20for%20our%20great%20works!%22%2C%22tooltip_url%22%3A%22%23%22%2C%22tooltip_placement%22%3A%22top%22%2C%22tooltip_depth%22%3A%220.72%22%7D%5D”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”about” css=”.vc_custom_1460026062491{background-color: #fdfdfd !important;}”][vc_column][special_heading title=”What We Stand For” subtitle=”The mission of Friends of Sebago Lake (FOSL) is to promote an understanding of the interconnected harmful impacts of unnatural freshwater flows by dam regulation and to advocate for the restoration of natural freshwater seasonal water flows from inland waters to the seas. ” separator=”yes” font_size=”30px” heading_margin_bottom=””][special_heading title=”We Also Focus On The Following Areas” subtitle=”” separator=”no” font_size=”30px” heading_margin_bottom=””][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][icon_box title=”Re-Unification ” text=”FOSL’s mission includes the re-unification of fragmented freshwater ecosystems caused by dams impassable to fish. FOSL works for requirements that all dams in Maine have safe and effective fish passage for the full restoration of the historical range of Maine’s diadromous fishes.” style=”small-left” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-skyatlas”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][icon_box title=”We Pay Attention ” text=”To serve as a watchdog over those who regulate the flow of freshwater for their pleasure in their adherence to the laws of the Clean Water Act and State and Federal dam license requirements. ” style=”small-left” animation_delay=”300″ icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-balance-scale”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][icon_box title=”Friendly Restoration ” text=”Require the restoration of more natural seasonal cycles of freshwater flow in our lakes and rivers.” style=”small-left” animation_delay=”500″ icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-cog”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][icon_box title=”Fight For The Fish ” text=”Fight for the restoration of access and safe passage of diadromous fish to Sebago Lake and all Maine river watersheds.” style=”small-left” icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-exchange”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][icon_box title=”In The Name of Science ” text=”Promote the need for scientific study of the impacts of unnatural freshwater flow on the water quality and ecosystems of Sebago Lake and other Maine lakes and their water continuums all the way to the Gulf of Maine. ” style=”small-left” animation_delay=”300″ icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-laptop”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][icon_box title=”From Here to the Sea ” text=”Advocate for and support scientific study of the relationship of unnatural freshwater flow on nutrient flux changes impacting coastal phytoplankton populations, coastal ecosystems, ocean acidity, and climate change” style=”small-left” animation_delay=”500″ icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-bullhorn”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row parallax=”content-moving” parallax_speed_bg=”5″ color_scheme=”white” bg_overlay=”dark75″ css=”.vc_custom_1474991281528{background-image: url(http://fosl.thedctree.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2016/02/IMG_0100.jpg?id=289) !important;}”][vc_column][special_heading title=”Can these fish get to Sebago Lake? ” subtitle=”The fish are doing their job and coming up the Presumpscot but they are blocked by impassable dams. A recent secret Westbrook deal eliminates passage at Dambo and Dundee dams until at least 2053 and removes the guarantee of it ever happening.” animated=”yes” separator=”yes” heading_margin_bottom=”12″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/xxtjdGz6tCg” el_width=”70″ align=”center” title=”Blueback Herring and American Shad, Presumpscot River, Portland and Falmouth, Maine. May 31, 2018″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_id=”press”][vc_column_inner][special_heading title=”FOSL in the Press” subtitle=”” separator=”no” font_size=”30px” heading_margin_bottom=””][portfolio_grid masonry=”yes” filter=”no”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1456304985147{padding-bottom: 60px !important;}”][vc_column][special_heading title=”From The Blog” subtitle=”Read some of our most popular articles and posts” animated=”yes” separator=”yes” heading_margin_bottom=”12″][blog_carousel posts_nr=”5″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” css=”.vc_custom_1456500746520{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}” el_id=”works”][vc_column][vntd_button_slider slides=”%5B%7B%22image%22%3A%22333%22%2C%22button_label%22%3A%22Click%20Here%20to%20Launch%20Your%20Understanding%20of%20the%20Issues%22%2C%22button_url%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Ffosl.thedctree.org%2Fwhy-the-friends-of-sebago-lake-was-created%2F%22%2C%22button_url_target%22%3A%22self%22%7D%5D” height=”800″ bg_overlay=”dark75″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row bg_overlay=”darker” css=”.vc_custom_1475675758523{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-image: url(http://fosl.thedctree.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2016/02/fullsizeoutput_1c4a.jpeg?id=300) !important;}”][vc_column][contact_block field1_text=”2079352994″ field2_text=”friendsofsebago@yahoo.com” field2_url=”mailto:friendsofsebago@yahoo.com” field3_text=”Standish, ME”][/vc_column][/vc_row]