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		Lake History: Bonny Eagle Middle School : China Middle School : Eagle Lake Elementary School : Greenville Middle School : Nobleboro Central School : Calais Middle School : Molly Ockett Middle School : Hope Elementary : Skowhegan Area Middle School What is the origin of your lake? When was your lake likely formed? What type of lake do you have? What is the geology of the region? What surrounds your lake-mountains or ice age features like eskers or deltas? Who were the first settlers around your lake? Are there any archaeological sites, or hunting or fishing camps?
		Aquatic Plants: Bonny Eagle Middle School : China Middle School : Eagle Lake Elementary School : Greenville Middle School : Nobleboro Central School : Calais Middle School : Skowhegan Area Middle School Can you identify the plants in your lake? Do you know all the beneficial aspects of the plants in your lake? Are you on the lookout for invasive species? Plants.
		Lake Life: Bonny Eagle Middle School : China Middle School : Eagle Lake Elementary School : Greenville Middle School : Nobleboro Central School : Litchfield School : Calais Middle School : Skowhegan Area Middle School : Lincolnville Central School : Appleton Village School Who lives in your lake and what do they eat? Are there any introduced species? Are there beavers, loons, snapping turtles? What species of fish have been found?
		Lake Log: Bonny Eagle Middle School : China Middle School : Greenville Middle School : Nobleboro Central School : Litchfield School : Calais Middle School : Skowhegan Area Middle School Who, if anyone, monitors the water quality on your lake? How long have records been kept? Are there any trends? What kind of data is kept-clarity, chemistry, dissolved oxygen, shoreline assessment, water levels, loon counts, ice out records? How can you contribute? Has anyone looked at how property values have changed through time?
		Creative Expression: Bonny Eagle Middle School : China Middle School : Eagle Lake Elementary School : Nobleboro Central School : Skowhegan Area Middle School What inspires you about your lake? Are you a poet, a painter? Share your works of art about your lake with others.
		Lake Lore: Bonny Eagle Middle School : China Middle School : Eagle Lake Elementary School : Greenville Middle School : Nobleboro Central School : Litchfield School : Calais Middle School : Molly Ockett Middle School : Hope Elementary Interview the residents in your community for stories about your lake. Go to your historical society and dig into the past. What historical figures leave a legacy? Are there any famous events that took place or any notorious visitors that paraded the shores? Can you find the origin of the name of your lake or of any of its major points, islands, or peninsulas?
		What’s unique about my lake? Bonny Eagle Middle School : China Middle School : Eagle Lake Elementary School : Greenville Middle School : Nobleboro Central School : Calais Middle School : Skowhegan Area Middle School : Lincolnville Central School : Appleton Village School Are there any dams on your lake? What does the watershed look like? Any there any special projects involving your lake-historically or ongoing? Is your lake a drinking water supply? Has there ever been any ice harvesting- how much and for whom? Is there any public land around your lake- if so, how is it managed? Are there any conservation easements- if so what kind and on how much land?
		Community Initiatives: China Middle School : Eagle Lake Elementary School : Skowhegan Area Middle School Who’s involved in lake stewardship in your community? Do you have a lake association? What do they do? What could you help them do? ^ back to top
		PEARL: Bonny Eagle Middle School : China Middle School : Eagle Lake Elementary School : Greenville Middle School : Nobleboro Central School : Litchfield School : Calais Middle School : Molly Ockett Middle School : Hope Elementary : Skowhegan Area Middle School Link to data from your community, via Pearl, ranging from water quality to biodiversity. New information is being added on an ongoing basis. Visit the PEARL Database. ^ back to top