Dear Harriman Group Camps,
The FIFTH herbicide treatment in Lake Sebago is scheduled for Thursday August 17th to target hydrilla. This is the 5th of a maximum of 6 treatments for 2023.
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- A 24-hour swimming restriction for the Northern Basin Only will be in place from the morning of Thursday August 17th th to the morning of Friday August 18th, 2023. The swimming restriction will be lifted by 1:00pm on Friday August 18th, 2023.
- There is no swimming restriction in the southern basin.
- There are no swimming restrictions for the copper (Harpoon) treatment.
Several hydrilla plants are staked with green stakes and red buoys throughout the lake, please avoid the stakes so that we can keep our sites clearly and accurately marked. Thank you!
Shoreline signage is installed at public access points along the lake which state the swimming restriction window for the northern basin and irrigation restriction for the whole lake. Project brochures are installed at the Sebago Boat Launch, inside the ACA Camp at the kiosk, and at the entrance to Sebago Cabins.
More information about the treatment is available on theproject webpage. Parks has also posted blue banners regarding the treatment on the following webpages:
- Harriman State Park webpage“Know Before You Go” section
- Lake Sebago Beach webpage “Know Before You Go” section
A link to the June 1st Group Camps information meeting is now available on YouTube as well as linked on the project webpage.
Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions.
Nicole White, CLM
Little Bear Environmental
www.littlebearenvironmental.com
Little Bear Environmental
www.littlebearenvironmental.com
