CURRENT WATER LEVEL: Down 23 inches (Last Update: 01-13-2026)

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LSLA Committee Work

Learn about our various programs the Association has created and maintained with your generous contributions.

Got any free time? We’d love to have your involvement! Without volunteers, many of our initiatives might not hit the goals we set for the protection of our lake. If you are interested in helping out, please email info@littlesebagolake.com with your contact information and availability.

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Courtesy Boat Inspection Program

Our Mission Statement

  • Inspect boats entering the lake to locate and identify any plants on boats or trailers; remove plants prior to boat entering the lake.
  • Inspect boats leaving the lake to locate and identify any plants on boats or trailers; remove plants prior to boat leaving the boat launch.
  • Encourage boaters to follow new State law – clean, drain, dry – prior to leaving the boat launch
  • Educate lake residents & boaters about invasive species, ones known to be in Little Sebago and those on watch list
  • Distribute brochures provided by LEA

For more information: Courtesy Boat Inspections

Current Members

  • Betty Caton – Committee Chair / Board Member
  • Pam Wilkinson – Board Member

Looking to Help?
If you are interested in helping out, please email info@littlesebagolake.com with your contact information and availability.

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Hopkins Dam Committee

Our Mission Statement

The purpose of the Dam Committee is to safely operate and maintain the Hopkins Dam in accordance with:

  • The requirements of the Dam Safety Program of the Maine Emergency Management Agency;
  • The 1984 Mandate of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection; and,
  • Balancing the water level of Little Sebago Lake with flow the limitations of the downstream ponds and streams.

For more information: Hopkins Dam Committee

Current Members

  • Rod Bernier – Damkeeper / Board Member
  • Gary Kenny – Board Member
  • Justine Beaudoin – Volunteer
  • Bruce Micucci – Honorary Member / Past Damkeeper
  • Bill Shelley – Resource Contact

Looking to Help?
If you are interested in helping out, please email info@littlesebagolake.com with your contact information and availability.

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Invasive Species Committee

Our Mission Statement

Little Sebago Lake Association has been battling invasive hybrid form of variable milfoil (referred to as milfoil) since it was first brought to our attention in 1999. Since the then various techniques have been implemented until now the utilization of two HIPPO’s (Hydraulic Invasive Plant Processing Operation) along with divers who dig up the roots of the plant and feed it into a suction hose for the captain and crew to bag for disposal. Our purpose is too:

  • Continue the operation to keep the milfoil from spreading until the DEP approves another technique.
  • Target areas late in the spring that have signs of growth and remove prior to the July 4 th holiday so increased boat traffic will not break up the plant for it to float to other areas or attach to boats and equipment for transfer to other lakes.
  • Document each year where the milfoil have been found, how much has been removed and compare provide that information to the State DEP, Towns of Gray and Windham’s Councils and constituents.
  • Raise awareness to shoreline property owners on the value of techniques to mitigate phosphorus overload to the lake causing increased native and invasive plants to grow.
  • Keep abreast of other invasive threats to the lake and educate lake property owners.
  • Demonstrate the difference between native and invasive species and plants. Encourage keeping native plants to discourage invasive plant growth to the bottom of the lake.
  • Provide a safe working environment for our crews.

For more information: Invasive Aquatics Control

Current Members

  • Pam  Wilkinson – Chairperson / Board Member
  • Tim Greer – Board Member

Looking to Help?
If you are interested in helping out, please email info@littlesebagolake.com with your contact information and availability.

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Loon Monitoring Program

Our Purpose

This program is a team of community scientists operating under the sponsorship of the Little Sebago Lake Association. In addition, we work under the direction of science experts at the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife and The Loon Conservation Associates. The team has had extensive training from State biologists as well as other experts in the field.

For more information: Loon Observation and Monitoring

Current Members

  • Betty Caton – Board Liaison / Ranger / Board Member
  • Pam Wilkinson – Ranger / Board Member
  • Marilyn Seguin – Ranger / Volunteer
  • Roland Seguin – Ranger / Volunteer
  • Jodi Tucker – Ranger / Volunteer
  • Gail Cote – Ranger / Volunteer
  • Krystal Rorbaugh – Ranger / Volunteer
  • Gwen Sayian – Ranger / Volunteer
  • Anna Seekins – Ranger / Volunteer
  • Ron Seekins – Ranger / Volunteer
  • Kristi Sarchi – Ranger / Volunteer

Looking to Help?

If you are interested in helping out, please email info@littlesebagolake.com with your contact information and availability.

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Lower Narrows Management Program

The Purpose

The lower narrows (aka, sandy narrows) has for years needed attention to remove the sand that builds up over time. If the removal is not done regularly, then the lower lake residents would not be able to enter the middle lake with their boats. Working by permit under the authority of the DEP, volunteers work to keep the narrows open and navigatable.

For more information: Lower Narrows Management

Current Members

  • Tim Greer – Committee Chair / Board Member

Looking to Help?
If you are interested in helping out, please email info@littlesebagolake.com with your contact information and availability.

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Historical Committee

Our Mission Statement

The mission of the LSLA Historical Committee is to chronicle and share historical information about the lake, events on the lake, and its residents. This can take a variety of forms from interviewing individuals, sharing photographs, identifying historical places or locations and more. The Committee will then make that available to our community including local historical societies.

For more information: LSLA Historical Committee

Current Members

  • Barbara Sawhill – Chair / Board Member
  • Kim McBride – Volunteer

Looking to Help?
If you are interested in helping out, please email info@littlesebagolake.com with your contact information and availability.

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Membership and Communications Committee

The Purpose

The Membership & Communications team provides guidance and manages the strategies Little Sebago Lake Association implements to communicate with lake property owners (stakeholders) and inform members about our association, its mission and the importance of our work.

For more information: Membership & Communications Committee

Current Members

  • Betty Caton – Committee Chair / Board Member
  • Debra Lavoie – Board Member
  • Cheryl Altman – Board Member
  • Tim Greer – Board Member
  • Jim McBride – Board Member
  • Kevin Murphy – Board Member
  • Pam Wilkinson – Board Member

Looking to Help?
If you are interested in helping out, please email info@littlesebagolake.com with your contact information and availability.

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Safety Patrol Committee

Our Mission Statement

The objective of the Safety Patrol Program is to promote positive relationships with lake residents and daily visitors by advocating safe boating practices through safety education and reminders of the laws of the State of Maine. The Committee will operate under the direction of the board. Responsibilities include managing the Safety Patrol boats usage, collaborating with the Maine Warden Service for summer coverage, hire and train boat drivers, and promoting the NASBLA certification

For more information: Safety Patrol

Current Members

  • Sharon Lamontagne – Committee Chair / Volunteer
  • Steve Sayian – Fleet Captain/ Volunteer

Looking to Help?
If you are interested in helping out, please email info@littlesebagolake.com with your contact information and availability.

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Watershed Committee

Our Mission Statement

To work for and with the Little Sebago Lake Association through its board of directors to design and implement programs to improve our lake’s water quality concerning the watershed. Specifically, the Watershed Committee will maintain and support a robust LakeSmart program maintain communications with and support road associations and work with governmental and Not-For-Profits that serve our lake’s watershed to identify and remediate erosion issues within the Little Sebago Lake Watershed.

For more information: Watershed Committee

Current Members

  • Layne Albert – Committee Chair / Board Member
  • Rod Bernier – Board Member
  • Gary Kenny – Board Member
  • Pam Wilkinson – Board Member
  • Bob Desrosiers – Rubber Razor Program Coordinator / Volunteer

Looking to Help?
If you are interested in helping out, please email info@littlesebagolake.com with your contact information and availability.

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Water Quality Committee

Our Mission Statement

  • To provide for the systematic sampling and testing of select water quality parameters in LSL and in lake tributaries as needed; gathering and recording the data as produced and reporting to governmental agencies and/or educational parties as requested.
  • To monitor current and historical data for trends in lake and lake tributary water quality and respond to any negative events or trends as is appropriate.
  • To educate stakeholders and the general public on any issues and concerns regarding LSL water quality and ways that personal actions and property issues can positively and negatively impact water quality.
  • To maintain understanding of the key issues in lake biology and how they impact LSL.

For more information: Water Quality Committee

Current Members

  • Kevin Kaserman – Committee Co-Chair / Board Member
  • Gail Cote – Committee Co-Chair / Volunteer
  • Dana Beaulieu – Volunteer
  • Anne Merria Goodwin – Volunteer
  • Krista Newman – Volunteer
  • Julie Waterman – Volunteer
  • Jan Slack – Volunteer
  • Rick Sullivan – Resource Contact

Looking to Help?
If you are interested in helping out, please email info@littlesebagolake.com with your contact information and availability.