On August 21st Thompson Lake Environmental Association, The Androscoggin Soil and Water Conservation District and McLaughlin Garden & Homestead hosted a Build Better Buffers event at Thompson Lake Marina (The Heath). Attendees learned about shoreline protection, viewed a natural buffer, visited a nearby property enrolled in the Build Better Buffers program, and saw a demonstration on how mulch, duff, and vegetation protect water quality. If you are interested in how the Build Better Buffers Program could help your lake property contact board member Jim Skinner at tlea.yccdirector@gmail.com 

Funding for this project, in part, was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act.  The funding is administered by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection in partnership with EPA.  EPA does not endorse any commercial products or services mentioned