Conservation

Lake Management Resources

Lake Management for Homeowners

Local Resources + News

How to Report Winter Fish Kills: The 2024-2025 winter season created more ice cover on ponds, decreasing oxygen levels and potentially causing natural fish kills. Make sure to report fish kills as the temperatures rise.
Link to 2018 Baseline Assessment of Lake Mirimichi Plainville and Foxboro by ESS
Sun Chronicle: Newspaper articles Plainville's Lake Mirimichi, a debate over water-use rights arises (Sept. 2015) Where Attleboro's water comes from (Apr 2016)
Massachusetts Congress of Lake and Pond Associations (MA COLAP) Website, Great ponds; public use; rules and regulations
For a Cleaner Community Keep Massachusetts Beautiful
Additional Resources
The “Jar & Stick Test” to distinguish between good algae and cyanobacteria
An online active Aquatic Plant Identifier. This link is provided as an educational resource but we do not endorse the products on that link.
Fish Responsibly Techniques to avoid accidentally hurting or killing fish Recycle Your Monofilament Fishing Line & Spools
Green Boating Guide Sustainable eco tips, resources and information for fun, meaningful, green boating!

Water Levels

Books & Field Guides

Removing Water Chestnuts

Volunteers

Volunteers manually removed the European water chestnut
from the north basin of Lake Mirimichi.
Dense Mats

Towing a full "barge". Water chestnuts form dense, floating mats that can take over a lake.
Water Chestnut Pile

A pile of removed water chestnut. It is important to remove them fully so they don’t spread.
Seed Pod

It is important to pull out the Sharp, barbed seed pod to prevent the spread of water chestnuts.