Maine Volunteer Lakes Monitoring Program (VLMP) is a non-profit organization, committed to the collection of information pertaining to lake water quality.  

The Casco Bay Estuary Partnership provided funding to enable VLMP to foster the development of an active, sustainable, citizen-based, invasive aquatic plant early detection team in the Casco Bay Estuary Watershed. 

The following seven waterbodies in the watershed are now being monitored by organized Invasive Plan Patrol (IPP) Teams:

• Crescent Lake
• Crystal Lake
• Five Kezar Ponds
• Forrest Lake
• Panther Pond
• Sabbathday Lake
• Thomas Pond

In addition, a VLMP affiliated volunteer IPP Regional Coordinator will be working directly with the Raymond Waterways Protective Association helping coordinate IPP workshops, survey activity, plant indentification, data collection, quality assurance, etc.

The VLMP Invasive Plant Patrol workshop schedule, IPP Handbook, and
Field Guides to Invasive Aquatic Plants are all available online through the VLMP website.