
WHO WE ARE
Friends of Cross Lake is a non-profit organization created to protect, monitor, maintain, and improve the water quality and watershed of Cross Lake in the Fish River Chain of Lakes in Aroostook County, Maine.
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Membership is open to all persons and organizations that support this effort. As stewards of the lake, communications about water quality, erosion prevention techniques, wildlife and aquatic plants, grants, and fundraising efforts are ongoing.
The association is organized exclusively for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code. All donations are tax deductible.
Protecting Cross Lake's Water Quality
WHAT WE DO
The health and water quality of Cross Lake requires a look at Cross Lake's Watershed. A watershed is all of the land that drains to a waterbody, so all the rain and snowmelt in Cross Lake’s watershed ends up in the lake, even if it started far away. Cross Lake’s watershed is large, at 58 square miles, and includes land in New Canada, Fort Kent, Frenchville and St. Agatha, as well as Cross Lake, Sinclair, Square Lake, and Madawaska townships (see watershed map).
Through community engagement and conservation, Friends of Cross Lake aims to reduce erosion and provide responsible solutions to improve and preserve Cross Lake's water quality for generations to come.
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We also have a LakeSmart program, participate in Maine Audubon's official Loon Count, and are working to identify invasive aquatic species.

