The 2026 Membership Invitation/Renewal Letter is sent in January. If you’ve already paid your $25 membership dues in 2026, you’re all set, but donations are welcome at any time! When you make a donation of at least $25 to the Friends of Cross Lake, you automatically become a member. You can access the invitation here FOCL Membership Invitation-Renewal 2026 or download the membership renewal letter here:

The Friends of Cross Lake ( FOCL), partnering with the County of Aroostook, the St. John Valley Soil & Water Conservation District, Northern Tilth, and watershed farmers, completed a grant in December 2025 providing $105,344 to farmers in the Cross Lake, Daigle and Dickey Brook watersheds for implementing cover crop practices that protect water quality.  These practices reduced the load to Cross Lake by an estimated 41 tons of sediment, 248 pounds of phosphorus, and 3,565 pou

July 2 nd  Bangor Daily News Story.  Chris Bouchard of the BDN came to Cross Lake on July 2 nd  to write a story about Cross Lake, water quality monitoring, and the annual Maine Audubon Loon Count. The online version is here Aroostook lakes need more water quality monitor volunteers , and the print version came out Wednesday, July 9 th  in The County newspaper. It was good publicity for FOCL! (Note: there is one mistake – the Loon Count on July 19 th  is only ½ hour from 7 -