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Assessing Lakesmart: The Development And Effectiveness Of A Lake Protection Program, Alexa A. E. Junker
Assessing Lakesmart: The Development And Effectiveness Of A Lake Protection Program, Alexa A. E. Junker
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Maine’s nearly 6,000 lakes are a vital resource for the state, generating $6 billion in annual economic activity and sustaining 52,000 jobs. Over the course of the last several decades, this resource has increasingly been threatened by development and related problems, especially nutrient runoff. LakeSmart is a lake protection program designed to stem the flow of nutrient runoff by promoting and rewarding the use lake-friendly landscaping practices.
For this project, I traced the history of LakeSmart from its roots in the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and, through stakeholder interviews and surveys, chronicled its development into the flagship program of …