AUBURN Dan Bilodeau stands on Whitman Spring Road, about 100 yards above Lake Auburn, and counts the things the lake represents for him. It’s a recreation magnet, drawing summer boaters to its waters, and hikers, bikers, cross-country skiers and snowmobilers to its shores. It’s a real estate engine, too, he said, bringing people to […]
Maine's water quality is particularly good, largely due to its cold climate. But data indicates that as the state's winters grow warmer, the periods of ice cover which protects the state's lakes are shrinking.
Climate change has been contributing to worsening water quality in Lake Auburn, as winter ice cover diminishes, and water temperatures are rising, giving algae more time to grow. And more extreme storm events can dump sediment and runoff which further degrade water quality.