The LakeSmart program teaches landowners how to manage their properties to reduce or eliminate stormwater runoff and related erosion into their lake or pond. Responsible management reduces phosphorus loading and the potential for catastrophic lake algae blooms. LEA serves as the regional sponsor and administrative Hub in the Lake Region for the statewide LakeSmart program. A property that is particularly lake-friendly receives the LakeSmart Award, with accompanying signs to display at the owner’s shore and at the end of the driveway.
This year, we completed 48 evaluations, and 26 properties received LakeSmart Awards.
LEA is proud to recognize the dedicated volunteers who make this program possible; to recognize the area’s property owners who have participated in the program this season; and to announce the 2025 recipients of area LakeSmart Awards.
Lake Region volunteer LakeSmart evaluators: Layne Albert, Lenny Anderson, Chris Brink, Patricia Burns, Larry Clark, Bill Dexter, Dave Durrenberger, Merri Ehrhard, Dan Goldberg, Larry Griffin, Peter LaPolice, Roy Lambert, Kevin Ronan, Elizabeth Stockwood, BJ Warner
LEA became the Hub for the LakeSmart program in the Lake Region in 2016. Since then, we’ve evaluated 342 properties in the Lake Region, 165 of which have received LakeSmart Awards. Landowners who have participated represent 26 area lakes and ponds.
2025 LakeSmart Participants (LakeSmart Award recipients denoted by *)
Lenny Anderson (Long Lake)
Christine Babicz (Hancock Pond)
Kris and Sukey Barthelmess (Woods Pond)
Patricia Burns (Long Lake)
Brenda Caldwell – 2 separate properties (Keoka Lake)*
Kim Carlson (Moose Pond)
Allyson Crawford (Hancock Pond)
William and Cynthia Dexter (Moose Pond)*
William Dingee (Hancock Pond)*
Nancy and John Donahoe (Brandy Pond)*
Marcel Fortin and Kirsten Platte (Little Sebago Lake)
Jennifer Freeda (Highland Lake)*
Mike Furlong (Long Lake)
Larry Griffin (Keoka Lake)*
Andy Gluck – 2 properties (Long Lake)
Todd Grove (Little Sebago Lake)
Richard and Shelley Hall (Woods Pond)*
Sally Holm (Woods Pond)*
Corey Jamison-Briccetti (Kezar Lake)*
Dave Johnson (Kezar Lake)
Max Jones (McWain Pond)
Lisa Kaminir and Kevin Kelley (Woods Pond)*
Emily Kissinger and Benjamin Schluter (Kezar Lake)
Nancy Kluck, Judy Peters, and Joan Bub (Highland Lake)*
