Conservation
In the mid to late 1980's long time club member Bob Ouellette was very instrumental in the clubs involvement in conservation projects and in the State of Maine's conservation issues. Bob always seemed to keep the Maine B.A.S.S. Federation Nation and Federation clubs up to date on his findings. Bob always took great pride in the work he did and was just one of the dedicated Conservation Directors that we have had over the years. We want to recognize Bob for his years of dedication, thank you Bobby O! Bob has since taken a leave of absence from the club but still enjoys his passion.
This brings us to the annual Auburn Lake cleanup. The lake is the water supply for the surrounding Auburn towns and cities and needs to be protected.
Club participants from the adult and junior bass clubs meet annually and flock out to remove several pounds of unwanted trash and debris from the shores left there from the long Maine winter. In a days run it is not unusual to fill a dump truck full of trash.
Other conservation projects have included the push behind a State launching facility at Gulf Island Pond, building bat houses with the a local 4H group, capturing and legally transporting bass from the small pond opposite of Auburn Lake RT 4 in Auburn to Auburn Lake so repairs could be made to the dam. We have been involved with removal of milfoil from our waterways, the maintenance of the Dead River Dam in Leeds and many other projects.
These are just a few of things we have done and continue to do.
Conservation Project Supporters
- Cavalier Club Bingo 855 Lisbon St Lewiston, ME 207-784-0244
- Lowe's Home Improvement 650 Turner Street Auburn, ME 04210
- Shaw's Supermarket 600 CENTER STREET AUBURN, ME 04210 207-784-6971
- Tim Hortons, located at 458 Center Street Auburn ME, 4210 Tel: (207) 753-0014, specializes in always fresh coffee, baked goods and homestyle lunches.
Club Conservation Articles
Bass clubs to clean up shores of Lake Auburn - Sun Journal Saturday, April 28, 2007
Androscoggin Bassmasters clean shores of Lake Auburn - Sun Journal Sunday, September 30, 2007
Cleanup day - Sun Journal Friday, April 28, 2006