PROGRAM PLAN: LakeSmart Program: 2021
Chair/Lead Persons: RI Lake Smart Program Coordinator, with supporting team members
Carolyn Fortuna/ State Coordinator; Judy Colaluca & Janice Baker
OBJECTIVE: To promote & support best practices for the care and management of the lake/ land interface on Smith and Sayles Reservoir.
| DATE | ACTIVITY | WHO IS INVOLVED | $$ NEEDED | OTHER HELP NEEDED OR COMMENTS |
| May-June | Publicize the LS Program via Newsletters, Website; Annual Meeting | Coordinators (Judy & Janice) | ||
| May-June | Develop/assemble materials for onsite property reviews. | Coordinators | $50 estimate | Brochures, evaluation forms, LakeSmart RI Award signs; STL will donate signs |
| June – mid-July | Recruit & provide training for property evaluation team members. | Coordinators and team; Maine Lakes webinars and/ or annual conference | TBD | Need to bring more evaluators on board to conduct the visits |
| July | Make logistical arrangements for onsite visits | Coordinators and team; LS liaison if available | ||
| July – Sept. | Participants conduct self-study (optional). | Property owners | ||
| July – Sept. | Conduct LakeSmart RI survey visits | Coordinators & team, property owners | ||
| By end of September | Complete analysis of data for properties reviewed | Results shared with property owners; present LakeSmart RI signs (as applicable) | ||
| Winter | SDRA develops data set | Coordinators and team with liaison | Properties reviewed, date, and Categories of Evaluation (e.g. Passed, Met Most Requirements, More Improvement Needed); Summary of results and recommendations for board | |
| June | Present awards | STL/Judy, Janice | For properties visited year prior |
Sand Dam Reservoir Association 