The lakes in Maine are vast
reservoirs of culture and tradition that sustain the rural heart of this
State. Without them, the communities that make up the landscape of
Maine would either not exist or would be mere fractions of their vibrant
selves. What we do as we learn about how our lakes work and how we treat
them is only part of a much larger picture that extends well beyond the
borders of Maine. Let‘s look at our lakes from a global perspective.
If we were on a space shuttle, we’d
see a blue and green marble against a backdrop of absolute black space.
The shades of greens and brown (land masses) make up 25% of what we
see…the blue oceans make up 75% . It looks so plentiful for the 6.2
billion humans whose numbers grow by 80 million each year.
And this is Earth’s freshwater
breakdown.
