CPIA is involved with the community, actively advocating for the pond and pond users with the town council as a matter of local economy and ecological health. The Association has succeeded in securing some funding for Diver Assisted Suction Harvester (DASH)-related expenses, including in-kind volunteers for all of the diving. The group received a grant to reduce the infestation in Collins Pond of the non-native invasive aquatic plan Hybrid Milfoil using a DASH pontoon boat.
Collins Pond Improvement Assocation
Our Purpose
CPIA has a variety of missions. Road maintenance, pond water quality and compatible uses of the lake are concerns of our membership. Mitigating the spread of this invasive plant is a new goal of our group. Collins Pond Improvement Association was incorporated in 1959.