Acton - Shapleigh Youth Conservation Corps

The ASYCC is funded by donations and grants and supported by a number of volunteers. By donating to the ASYCC, you allow us to continue our work preserving the quality of our lakes and land values while employing local school children.

Welcome

The Acton-Shapleigh Youth Conservation Corps (ASYCC), was founded in 2001, and is committed to protecting the waterways within Mousam Lake and Square Pond Watershed.

This is achieved by providing education, community outreach, courtesy boat inspections, technical assistance, and the installation of effective erosion control practices to the communities of Acton and Shapleigh.

The ASYCC continues to work to sustain and protect the valuable waterways of Goose Pond, Loon Pond, Mousam Lake, and Square Pond for the enjoyment of the community and its visitors.

Announcements

August 5, 2024

We had a successful golf fund-raiser this year! Your donations demonstrate what can be accomplished when property owners, business owners and donors come together in support of our lakes.

We had a good day, though quite warm! All the golfers were in a good mood and said they had a great time. We ended up with 79 golfers, somewhat below our previous years numbers. The donations truly made a huge financial contribution and rivaled previous years with higher player numbers. We netted more than $16,000, which covers a significant portion of our annual budget. Please remember to visit our website, www.ASYCC.com, for additional organization and event information, including details of next year’s tournament, scheduled for Friday, August 1, 2025.

Once again, we thank you for your generous support, as does the community of over 2,000 lakefront property owners. Good stewardship of our lakes yields a thriving environment for all.


April 27, 2024

Courtesy Boat Inspection (CBI) Pre-Season Starts Saturday April 27-28!


December 20, 2023

Our 2024 hiring season for the Erosion Control Crew (ECC) and the Courtesy Boat Inspection (CBI) team is now underway!

Click here to go to our Jobs page where job applications and descriptions can be found.

November 7, 2023

Our 2023 Annual Report is now available.

2023 ASYCC Annual Report

October 7, 2023

Our Courtesy Boat Inspection Season has started as of April and will end in October.

Here are the number of Inspections done so far through 9/23/2023:

              
  Year     
   Mousam Lake    
  Square Pond   
   Total    
  2023       6,197        877   7,074
  2022       6,987        1,308   8,295
  2021       7,106        1,105   8,211
  2020       7,702      1,621   9,323
  2019       5,758         908   6,666
  2018       6,858      1,012   7,870


August 25, 2023

ECC Projects Totals = 21
Mousam = 12 with 1 being beach cleanup all others were 319 grant projects.
Square = 7 with 1 being beach town beach that also fell under 319 grant.
Loon = 2
We spread over 359 yards of mulch. Basically, enough mulch to fill two 3-bedroom homes floor to ceiling!