On May 14th, more than a hundred town residents and lake minded visitors from nearby towns gathered in the Great Hall and the Town Hall for the Water Summit. The fourth annual Water Summit is presented by Wentworth Watershed Association…
Category: Education & Outreach
Spring Essay
Written and shared by member- Christin W. Kaiser Spring has finally arrived here in the Lakes area of New Hampshire. It was a long time coming, and it did the now normal routine of throwing in a short heat wave…
Water Summit 4
May 14th from 9am-12pm Great Hall at Wolfeboro Town Hall Join Wentworth Watershed Association members and friends from partner lake associations in Wolfeboro for an informative morning with state and local experts discussing lake health and ways you can help protect lakes.…
Don’t Let Winter Make You Salty!
We are in the dead of winter now which means things are feeling pretty icy. Did you know that New Hampshire was the first state in the US to apply salt to the road to improve road safety? Now to…
Everything You Need to Know About De-Icers
Frozen Lake Wentworth from Route 109 looking across at Triggs Island Winter is upon us and ice is forming across lakes. So now is a great time to talk about dock de-icers or aquatherms (never heard of an aquatherm? Neither…
Partnership with Crescent Lake School
This year the Wentworth Watershed Association is sponsoring the 5th grade at Crescent Lake School. Our hope is to engage teachers and students with watershed studies and inspire a conservation ethic in the next generation. The students have been exploring…
Bird Migration- Happening Right Now!
People often think of the birds that we see here in the Lakes Region as OUR birds or native species that live here. But most of the birds in the area only spend part of the year with us. We…
Lake Wentworth History
The Character, Culture and Charm of Lake Wentworth: Maggie Stier, historian and 4th generation Wolfeboro resident and member of the WWA (full bio below), chronicles the stories of the lake that made Wolfeboro the oldest summer resort in America. How was…
2021 Ben Baldwin Fishing Derby Results
This young fisher braved the rain to participate in the derby. Check out his longest pumpkinseed sunny! The rainy and raw weather did not deter the eager participants in this year's Ben Baldwin Fishing Derby which took place on July…
Stamp Act Walk
On July 10th, a group took a guided walk on Stamp Act Island. The island is closed to the public but there have been guided walks on the island for the past few years. The walks are organized by the…