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Ice Out is coming soon but the actual time is still in doubt. The ICE committee (certified by the International Committee on Exactness)went to the lake three times on Friday, a couple of times Saturday and twice on Sunday morning. Each time was different. The wind was blowing hard for …

Did you know? “Over 90% of the water pollution problems in New Hampshire are caused by the pollutants carried in stormwater runoff”. NH DES  The Water Summit can help you to prevent stormwater runoff and to help our lakes stay the way we like them. The Wolfeboro Water Summit 2 …

The Wentworth Watershed Association is pleased to announce the appointment of Julie Brown as its new executive director. She will begin work on April 16. Brown has an extensive background in conservation biology, marine and freshwater ecology, community engagement, and nonprofit management. For six years she served as science education …

The ice is still “in” as of 4/19. Perhaps, half the lake is free of ice but to get rid of it will require having more sun, warm temperatures and probably some wind. None of those things are in the forecast for the next few days. While it may change …

The April 5th Landscape Workshop was a well attended event. Many of the attendees were landscapers who work on properties around our lakes and in the watershed.There were also many property owners as well. Letting everyone learn the basic and rather easy ways to help protect the watershed was a …

The 44th Annual Great Smith River Canoe and Kayak Race, sponsored by the Wolfeboro Lions Club, will be held on Saturday, May 19th, starting at 1:15 PM. The race begins at the Allen Albee Beach on Lake Wentworth, passes through Smith River to Crescent Lake, down the lower Smith River …

With the generous support of many people, a conservation easement was purchased for the headwaters of Warren Brook. This property is quite varied and is important for maintaining the quality of water that enters the Crescent Lake/Lake Wentworth system. It consists of a variety of features from beaver dams to …

The Wentworth Watershed Association has been trying to make our website allow for more information to get out to our membership and other people when visiting the website. This desire has led us to a new format that has more flexibility than the old one. We hope that it works …

In February and the first week of March, it was looking like Ice Out might be early, now, maybe not. After warm sunny days, March has delivered colder weather and 10 inches of heavy snow. The places with open water have mostly refrozen and with the snow layer, you don’t …