With four Divers and several Top Side Tenders on the alert we covered a lot of ground, so to speak, this past Saturday in Crescent Lake. Helped by active Weed Watchers who had previously marked infested Milfoil areas, Divers were…
Nearly 200 donors have helped secure a 191-acre conservation easement near the headwaters of Warren Brook. The project establishes a permanent land stewardship fund and enables the eventual development of a public access trail from Route 109. This success not…
Implementation of the Wentworth/Crescent Watershed Management Plan is taking another step forward as project organizers begin an effort to protect Fernald Brook, one of the largest tributaries to Lake Wentworth, from the effects of stormwater runoff. Officials from the Lake Wentworth Foundation, the Town of Wolfeboro, and the project's lead engineering firm, Tighe and Bond, dug a series of test pits on April 13 behind Auto Care Plus (formerly Trites Automotive and Miller Chevrolet) to determine how best to capture storm runoff from the parking areas that cover the property. During rainstorms and snow melt, water flows across the lots and towards Fernald Brook, bringing with it the potential for sand and contaminants from nearby roads to reach the stream.
It is important to remember that streams continue to flow, ponds and lakes continue to ‘live’ under their ice and our responsibility to maintain healthy water ecosystems continues throughout the winter. During significant snow and ice storms, road safety requires the application of salts to melt ice and provide safe traction. Each winter local road departments, commercial parking lot owners, home contractors and homeowners use salt to melt snow and ice and to maintain road and other surfaces.
Aquatic plants are a common sight in New Hampshire’s waterbodies, and many lake residents, as well as visitors to New Hampshire’s numerous waterbodies, may question the importance and role of aquatic vegetation. Each waterbody may vary in terms of the…
Read More Native Plant Growth -Just Something to Get Used To
On a brisk, breezy but sunlit day in early April, Lisa Doner, assistant professor of environmental studies and policy at Plymouth State University; one of her students, Victoria Santry; Don Kretchmer, local limnologist (study of lakes); and Karen Burnett-Kurie, executive…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkgOc501raI Thank you Jim for sharing.
You can find three numbers on every bag of fertilizer. They tell you, the consumer, just how much nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) ,and potassium (K) are in that container. The obvious question is what numbers do you need? To answer…
NOTE: This is the first in a series of articles relating news and information about caring for the Lake Wentworth and Crescent Lake watershed. "It seems to be going according to plan." That's the verdict on the storm water abatement…
Read More Bartlett project aims to intercept Fernald-bound pollutants
So, with recent heavy rains, you may be asking yourself: How can I manage ponding and runoff as well as enhance my property? Here’s the answer we came up with for our shoreline home. Our property has long had an…
