The future of Wolfeboro’s lakes depends on what we do today. Join us for the 8th annual Water Summit! Saturday, June 20th, 9:00 am -12:00 pm Location: The Great Hall at Wolfeboro Town Hall. For those unable to attend in…
Category: Watershed Quality & Watershed Management
Variety Plug Trays with 50 plants each for Shoreline, Shade or Pollinators – This sale ended June 9th
Support the watershed in more ways than one! Our partnership with Van Berkum Nursery continues with a special “plug-and-play” plant sale. Choose from three variety packs of non-invasive, local ecotype plants: Shoreline, Shade, and Pollinator. Each collection is carefully selected…
Safeguard Your Lake Days: Take Action Now to Prevent Harmful Algal Blooms
Check out article being published in next week's GSN by our partners in lake protection in Wolfeboro: Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, are bacteria that have lived in our lakes for millions of years. They naturally occur in small…
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NH Rep. Rosemarie Rung: Keep our lakes, rivers and water safe and clean
THERE IS an adage that “a stitch in time saves nine” -- meaning that fixing a problem early can prevent a larger, sometimes irreversible problem later. For New Hampshire, three situations come to mind that if not addressed now, will…
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Summer Is Off To a Bad Start for Cyanobacteria in NH Waters
By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org May 28, 2024 Dolichospermum- cyanobacteria, along the shores Lake Kanasatka, NH What a cyanobacteria bloom looks like in New Hampshire. By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org CONCORD – It is not even technically summer yet, but it is starting out…
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Cyanobacteria threatens New Hampshire’s iconic lakes. Two bills could help address the problem.
Thanks NH LAKES for calling attention to the issues we are facing due to climate change in the Lakes Region- Read this article from the Boston Globe on 5/22/24. The president of NH Lakes and and a N.H. state senator…
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…
Beaver Deceivers: Protecting Infrastructures and Ecosystems
Beaver-created wetlands have phenomenal value for humans and thousands of other species. They raise the water level and can re-shape the topography of our ecosystems with dams, canals, and lodges, making the habitat more structurally complex and valuable. Consequently, there…
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Lake Level Update
It's time for a dam update. After communicating with the Town of Wolfeboro Public Works Department, we have confirmed that the Crescent Lake Dam is fully open to its maximum of four feet. Right now the water level is at…