Having trouble viewing this email? Click here to go straight to the website version Autumn - A Time of Reflection October 11, 2014 A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LAKES ASSOCIATION Dear Liz, Autumn - a season of reflection - has officially arrived. While the colorful hillsides are mirrored in glassy lake surfaces, we hope you are reflecting upon fond memories of summer at the lake with family and friends. We also hope you'll take a few minutes to read this issue of Shorelines. Help Us Watch Over Your Lake Year Round! Since 1992, the New Hampshire Lakes Association (NH LAKES) has been the only nonprofit organization working to protect all of New Hampshire's 1,000 lakes, including your lake. Chocorua Lake by Patricia Teixeira. We have done this through education and advocacy and with the support of our members, donors, and partners. Our staff and Board of Directors understand that your lake is important to
It's time to take the 2014-2015 NH LAKES Advocacy Survey you and believe, as we know you do, that future generations should have the opportunity to enjoy clean, safe lakes. You can help ensure that NH LAKES will continue to watch over New Hampshire's lakes by making a financial contribution to our Annual Fund. CLICK HERE. (Photo Source: vanhouse.binxsoftware.com) Every year the New Hampshire Lakes Association asks for your input on lake and watershed issues to determine our legislative and public policy agenda for the coming year. This year we are planning to introduce legislation that will provide New Hampshire with more tools to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS). NH LAKES 14 Horseshoe Pond Lane Concord, NH 03301 603.226.0299 info@nhlakes.org www.nhlakes.org In the News You can take the NH LAKES 2014-2015 Advocacy survey online by clicking HERE. Thank You - YOUR INPUT AND FEEDBACK ARE CRITICAL! Loon, Interrupted: Chicks Dying, Social Chaos; Is Their Comeback Unraveling? by Lindsey Konkel, Environmental Health News, October 8, 2014 NH LAKE NEWS Rehabilitated Bald Eagle Released on Island in Squam Lake NATIONAL LAKE NEWS Report: Eradicating Spiny Water Flea Not Possible
For paddlers, it's high season for safety. Life Jacket Type Code Labels Go Away - Step Toward Eliminating Confusion and Introduction of New Designs Minnesota lake first in nation to use new product to kill zebra mussels A common loon. Photos source: Matthew/Flicker Holderness, New Hampshire - Tiffany Grade sweeps her binoculars over tangled tree roots at water's edge. She spots a black and white checkerboard of feathers in a lichen-covered crease in the shoreline - a loon sitting on a nest. Just offshore, a second loon glides past, dives, then disappears. To the untrained eye, it's an idyllic summer scene on Squam Lake. But to a loon biologist like Grade, it's trouble. "Do you see the way he stretches his neck up?" Grade says, pointing to the diving bird. "He knows he's some place he shouldn't be." The male intruder is biding his time until the nesting loon leaves. This vying for territory imperils the unhatched chick: Its parents can be killed or distracted, leaving the egg undefended or the chick unfed. And if one parent is ousted, the intruder kills the chick. At Squam Lake, it's social chaos. Chicks are dying. Eggs aren't hatching. It's a scenario playing out across North America - loons are raising fewer chicks to fledgling stage than they were two decades ago. Residents warned to avoid green algae in Utah Lake after dog's death Website Launched for 40th Anniversary of Safe Drinking Water Act INTERNATIONAL LAKE NEWS Lakes Around the World are Rapidly Disappearing The 10 Largest Lakes in the World Upcoming Events, Workshops & Funding Opportunities For the entire article, click HERE. Are you concerned about salt in your community? Turning Great Board Members into Great
What about in your lake? If you are concerned about winter maintenance practices on private parking lots polluting local waterbodies with road salt this winter, consider promoting the UNH Green SnowPro training and DES Salt Applicator Certification Program with commercial salt applicators in your community. A voluntary salt applicator certification is available for commercial salt applicators who have completed the UNH Technology Transfer Center's Green SnowPro training program. The training focuses on how to apply salt in the most efficient manner and certified participants using best management practices and keeping proper records - or property owners who hire them - are not liable for damages arising from snow or ice. Upcoming full day and refresher trainings will be held this fall. For information and registration CLICK HERE. Fundraisers: Concord, Oct. 21 NH Certificate Program in Nonprofit Board Governance: Manchester, Oct. 30 NH Association of Conservation Commissions 44th Annual Meeting & Conference: Sat. Nov. 1, Laconia The 2015 Local Source Water Protection Grant applications due Nov. 3. Have You Named NH LAKES? Making a gift to NH LAKES through your will or revocable living trust is a simple way to support the NH LAKES mission and help to protect our lakes and their watersheds into the future. To learn more, CLICK HERE.
We hope you enjoyed this issue of Shorelines. As always, feel free to contact us with your lake questions and concerns! Sincerely, The NH LAKES Staff Tom O'Brien, President & Advocacy Program Andrea LaMoreaux, Vice President & Education Program Martha Lovejoy, Member Services & Fiscal Administration Erin Graichen, Member Services Assistant Forward this email This email was sent to emaclellan@nhlakes.org by alamoreaux@nhlakes.org Update Profile/Email Address Rapid removal with SafeUnsubscribe Privacy Policy. NH LAKES 14 Horseshoe Pond Lane Concord NH 03301