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Rain has not been far from anyone’s mind around here since the end of August. With Tropical Storm Irene dumping over 6 inches of rain on parts of the Mount Washington Valley and the more recent rain we saw this last week Conway Lake home owners should have a pretty good idea of any areas [...] Driveways, your access to your waterfront home and a suite of potential problems for water quality. The first thing to remember is that a driveway is a surface and will therefore be exposed to rain and snow melt. As lake stewards knowing how your driveway can affect the quality of the water where you own [...] Fireworks on the 4th of July are a longstanding and grand tradition. But mix these lively entertaining explosives with a lake water and the result is less than celebratory. Along with the paper trash left over from a spent rocket are the residues and traces of many different chemicals including metals and phosphorous. Phosphorus can [...] The New Hampshire state Lake Assessment Program is holding a north country training for lake assessment volunteers. If you are interested in joining the program and becoming involved in monitoring the quality of New Hampshire’s lakes you can register here. The training is being held in Berlin on June 5. You can access an agenda [...] By Andrea LaMoreaux, NH LAKES Education Director “So, what can I do about the geese on my shoreline property?” This is one of the most common questions I am asked during the summer when I travel around the state to talk with lake associations about how they can better protect, and improve, the health of [...] Here are a couple of videos introducing the idea of a watershed. These videos deal with watersheds from a general viewpoint. In practice however, watersheds can be seen at different scales. Conway Lake for example sits at the bottom of its own watershed. As you may be aware however, Conway Lake is not the end [...] One of our goals here at Conway Lake Homes is to help home and land and homeowners on Conway Lake maintain the value of their investments. If you live on Conway Lake you already know how wonderful this location is, like a well kept secret in the heart of beautiful country. The New Hampshire Lakes [...] Layers form in Conway Lake during the summer. The warm days of summer by now are a pleasant memory, running, jumping from the dock, boating and swimming. The warm waters of Conway Lake that cooled you off on even warmer August days are part of summer enjoyment on a New Hampshire lake. But as [...] The pitter-patter of rain drops on the roof has long been a sound that can soothe our minds. Picture a cool summer morning, maybe on the porch, a warm cup of coffee, a good book, the view of the lake and that lovely sound. Rain falling on land does more than just wet the ground. [...] The NH Lakes Association has an established lake host program to help prevent the spread of invasive species on boats. The hosts provide needed inspection services and education at boat launches throughout the state. The program was mentioned in the first two pages of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services July newsletter. Great coverage [...] |
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