Lake Kanasatka Water Quality Monitoring
NH LAKES LAY MONITORING PROGRAM
A Summary and Recommendations, with photos from Robert Craycraft & Jeffrey Schloss of the UNH Cooperative Extension. The report is in PDF format for you to download. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the report. Click here to get the report.
 More of Jordan's Wildlife See his entire colletction in the Gallery. |
Dates for you to remember:
- July 4th Boat Parade
Saturday, July 4th, 2009
2:00 pm (rain or shine)
- Annual July Meeting:
Saturday, July 11
9:00 am Socializing, 9:30 am Meeting
Download the 2009 Newsletter here
Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act
The NH Department of Environmental Services has made the following information available in PDF format for us to download. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the files.
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What
do
I need to know to
comply with the law and
protect water
quality? A brochure with information concerning the CSPA |
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Working with
the
Grid and Points
System in the
Waterfront Buffer.
An article published in the DES June 2008 Newsletter. |
Information on Cyanobacteria and Lake Kanasatka from Bob Craycraft of UNH. It has been in the papers and on the news, affecting Winnisquam, Opechee and Meredith Bay. Read about it in the LKWA Message Board
Loon Nesting Data - The Loon Preservation Committee offers a summary of loon nesting activity and nest raft use from 1975 to the present. The LPC is dedicated to sharing information about New Hampshire's loon population with the interested public. Though it is generally unable to accommodate requests to distribute monitoring data on individual lakes, this report is an exception and has been provided by the LPC to us on a trial basis. See the Loon Nesting report here.
Loons and People a message from Harry Vogel:
The best protection for those chicks is to keep too many people from getting too close to the family for too long. Hard to do because everyone is excited about the big event, but the care and feeding of loon chicks is a full-time job for both of the parents, so they should not be spending their time and energy swimming away from boats.
My standard advice to boaters is if you want to get close to loons, especially loons with chicks, buy a good pair of binoculars. Loons can be quite curious birds, and if they swim close to have a look at you, by all means enjoy – but no chasing loons around the lake! Judy Silverberg at NH Fish & Game said it best I think – any time you’ve caused a wild animal to change its behavior, you’ve had an impact on that animal. The firstborn chick will generally be the first to be fed, and if we give the birds enough space then the second chick will also get enough food to survive and grow and fledge before the ice closes in. It’s great to see loon chicks on Kanasatka again – I hope they survive and thrive, and I hope they are the first of many more to come!
Harry Vogel - Biologist with the Loon Preservation Committee
LKWA Message Board
Something new to try! A message Board for LKWA people and friends. This is a public forum, anyone on the can read the messages but only those who are members can post a message (to filter out spam). Click Here to see what the LKWA Message Board looks like. Click here to find out more about the Message Board and learn how you can join in the discussion.
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