Get connected to the Lake Kanasatka Watershed Association.
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This is what your watershed association does for you:
- Monitor and sample the water quality and keep a database of it's changes. Each year we collect different measurements/samples that tell us what is going on within the water column. We collect water transparency measurements as well as measurements of temperature, oxygen, conductivity (a surrogate for salts), turbidity (particulate matter), pH etc from the surface down to the lake bottom.
- Protect local wildlife - by working with various Wildlife Protection Organizations as well as the NH Fish and Game Department. Members of your Watershed Association work in coordination with the Loon Preservation Committee to aid in the placing of loon rafts, help with the annual loon count, watch and protect animals and loons from dangerous predators, both domestic and wild.
- Watch the surrounding land use and construction activities. Guarding against the major development of areas around the lake have historically been the goal of your Watershed Association. On many occasions reports have come from around the lake by people concerned about construction projects and their impact on the lake. To be sure that our watershed remains clean and safe, your Lake Association has investigated and taken action.
- Support
other environmental protection organizations. The
Lake Kanasatka Watershed
Association contributes money and works with several groups in the
state: The NH Lakes Association, the Squam Lakes Association, the
Loon Preservation Committee, and the Lakes Region Conservation Trust.
- Educate our members in proper land and water use. In the past the July and August meetings have had guests from various organizations. Most recently we had presentations from members of the Department of Environmental Services, the Carroll and Belknap County Conservation Districts, and the NH Marine Patrol.
Have you paid your LKWA dues for 2008? Click here to download a mailable form.