LAKE KANASATKA WATERSHED ASSOCIATION

Loon Center, Moultonborough, New Hampshire

July 23, 2005

President John Scudder opened the meeting at 9:30 AM and welcomed new members.

He introduced the LKWA officers: Vice President - Laurie Whitley; Secretary - Barbara Lauterwasser; Treasurer - Bob Brennan (Not able to be present);

Hospitality - Mary Anne McRae, Fox Smith and Jill Anderson.

Barbara Lauterwasser read the minutes of the August 21, 2004 meeting, which were approved as presented.

John Scudder presented the Treasurer's report for Bob Brennan.

Income - $782.07

Expenses - 44.88 - food

36.00 - Miscellaneous

125.00 - Newsletter printing and postage

Present balance - $4,22l.70

Bill Smith moved that we contribute:

$200. - Squam Lakes Association

200. - New Hampshire Lakes Association

200. - Lakes Region Conservation Trust

200. - Loon Preservation Committee

The motion was seconded and passed.

Laurie Whitley, reporting for her husband Doug on the water testing program, said that the lake qusality is consistent. There are 3 locations tested by the Whitleys, McRaes and the Lauterwassers. Make sure one's septic system is working well. Don't remove vegetation from the shoreline. Some bacteria sampling will be done in August.

The question was raised about mercury testing being done. The Association is in need of 2 additional water testers.

David Miller, a lakes biologist reported skull fragments in the nest and there are no chicks on Lake Kanasatka. The raft was not used. It was suggested there be an e-mail address for notifying people of news of loons.

One should log on to the website for the address. Regarding the location of the nest, David said that the loons pretty well choose the nest location that they want. The LPC monitors all loons in New Hampshire. Work is being done on legislation to do banding. There is general research on migration.

John Scudder thanked the Hospitality Committee of Fox Smith, Mary Ann McRae and Jill Anderson for today's tasty refreshments.

For information, he stated that the loon logo on the loon hats was originally designed by Myron Sharpe.

John read a mote from Dick Goodwin, long time LKWA member.

The LKWA laptop was donated by the LaPortes.

Re: tax assessment. A good number of LKWA representatives visited the tax assessor's office and talked to Selectmen and a re-evaluation was done.

Jane Fairchild organized this year's 4th of July Parade with help from Brian McNerney. Pictures of participating boats are on the website.

For a boat count this summer, 5 volunteers are needed and please speak to John Scudder. The Marine patrol boat is docked on our lake and the officer is Jerry Littlefield.

For safe boater education, information is on the LKWA website, www.kanasatka.org.

John Introduced today's speaker - Carol Drummond, New Hampshire Coordinator of the North American Amphibian Monitoring Program and Frog Watch, who gave many interesting facts about locations of frogs in the state's lakes and marsh areas, and had a number of slides of the varieties of frogs she and her team have studied.

The next meeting of the LKWA will be held at the Center Harbor fire department building on Saturday, August 20th at 9:00 am.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:30 am.

Respectfully submitted,

Barbara Lauterwasser

Secretary