Published December 20, 2019 – Laconia Daily Sun
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Feds go along with name change for Lake Wicwas
December 22, 2019Governor signs bill standardizing spelling of “Wicwas”
December 22, 2019Published July 19, 2019 – Laconia Daily Sun
https://www.laconiadailysun.com/news/local/governor-signs-bill-standardizing-spelling-of-wicwas/
Chinese Mystery Snails in Wicwas
July 23, 2019Published July 23, 2019 – Laconia Daily Sun
What a Difference a “K” Makes
February 5, 2019Published February 3, 2019 – The Concord Monitor
What a difference a K makes.
“It has been an aggravation and irritation for some time,” is how David Thorpe of Meredith puts it when talking about whether the letter K belongs in the name of a small lake. “In the last 10 to 15 years, with GPS becoming so ubiquitous, it has become a problem.”
Meredith Select Board Approves “Lake Wicwas” as official name.
February 5, 2019Published January 31, 2019 – The Meredith News
Lake Hosts help prevent spread of invasive species
May 22, 2015Lake Hosts Help Prevent Spread of Invasive Species
Published 21 May 2015 – The Laconia Daily Sun
LACONIA — Memorial Day weekend not only signifies the start of the recreational boating season, it also marks the official start of the New Hampshire Lakes Association (NH LAKES) Lake Host Program. This summer, approximately 750 Lake Hosts stationed at 105 of the most highly used boat ramps throughout the state will teach boaters how to clean, drain, and dry their boats to help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species from water body to water body.
Editorial: Loons and Lead; N.H. Bill Offers Needed Protection | Valley News
April 13, 2013Saturday, April 13, 2013
(Published in print: Saturday, April 13, 2013)
(Published in print: Saturday, April 13, 2013)
If you sense that there are significantly more loons on the lakes, ponds and rivers of New Hampshire than just a few decades ago, you’re absolutely right. Thanks to the hard work of the Loon Preservation Committee and other conservation organizations, about three times as many loons now take up summer residence in New Hampshire as did in the mid-’70s. Anyone who has watched one of these spectacularly handsome birds or heard its signature call can only be grateful for how much has been achieved.
But it hasn’t been easy. Loons are not only finicky breeders, they’re slow ones.
Lake Wicwas 