Lake Hosts help prevent spread of invasive species

Lake 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.

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Editorial: Loons and Lead; N.H. Bill Offers Needed Protection | Valley News

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.

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