The Lovell Lake Association Newsletter

The Lovell Lake Association Newsletter
Spring 2009
President’s Message
Check out the LLA Website at www.lovelllake.org
The clocks have been moved ahead, the sun is noticeably warmer and the daylight is lasting well into the
evening hours. A sure sign spring is right around the corner. As we move toward the busy summer months, the
lake association is becoming more active, although one
position, that of treasurer is ongoing year round. For the
past twenty years, Warren Reeves has taken on the responsibilities of being LLA’s treasurer. Now that he has
decided to move on, I want to personally thank Warren
for all the time he’s dedicated to the association over the
years along with his patience while guiding me during
my tenure. At the same time, I want to introduce and
thank Alan Heacock for volunteering to take over the
treasurer’s job. Alan has not just taken on the responsibility, he’s embraced it. He has spent many hours over
the winter updating the financial files and mailing lists,
pursuing unpaid dues and offering valuable suggestions.
Many thanks to both Warren and Alan!
I’d also like to thank Susanne DesRoches and her
family for volunteering to take over the newsletter. Anusia Hirsch has been gracious enough over the past few
years to put this together for us. A warm welcome and
“thank you” from all to the DesRoches.
Also, a reminder to all boaters who have not yet received the safe boating certification. The certificate is
now mandatory for everyone 16 years of age or older
operating more than a 25 horsepower motorboat. If you
need additional information, please go to our website at
www.lovelllake.org and click on the link or you can call
the Marine Patrol in Gilford at 888-254-2125.
Finally, we hope to have a representative from the
NH Department of Environmental Services (DES) join
us at our annual meeting on August 1st to discuss the
Shoreland Protection Act. Please mark your calendar.
Have a great summer and see you on the lake!
Tim Sherrill
President
2008 Loon Update
Last summer, Lovell Lake was home to a baby loon. The mother loon originally had two babies, however only one
loon survived to adulthood. This commonly happens because of nest disturbance as the loon nest is at the shoreline close
to the water edge. Common loons are designated by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department’s as Threatened
Wildlife. NH law requires a 150-foot buffer from the shore when going faster than six miles per hour. Please slow down,
keep your distance and be mindful of loon habitat while boating.
2009 Official Ice Out – April 8th (provided by Chris Sherrill)
EVENTS & NEWS
5th Annual Lovell Lake
Great East Lake Golf Tournament
Jimmy and Paula Good organized the tournament again, and 69 golfers (36 from Lovell Lake,
33 from Great East Lake) participated on September 6, 2008. The weather cooperated, a good time
was had by all, and $2,442 was raised to fund water quality initiatives on Lovell Lake.
2008 Winners:
• The Rowley family (Andrea, Craig, Derek and
Glenn) of Lovell Lake won the team competition
for lowest net score.
• Mike Robinson of Great East Lake won the men’s
longest drive, and Joy Thomas of Lovell Lake
won the women’s longest drive.
• Doreen Abraham of Lovell Lake won closest to
the pin.
Special thanks and a fond farewell go out to Jim
and Dianna Smith, whose tireless work contacting
sponsors helped make the tournament a success.
Jim and Dianna also sold their place on Lovell
Lake last fall, so we need someone to step up and get involved in obtaining sponsors for the 2009 tournament. If
interested in helping out, please contact Jimmy and Paula
Good at [email protected].
We would like to thank the sponsors of the 2008 tournament:
Gold Sponsorship
• Christianson Bus Co.,
Chelmsford, MA
(978) 453-9030
• Good Consulting
Essex, MA
(978) 768-7378
• Jimmy & Paula Good
• Dave Hutchins Builders
Sanbornville, NH
(603) 522-6808
• Lovell Lake Water Ski Club
• M&M Storage
Sanbornville, NH
(603) 522-8332
• Raise-A-Dock
Sanbornville, NH
(603) 522-5336
• Rogers and Vanzanten
(207) 636-1181
• St. Anthony’s Church
Sanbornville, NH
• Carl Seimon Family Trust
• Sunshine Acres
Sanbornville, NH
(603) 522-8332
• Cynthia Wyatt & Family
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Silver Sponsorship
• Bob & Judith Page
• Ed Randall Excavation
Sanbornville, NH
(603) 755-1189
• Hayes Real Estate
Wakefield, NH
(603) 522-8207
• Phyllis Lewis
• Jim & Dianna Smith
Bronze Sponsorship
• Jackie Keating
• Claire Woelflein
Gifts, Raffle Prizes, and
Volunteers
• Dale Broach and
T.G.I. Friday’s
• Harrington Wine & Liquors
• UPS
• Poor People’s Pub
Sanbornville, NH
• Willy’s Ale Room
Potting Shed
Acton, ME
2008 Boat Parade
The annual Lovell Lake Boat Parade went off smoothly
on a pleasant July 5th evening. Approximately twenty boats
participated in the slow circle around the lake. Many of the
boats were decorated in either a patriotic or a circus theme.
The first place award for the best decoration went to the
Seimon-Carlson family whose boat displayed an “American Family Circus.” All participants were clad in circus
costumes, including the dog. Some performed stunts and
gymnastic moves. Second prize was awarded to the Consolie-Palumbo family whose theme was “Miss Lovell Lake.”
All members were in costume. Third place was awarded to
the McDavitt’s speedboat which was festooned with colorful
patriotic decorations. The Peterson, Golden and Brunelle’s
boats also won prizes for their imaginative decorations.
The Lovell Lake Association would like to thank the following firms for their generous donations to the parade and
raffle: Poor People’s Pub, Interiors Plus, Fred’s Barbershop
and Hair Style, Wakefield Family Hairstyles, C & G Pizza
and Lovell Lake Market. The LLA would also like to thank
all who participated and helped make this another successful parade of boats.
2009 Boat Parade
The theme for the 2009 boat parade is “Halloween in
July.” The parade is scheduled for Saturday, July 4th at
7:00PM, and will kick off from Sunshine Acres. Please mark
your calendars to participate in this fun-filled activity.
Fishing Report – Stocking Program
In 2008, the N.H. Fish and Game Department continued
to stock rainbow trout in Lovell Lake, releasing 2,000 yearlings in April through June. A similar number of fish and
stocking schedule is anticipated for 2009.
Lovell Lake Fishing Facts:
• Lovell Lake is home to a wide variety of fish species. In
addition to rainbow trout, there are both smallmouth and
largemouth bass, white and yellow perch, sunfish, pumpkinseed, horned pout, chain pickerel, fallfish, common
white suckers, common and golden shiners, and cusk.
• According to N.H. Fish and Game, walleyed pike were
stocked in the lake in 1992. Although there have been
some large walleye caught in the lake (an 8lb, 6oz. fish
was caught in 2006), it is unlikely there are many left due
to the low ph and alkalinity of the lake’s water that render
walleye unable to reproduce.
Wakefield Winter Carnival
The Wakefield Parks and Recreation Department sponsored the first annual Winter Carnival on February 27th and
28th. The carnival began Friday with a family movie night
at the Opera House. Saturday featured snow shoe demonstrations and races, a snow sculpture contest, gingerbread
house making and an ice fishing derby on the Lake.
Moose Mountain Recreation Area opened up on Saturday hosting the snow shoe event and the snow sculpture
contest. Fox Ridge Outfitters provided snow shoes from
the Tubs Company and participants could try them out on
a half mile course around Moose Mountain. The Chris and
Kate Kinville family won the snow sculpture contest in a
field of nine snow artists. [Moose Mountain lodge has now
reopened for dinner on weekends and the owners hope to
have the mountain opened for snow boarding and tubing
next winter.]
The gingerbread house event was held at Parks and Recreation in Sanbornville with 12 groups participating. The
main event was the fishing derby held on the Lake which
attracted 150 fishermen, who enjoyed a beautiful day on the
ice. The day started with a buffet breakfast at Lino’s restaurant from 5 to 7 AM. Participants then proceeded onto the
Lake. Both youngsters and adults competed for prizes for
the biggest fish in several divisions. The largest Rainbow
Trout in the adult division weighed in at 1.31 lbs. with two
pickerel, at 4.02 and 3.43 lbs. being the largest fish caught
for the day. Prizes included a great variety of ice fishing
gear provided by the Parks and Recreation Department.
The Poor People’s Pub set up lunch outside and served
hot dogs and hamburgers off the grill. Lunch from Lino’s
was available delivered right to the Lake by snowmobile.
Parks and Recreation Director Wayne Robinson reports
that the tradition will continue with a 2010 carnival, tentatively scheduled for Saturday February 27. If you are here
year round or a summer resident on the Lake, consider a trip
to the carnival next year. We’ll get the word out as soon as
a date is firmed up and a schedule of events established.
Condolences
Longtime Lovell Lake resident Charles “Charlie” Holland passed away on February 20, 2008. He was buried at
the Lovell Lake Cemetery on June 6, 2008. Charlie and
his wife Marjorie enjoyed many years on Lovell Lake with
their children and grandchildren. He will be missed by all.
Bald Eagle Sighting at Lovell Lake
by Laurel Blanchard
I have a camp on the cove toward Route 109. This summer during my stay in mid-August I had the pleasure of watching a bald eagle several times on the lake. The first time I was in my boat and I spotted it flying across the lake and spiraling
skyward. The next day I was fishing near the islands and saw the eagle drop down and grab a fish. It flew up to a treetop
on the Big Island to eat it. Several other boaters in the area also saw it, waving and pointing excitedly at the sight. Several
days later I was on my dock and spotted it again, this time on Sandy Beach. I grabbed my camera, rowed over to it and took
a lot of close up photos, two of which are above. Here are two of them. Having the opportunity to watch such a beautiful
bird was a great experience, and I hope it will return again and possibly nest on the lake.
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OUR LAKE
Lovell Lake Weed Watch Update
The Sox won their opener at Fenway Park, with
ice out occurring the next day. As spring blends
into summer, make a commitment to join a volunteer group and pitch in to protect the Lake and your
investment.
An easy way to protect that investment is to join
the Lovell Lake Weed Watchers. The Weed Watchers check the shore line for any sign that an invasive weed has been introduced into the Lake. All it
takes is an hour a month to work with our dedicated
volunteers and protect the Lake. Weed watching is
easy and can be done from a boat, canoe or kayak
or while swimming. It’s also easy to spot milfoil in
the water. No special training is needed.
Variable milfoil is the most common type of invasive weed
found in NH and Maine. This invasive weed has already
been found close by in New Hampshire and just over the
border in Maine, including in Balch Pond and Belleau here
in Wakefield, as well as water bodies in Rochester, Brookfield, Middleton, Wolfboro and Acton, Maine.
Invasive weed species, also know as exotic species, are
not native to the area. Environmental conditions don’t control the growth as they do with native weeds. Once they are
introduced into a lake they spread very rapidly and blanket the lake, making normal use of the water impossible.
The only defense if milfoil gets in is to find it quickly, so
that it can be removed with a good chance of preventing its
spread. If not caught early on, we will all be in for a long,
expensive and probably unsuccessful battle to control it.
Up till now we’ve been lucky, the Lake is free of invasive weed problems. Let’s keep it that way. Join us and get
your children and grandchildren involved to protect their
future at Lovell Lake.
To join us in any capacity call Dick DesRoches at
603-473-2216 or email to [email protected].
Water Quality Testing
Water quality testing at Lovell Lake was first started in
1979. Our current program has been ongoing for the last 19
years. This past summer was no exception. You may have
noticed a large pontoon boat lingering at both ends of the
Lake on Sunday mornings from July to September.
The program is coordinated by Barbara and Gil Binette,
the boat is courtesy of Dick Peckham and the rest of the
testing crew consists of John and Carolyn Gilpatrick and
Judi and Dick DesRoches.
The testing is part of the Lay Lakes Monitoring Program (LLMP) run by the Center for Freshwater Biology at
the University of New Hampshire. The program supports
teams of lay monitors at lakes all over the State with equip-
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ment and training and provides the analysis of the water
samples taken by the local teams. The teams take readings
for temperature and water clarity and take water samples
which are then taken to UNH for testing. Lab testing at
UNH measures the type and number of microscopic organisms present in the Lake water as well as phosphorus, chlorophyll and color. Each summer the team from UNH visits
the Lake and does more extensive sampling and testing to
round out the data.
Why is this information important to all of us here at
Lovell Lake? The record of water quality from the same
two sampling points over these many years points up small
changes that we would not otherwise notice. Knowing if
water quality is decreasing or even changing slightly will
signify that the Lake is under increasing stress and we’ll
need to take action. As computer modeling gets more sophisticated in future years, with our long term record, we
will be able to pinpoint quality problems and solutions to
correct them.
The good news for now is that water quality is fairly
high. In particular clarity is good, phosphorus and chlorophyll levels are relatively low and thus the low incidence of
algae blooms.
Water testing will continue in 2009, twice per month on
Sunday morning. If you would like to help with the testing
and learn more about Lovell Lake, email Barbara and Gil
Binette at [email protected].
Lake Host Program 2009
The Lovell Lake Association will participate in the 2009
New Hampshire Lakes Association Lake Host Program. The
grant application has been approved and we’ve been awarded
$1,500. To date Lovell Lake is still milfoil free!
Our 2008 grant was $500 less than previous years and
the available amount for 2009 has been reduced by another
$1,000. This is not a reflection of the value of our Lake Host
program but rather an indication of state budget cuts and an
increase in the number of Lakes applying to the program. At
the Annual Meeting, Lovell Lakers approved a Lake Host
Program contribution of $3,000. Last year, the Town of
Wakefield contributed an additional $1,500 and, we hope,
will do so again in 2009. I’m grateful that our 2009 Lake
Host budget will equal our 2008 budget.
We’re pleased to have Nick Wons back for his 4th year as
a paid Lake Host and this year we welcome Ryan O’Connor
as a new paid Lake Host.
The program relies on volunteer Lake Hosts to cover weekdays and some early mornings. With this year’s
grant budget cuts, volunteer hours are even more vital.
Lovell Lake has a team of dedicated volunteer hosts who
have spent many hours inspecting boats at the town ramp.
If you’re willing to donate a few hours to the Lake Host
program, please contact me at 781-771-4046 or email to
AnusiaH@roadrunner. com
Thanks, Anusia Hirsch
Lovell Lake Watershed Survey Results
On September 13, 2008 volunteers were trained and
later broke into teams to survey the entire Lovell Lake watershed, lead by the Acton Wakefield Watersheds Alliance
(AWWA). The primary purpose of the watershed survey
was to identify and prioritize existing sources of polluted
runoff, particularly soil erosion sites in the Lovell Lake watershed. Equally important was to raise public awareness
of the connection between land use and water quality and
inspire people to become active stewards of the watershed.
This information will be used as a component of a long-term
lake protection strategy and to make general recommendations to landowners for fixing erosion problems.
The teams identified a total of 161 sites where polluted
runoff occurs. Nine land use types were associated with the
identified sites; Beach Access; Boat Access; Driveways;
Residential, Town, State and Private Roads; Commercial;
and Municipal.
Sites were also ranked according to three criteria:
• Technical level to install describes the degree of technical
expertise needed to address a problem.
• Impact was assigned by considering factors such as the
size of disturbed area, slope, soil type, amount of soil that’s
eroding, proximity to water or buffer, and size of buffer.
• Cost: Low-cost sites were estimated to cost less than $500
to fix, Medium from $500 to $2,500 to fix, and High over
$2,500 to fix.
With a few exceptions, virtually all of the sites identified in
the survey are significant to one degree or another. The cumulative effect of many “low” and “medium” impact sites
can exceed that of any one “high” impact site.
Next Steps in Lovell Lake Protection
What’s Next?
• AWWA has sent out letters to the landowners whose properties have problems that may be remedied with simple
fixes recommended by the AWWA Technical Director. If
you receive a letter please return the request for assistance
form to AWWA or correct erosion problems on your own.
• The LLA and AWWA will work with the Town and NH
Department of Environmental Services to address issues
beyond the scope of the AWWA Technical Director.
• The Lovell Lake watershed survey information will be incorporated into the Salmon Falls Headwaters Watershedbased Management Plan which will recommend short and
long term strategies for protecting and restoring the water
quality of the lakes that make up the headwaters of the
Salmon Falls River which include Great East Lake, Horn
Pond, Lake Ivanhoe, Lovell Lake and Wilson Lake. Specific action items will be identified for individual landowners, lake associations and local and state agencies.
What Can You Do?
Read the full Lovell Lake Watershed Survey report found
at http://awwatersheds.org/programs/watershed-surveys/
or by contacting the LLA or AWWA.
• Be sure to find out how you can fix any erosion or runoff
problems on your own property. Whether or not you received a letter, if you have an erosion issue, please contact
Adam Shoukimas, AWWA Technical Director at 603-4732500 or [email protected] to set up a technical consultation.
• Volunteer with the Lovell Lake Association as a Lake
Host, Weed Watcher or Water Quality Monitor.
• Follow the simple lake-friendly practices in the “A Laker’s
Dozen” article in this newsletter (see last page).
Visit the AWWA website at www.AWwatersheds.org to learn more about AWWA and important ways that you can help
protect precious Lovell Lake.
Examples of Identified Erosion Problems
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Thank You to Warren Reeves
I have recently taken over the treasurers duties after
Warren stepped down after over 20 years. My wife Jane and
I purchased a rustic cottage on the lake over ten years ago.
In fact our cottage reached is first century recently. We have
learned to love the lake and greatly appreciate the efforts
many individuals have taken over the years to preserve and
protect our lake.
The Lovell Lake association was founded with 119 initial members over 45 years ago with the specific purpose
of protecting the quality of the water in our lake. Each year
they help inspect boats entering our lake, check the lake
for invasive weeds, and take water samples that are tested
at UNH. So far these efforts have been successful and we
have a clean and clear lake.
This year we are making a special effort to reach every
land owner on our lake with the opportunity to join and help
us in our efforts to protect our lake. Your dues and the extra
donations provide the money required to continue these efforts and build a war chest of emergency funds that will be
used to attack any invasive weeds found in our lake. Please
complete the attached 2009 dues card today and consider an
additional tax deductible donation to help us build this fund
to protect your lake.
Best Regards,
Alan Heacock
[email protected]
603.714.0250 (c)
603.471.3126 (f)
Wakefield Food Pantry
The Wakefield Food Pantry supplies food and personal
care items to families in need in Wakefield. Please consider
making a donation in these difficult economic times. Monetary donations can be mailed to:
Wakefield Food Pantry, PO Box 426,
Sanbornville, NH 03872
Food donations can be brought to the Pantry on Tuesdays
from 9:00-11:00 a.m. or on Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to 12
noon or 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. The food needs are: oatmeal, cereals, canned meats, cooking oil in small bottles, salad dressings, canned fruit, canned beans, beef stew or any other
kind of hearty meal a can, coffee, tea, canned milk, laundry
detergent in small containers, dish soap, and personal care
items such as shampoo, bath soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes,
and shaving cream.
The Food pantry is open every Wednesday from 9:00am
to 12:00 pm and 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm and can also be reached
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Dear Warren,
I am writing on behalf of the Lovell Lake Association
to express our deep gratitude for your service as treasurer of
the Lovell Lake Association for so many years.
While I served as President you were always there for me
and made me look better than I was. Often during the annual meetings someone would ask a financially related
question. I would pause and look off as if I was quickly doing some mental calculation and then I would say,
“Well, thank you for your question and rather than me
venturing an answer, I’ll turn that one over to Warren for
a detailed response.”
And that is what you gave them each and every time.
Which was a good thing because most of the time my answer would have been so much less.
I also enjoyed working with you on the “Warren Report”
which became an integral part of both the Annual Meeting
and the Newsletter...always well done.
Well, all things must come to an end. However, in this
case you can sit back and smile with satisfaction. The Presidency is now in the competent hands of Tim Sherrill and
the Treasurer’s role has now been assumed by the very able
Alan Heacock.
In short, the Lovell Lake Association was well-served
by you and now it is well-served by Tim and Alan.
Thanks again, Warren from myself, the Executive Committee and all of the members of the LLA who benefited
from your efforts.
Sincerely,
John Hirsch
For Tim Sherrill and the Executive Committee
at 522-3094. It is located at 132 Meadow Street at the Parks
& Recreation Building.
Welcome Wagon Volunteers
The LLA is looking for a volunteer to bring back the
Welcome Wagon. We haven’t had the Welcome Wagon in
a few years, and it is a great way to welcome new families
to the lake by announcing their arrival in the newsletter. If
you are interested in volunteering for the Welcome Wagon,
please contact
ct Tim Sherrill.
LLA Newsletter Goes Green
This LLA Newsletter is printed on 100% post consumer
content paper that is chlorine-free. The paper is also certified by the Forest Stewardship Council and made with biogas energy. The inks are vegetable based with low volatile
organic compounds. The printing uses chemical-free computer-to-plate production and is printed with wind power.
Remember to recycle when finished.
Bateman, Ruth
Boucher, John & Patricia
Cole, Bruce
Crowell, John & Deb
Cushman, John & Carole
Cyr, Jonathan & Bonnie
Darling, Thomas & Jillian
Davis, Stan & Susan
DesRoches, Richard & Judith
Gilpatrick, Carolyn & John
Good, Jim
Good, Jimmy & Paula
Hackley, Brian & Diana
Hildebrandt, Charles & Wendy
Hirsch, John & Anusia
Imke, Larry & Marilyn
Kennedy, Margaret
LaBree, Doug & Pauline
Laurion, Marc & Tobi
Maguire, Paul & Pamala
Martel, Irene & Terry
McDavitt, Ken & Sandy
McDonald, Charles & Constance
Morse, Bob & Susie
Morse, Bob & Virginia
Moysenko, Andy & Pat
Ortiz, Marti
Peckham, Richard & Diana
Prindle, Michael & Rachel
Prindle, Patty
Reeves, Warren
Rowley, Craig & Andrea
Rowley, Paula & Glenn
Sherrill, Chris & Shirley
Sherrill, Tim
Siemon, Beverly & Son
Smith, James & Diana
Town of Wakefield, NH
Triandaflou, Mindy (Cochran)
Tucker, Catherine (Imler)
Alden, Jennifer & Evans, Kirsten
Anderson, Arthur & Karen
Anderson, J & Doherty, D.
Belliveau, Alan & Laurie
Berg, Warren & Marjorie
Binette, Gil & Barbara
Blaylock, Elaine & Carter, Eleanor
Blomster, Betsy & Roy
Bonfanti, Deborah (Reid Family)
Boudrau, Moe & Sharon
Boudreau, Verna
Bunker Walter (Catherine Carter)
Camerto D, Long S, Mickalsen D
Cassidy, Frank & Theresa
Cataland, Renee & Miller, Paul
Clark, Gordon & Carol
Clifford, Warren & Geneva
Cochran, Jim & Libby
Cole, Donald A. Jr
Concaugh, Barbara
Cram, Ken
Currier, Althea & Richard
Cushman, Greg & Sue
Dailey, Alice J.
Davis, Bryan & Janet
Dery, Ernie & Pat
Doiron, Robert & Faith
Eldredge, Bob & Sandy
Finigan, Richard & Catherine
Fiorentino, Angelo & Rosemarie
Flint, Stanlon & David
Goodrich, Bobbie & Fred
Goyette, Philip & Tucker, Robin
Hays, Gene
Hildebrandt, John & Persis
Holland, Marjorie
Jennison, Philip & Bonnie
Jones, Cori & Warrence, Neil
Kaczynski, Thomas & Phyllis
Keating, Bo
Keating, Marilyn
Keating, Rebecca & James
King, Joe & Peggy
Korpi, Randi & Leaf, Deboroh
Laucus, Carol A.
Lawrie, Bev & Jim
Legrow, Jeff & Joan
Lewis, Kent & Beth
Marrocco, MaryAnn & Robert
Mazzochia, Robert & Pauline
Meyer, Fred & Pat
Morin, Ron & Kathy
Morse, Jane & Ogen
Mourginis, Nick & Yola
Nyhan, Kevin & Alison
O’Connor, Maureen & Kevin
O’Meara, Joe & Rae
Page, Bob & Judith
Pike, Roland & Carolyn
Pollard, David & Lorri
Ray, Frank & Evelyn
Riley, Robert & Judith
Tasker, Peter & Antoinette
Thomas, Joy & Gene
Thomas, Karen
Torey, Veronica
Tucker, Lura
Tucker, Richard & Teresa
Varney, Sadie & Thomas
Webster, Brad & Dianne
White, Priscilla
Williams, Kathy & Barry
Blanchard Family
Boudreau, Beulah (Bette) A.
Bradbury, Al & Ida & Jeff
Caines, Richard & Janis
DeGrande, Mary & Joe
Gatto, Chris
Grant, Clarence & Helen
Henson, John & Joyce
Holding, Alice
Hooper, John & Corinne
Jahn, Hope E. Sr & Jr
Kantola, Robert & Dotothy
MacDonald, Paul & Rosanne
Marshall, John & Geof
McGraw, Muriel
Pecci, Tony & Judy
Randall, Frank & Alberta
Reynolds, Sallie
Riley, Chuck & Carol
Schlenkel, Cheryl & Peter
Stevens, Lewis & Shirley
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A LAKER’S DOZEN
Thirteen Ways You Can Help the Lake
1. Always check boat, trailer and equipment for plant
fragments before launch and after take-out.
2. Respect Shoreland Zone Regulations. Before making
any change on your land, check with your town to see
what’s permitted and what’s not in the shoreland: within
250’ of the lake and any fourth order or higher stream.
3. Control storm water run-off from buildings, paths,
driveways and road. Check your property on a rainy
day and fix run-off sites by planting vegetation or constructing swales to direct water flow away from the lake.
If you are unsure about what to do contact the Acton
Wakefield Watersheds Alliance for a free site specific
design consultation.
4. Cultivate a wooded buffer. Trees, shrubs and grasses
slow the flow and filter soil and pollutants from rainwater before they end up in the lake.
5. Take a Break, Retire the Rake and Save the Lake Limit lawn size, mow less often, and don’t rake duff on
your shorefront properties.
6. Limit fertilizer, herbicide and pesticide use. Long
lasting residues in these chemicals can turn lakes green
and harm aquatic life. NH regulations prohibit fertilizer
& pesticide application within 50 feet of the shoreline.
Lovell Lake Association
P.O. Box 232
Sanbornville, NH 03872
www.lovelllake.org
Address Service Requested
7. Don’t stress the septic system. Inspect the system
yearly. Pump the tank regularly. Systems 20 years and
older should be inspected by a specialist. Use phosphorus-free cleaners, and detergents. Stagger laundry loads.
Minimize water use. Don’t put grease or toxics down
the drain.
8. Construct docks and floats with lake-friendly materials. Choose cedar, cypress, plastic, or aluminum over
wood that’s pressure-treated with arsenic. The State of
NH has clearly defined regulations about dock construction and placement. Be sure to check the permitting
regulations by calling NH DES at (603) 271-2147.
9. Dogs, humans and boats should never be washed in
the lake!
10. Observe headway speed within 150 feet of shore.
Boating in shallow water disturbs fish habitat and stirs
up sediment.
11. When you replace a boat motor, choose a clean 4stroke engine.
12. Preserve wildlife habitat on land and underwater.
Lake shallows and shorelands are home to many native
species and nurseries for young.
13. Support your local lake association and the NH
Lakes Association.
Modified from ME COLA website “A Laker’s Dozen”
http://www.mainecola.org/lakers_dozen.htm