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LWA, town agencies plan forum on changes to Shoreland Protection Act  
Contributed by Administrator  
Monday, May 5, 2008

The Lake Wentworth Association is partnering with the Wolfeboro Planning Board and the Conservation Commission to sponsor a forum on recently enacted changes to the state's Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act. The changes include revisions impacting the manner in which shorefront properties can be developed or modified.

The changes originally became effective on April 1, but the Legislature and Governor John Lynch retroactively revised the date to July 1.

The forum will be of interest to shorefront property owners, public officials, developers, attorneys, and others with a stake in the protection and use of the state's shorelands.

The session is set for Thursday, May 8, at 7 p.m. in Anderson Hall, Brewster Academy (the former St. Cecelia's Church).

For information about the recent changes to the CSPA, check the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services Web site.

The Lake Wentworth Foundation launches Web site  
Written by Shaun Berry  
Tuesday, December 5, 2006

The Lake Wentworth Foundation, sister organization to the Lake Wentworth Association, has unveiled its new Web site.  Found at www.lakewentworth.org, the site will be of particular interest to residents, friends and neighbors of Lake Wentworth, Crescent Lake, Smith River, and the Wentworth watershed.

The site explains the function, goals and operation of the organization, while describing in detail the various properties owned and managed by the foundation. The LWF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, allowing most  donations to be tax-deductible.

In addition to its other features, the LWF site provides a secure means of donating on-line through JustGive.org. 

Please take time to visit and bookmark the site as we will be constantly updating it with new information and pictures in the coming weeks.

Identifying those plants in and around the water is easy with a new color brochure from NHDES  
Written by Rich Masse  
Monday, October 30, 2006

Ever wonder what those plants growing at the end of the dock are? Could you identify variable milfoil if it took root along your shoreline? How about those shrubs growing along the property line -- are they native to New Hampshire or alien species transplanted here from abroad?

The answer to these and many other questions about the plants that grow in and around our waters are found in a new -- and free -- publication put together by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. Titled "A Field Guide To Common Riparian Plants of New Hampshire," the full-color document is available online from the DES site.

More than 70 plant species are described in the text, with additional live specimen scans and habitat photos.


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Your household and water quality  
Written by Rich Masse  
Tuesday, January 18, 2005

Do you sometimes offer your lakefront home to family or friends for a weekend or a week's vacation? Do you rent your property to people who may not be familiar with lakeside living?

Have you ever wished you could post a brief list of Do's and Don'ts for family and visitors to encourage lake-friendly behavior and discourage activities that may be detrimental to water quality? If so, the Lake Wentworth Association has just what you've been looking for.

Entitled "Your Household Can Help Protect Our Lakes," it's a one-page list of steps that we can all take to limit the amount of phosphorus entering our lake's waters. As the publication notes, phosphorus is a lake's worst enemy. It greatly accelerates the rate at which a lake ages -- that is, becomes clogged with weeds and algae.

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UNH team searches for a milfoil adversary  
Written by Rich Masse  
Tuesday, July 5, 2005

A new project directed by the University of New Hampshire is attempting to determine whether biological agents found in the upper Midwest may be of some help in controlling variable milfoil in New Hampshire. The effort, funded with $225,000 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the US Environmental Protection Agency, brings together Jeff Schloss, director of the Center for Freshwater Biology at UNH, with Dr. Garrett Crow, a professor of Botany at the school, and researchers Eyualem Abebe and Scott Garnett of the Hubbard Center for Genome Studies.

The UNH project is one of seven in the state intended to evaluate milfoil control and funded with a $1 million grant obtained by Senator Judd Gregg. The money is being managed by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services.

The university project is the only one that will study the use of biological agents – in this case, round worms or nematodes – to manage milfoil. In addition to Wentworth, the study will include five other lakes in New Hampshire and an equal number in Wisconsin and perhaps Minnesota.

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