Please Don’t Feed Ducks Or Geese
Please, for the sake of the lake, the ducks, and for those of us who try to enjoy the lake, please don’t feed the ducks! Feeding the waterfowl can cause swimmer’s itch. Swimmers’ itch is a skin rash caused by an allergic reaction to contact with certain parasites of...
NH DES Cyanobacteria Facebook Posts
NH Department of Environmental Services, Cyanobacteria Facebook Post, June 5, 2020: "When at our lakes and ponds this weekend, be on the lookout for cyanobacterial blooms! Three cyanobacteria advisories have been issued this week (Governors Lake, Raymond; Clough Pond,...
Lovell Lake Loon Rescue
In early December of 2019, there appeared to be a loon stranded on a small patch of open water in the middle of Lovell Lake. Calls were placed to NH Fish and Game as well as the Loon Preservation Committee, and John Cooley from the Loon Preservation Committee came to assess the situation on Sunday, December 8.
“Lovell” By Bob Spellman
On July 7, 2018, my wife Amanda and I got a call from the wonderful Juliann Sherrill, niece of Tim and daughter of Matt. She reported that this sad little fuzzball of a bird (Figure 1) had fallen or been forced out of its nest. We went...
