Pawtuckaway Lake Association

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New changes in shoreland protection act. Print E-mail
Written by Site Administrator   

Please visit the following link for answers to the questions: "Can I cut trees?" and other concerns . . . 

http://www.des.state.nh.us/organization/divisions/water/wetlands/cspa/documents/changes-swqa.pdf


 
The Weed Watchers of Pawtuckaway Lake Print E-mail
Written by Site Administrator   

A History and Lessons Learned: Weed Watchers in Action
by Stephen Soreff

Beginnings

Our rebirth as a Weed Watch force commenced in June 2007, at the Pawtuckaway Lake ImprovementAssociation’s (PLIA) annual meeting. PLIA President Tom Duffy, in presenting the work of the Lake Host program,noted the recent absence of Weed Watcher activity. I along with my partner Peggy Tucker volunteeredto rejuvenate it. At that meeting we all naively believed

that our wonderful lake was free of any exotic weeds. Our mission then and now is to back up the Lake Hostprogram. The inspection of vessels coming into our water represents the first line of defense. They are thegate keepers. If you can stop milfoil and other exotic quatic plants before they enter the lake, you have wonthe battle for that day. But what if you missed an exotic

weed or it enters the lake by a different route, what then? Here is where we the Weed Watchers come in: topatrol the shoreline in order to detect any exotic weed. Like many forms of cancer sooner is much better thanslater in terms of detection. Little did we know that our work would soon expand to eradication. 

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2010 Lake Host Update Print E-mail
Written by Donna Danis   
The Lake Host Program is more than half-way through the summer schedule.
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A Purple Loosestrife infestation was found on Horse Island. Print E-mail

ImageThe call came in on Friday July 9, 2010 at 6 PM from Lilia Guerra from Sachs Road. She reported a sighting of Purple Loosestrife on the Eastern edge of Horse Island where it opens to the South Channel. We agreed to meet Saturday morning, weather permitting, to see the site. We met in a downpour and I pulled one of the suspicious plants. During the storm I had shelter in a tent type structure of Dave's from Stoneham, MA in Horse Island site #70.

Peggy Tucker then took the plant sample to Therese Thompson on Sunday morning. They both were checking boats at the Fundy at 4 AM for a fishing tournament Sunday. Therese confirmed our concerns and recommended pulling the plants and removing their heads (the pinkish purple flower on top of it). At 5 PM Sunday, Gary St. Pierre, Peggy Tucker and Steve Soreff returned to the Horse Island site. First we cut and bagged all the heads off the now flowering plants, then we proceeded to pull all of them. It proved to be a localized but extensive number of  Purple Loosestrife.

PLIA note: We would like to thank the dedicated efforts of Peggy, Steve and Therese. They could use your help, if you would like to become involved please contact Steve Soreff at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or Donna Danis at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

 
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