Pawtuckaway Lake Association

The Crew assembled at the Dolloff Dam Yacht Club at 8 AM, August 30th. Tom had provided the canoe to ferry the slain phragmites to shore where in true synchronized fashion Eric would arrive to take them to as yet undisclosed destination.  So Captain Gary along with Peg and Steve proceeded through the South Channel  and en-route to pick-up Gayle.

The first Phragmites Expedition of 2008 was on July 26, 2008.  This marks salvo in the 2008 Phragmites War.   The assault force comprised of a three pronged movement.  The flagship pontoon vessel captained by Gary St. Pierre departed from its Dolloff Landing base at 0900 hours.  The team consisted of Peggy Tucker, her daughter Mandy, her cousins Chuck and Witney and Steve.

This battleship was joined by Ed Kotowski’s pontoon boat accompanied by his daughter Sara and cousin Jordan which moved out form the Lamprey harbor.   They motored to the Phragmites site to the left of the Twin Island.  There they were joined by Bob and Marie who canoed over.

Gayle Kenney and Jen Fernald kayaked over.  Therese Thompson kayaked over.  So for  this historic and epic battle , the Weed Warriors had arrayed a small army of 14 willing, smiling weed pullers.

The Lake Host program is already in full swing with volunteers working both the Fundy and State Park boat launches during the weekends. And, it is a really good thing that they are there. Saturday morning, May 3rd, Lake Host Volunteer Therese Thompson found an invasive species of plant, Water Chestnut, on a fisherman's boat trailer just before they launched their boat into the lake. Water Chestnut is on the NH Dept. of Environmental Services "Frightful Fourteen" most invasive exotic species list. These plants are some of the most feared species due to their ability to choke surface waters, harm native vegetation and wildlife, impact recreation, and lower property values.

Thank you Lake Host Program participants for another "Save"! If you would like to learn more about the program or even participate, contact Andrea Lawson, Lake Host Program Coordinator, at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

On Saturday, June 21, 9:30-12:00 noon Amy Smagula of the NH Department of Environmental Services will conduct a weed watch program training session at 32 Dolloff Dam Road. There will be an on water component to the training. Then, we will assign Weed Watch Warriors sections of the lake to perform a monthly survey for any new exotic weeds. Finally, we will continue our eradication efforts at the existing seven known exotic weed (Common Reed, also known as Phragmities) growth sites.

If you like to kayak, canoe or boat and would like to help keep the Lake free of exotic weeds, please contact Steve Soreff at 895-6120 or email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .