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2012 Summer Meeting Set for June 23

2012 Summer Meeting Set for June 23

The Lake Winona Improvement Association (LWIA) summer meeting will be held Saturday, June 23 at 9 am. Jeanne Chute (900 Winona Rd) has once again graciously offered her wonderful yard and stunning view of the lake for our meeting. The proposed meeting agenda includes: Vote on proposed amendments to the LWIA by-laws (please visit https://lakewinonanh.org/2012/proposed-amendments-to-bylaws/ to download a copy of the by-laws with amendments marked) Review LWIA budget Vote on proposed 2012 Fund Appropriations Vote on proposed increase to annual…

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By-law Revisions to be Voted On at LWIA Summer Meeting

By-law Revisions to be Voted On at LWIA Summer Meeting

At our August 20, 2011 meeting, the by-laws committee (Lee Libby, Don Thibeault and Dave Reilly) presented their suggested revisions to the LWIA by-laws. The by-laws, originally created in 1972, had not been amended since 1986. The need to make some amendments was agreed to by members at the June 25, 2011, meeting and a volunteer by-laws committee formed to take on the task. Below you can download a PDF of the original by-laws with revisions marked, as well as…

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DES Sample Newsletter Available

DES Sample Newsletter Available

The DES Volunteer Lake Assessment Program has issued the Spring 2012 edition of the Sampler Newsletter.  To access the newsletter visit: http://m1e.net/c?121489640-Iz6fWzcNC1MEI%407457424-IRLJwLyUxo5vE Inside this issue you will find lots of terrific information, including: A message from Ted Diers the new administrator of the Watershed Bureau. Asian Clams in New Hampshire Waters! A nice story about how a pond was returned to a river. Read about the 2011 Volunteer Limnologist & Secchi Disk Awards. A story about High School Students Helping to…

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DES Collecting Ice Out Dates for NH Lakes

DES Collecting Ice Out Dates for NH Lakes

Lake ice-out dates, or the dates of ice break-up, are the annual dates in spring when winter ice cover leaves a lake. Several studies in the last 15 years have used lake ice-out dates in the Northern Hemisphere as measures of climatic variability and change. Very few lakes in New England have been analyzed, even though a remarkable amount of lake ice-out data have been recorded and saved in New England during the past two centuries. Changes in water resources…

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Hurricane Irene Raises Lake Level 10″ in 24 Hours

Hurricane Irene Raises Lake Level 10″ in 24 Hours

While we didn’t get the full impact of Hurricane Irene this weekend, Lake Winona is feeling her effect. Following a beautiful, calm day on Saturday, rain started to come down around 8 pm and didn’t stop until 4 pm on Sunday. Don Thibeault, who maintains a log of lake level measurements indicated by the boat launch water level markings, noted markings before and after the major rainfall. In less than 24 hours the lake had risen 10″. He also noted…

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Bald Eagles Spotted on Winona

Bald Eagles Spotted on Winona

Last week, Linda Heminway saw a single adult Bald Eagle with white head and tail feathers (mature, at least 4 years old to have the white) and this morning there was an adult accompanied by a fledgling immature eagle. She has been on Winona for 56 years and has never seen a Bald Eagle fly over the lake.  Both sightings occurred mid-to-late morning and they flew from the West, went over Boulder Island and then headed east from that direction….

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Meeting Minutes Available

Meeting Minutes Available

Meeting minutes for both the May 28 West Shore Road meeting and the June 25 LWIA meeting are available. Please contact Nora Foster at nora [at] lakewinonanh.org to request a copy.