Silver Lake Association of Madison NH
2025 Fall News Letter
The SLAM 2025 fall news letter is available here
September 4, 2025 – Extremely Low Water
Our lake is very low (just like other NH lakes). Please use caution at launch while exiting the lake. A mound of rocks and large hole have been created by boats “power loading” back onto trailers… there is danger of grounding out on the mound. Use power tilts if possible. If you come directly into the ramp with your boat the water level is about 14 inches. Coming into the ramp with your boat stay to the left near the dock. Water level close to the dock is about 2 feet deep right now. Town of Madison evaluating repairs and/or State approvals to resolve while water levels are so low. Read more about our low lake levels from the Department of Environmental Services and the New Hampshire Marine Patrol.
Watershed Management Project Update
The public Project Kick-off Meeting was held on Monday, August 25th at 4pm at the Madison Library in the Chick Room. Click here to view a recording of the meeting.
On August 23 SLAM hosted the Silver Lake Singers Blessing of the Lake
Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen: the Silver Lake Singers and their beautiful voices and spirits, the water craft transporters, the dock loading managers, and to all the lovely humans who came to listen and marvel at the beauty of the day, the sparkling water, the blue sky feathered with clouds and sunshine, a community showing gratitude, this lake, its power of healing our souls, bringing our voices together in celebration. Thank you.
For photos and vidoes of the event, please check out Facebook page.
The State Needs to do More
One of the cornerstone initiatives in SLAM’s mission to protect the welfare of Silver Lake and its environment is advocating for lake-friendly policies at the state level. This guest commentary published by our partners at Ossipee Lake Alliance underscores the importance of advocacy. If you have responded to our Advocacy Alerts by making your voice heard by your state legislators, we thank you! If not, please join us. We need you!
Our Mission
The mission of the Silver Lake Association of Madison is to:
- Promote and protect the general welfare of Silver Lake and its environment
- Monitor the quality of the water in Silver Lake
- Conduct programs to support an active and informed membership
- Encourage the support of the Town of Madison in accomplishing these objectives.
What we do
Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Prevention
Our Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Prevention program includes the Lake Host Program to inspect and power wash boats and trailers before they enter the Lake, and the Weed Watchers to monitor for invasive species.
Water Quality Monitoring
This program was designed to quickly identify water quality changes and problems through regular measurement and testing.
Advocacy
Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Remediation
In the event that we experience an AIS infestation such as milfoil, SLAM has established remediation plans and partnerships and we’ve started a fund to help pay the costs.
Watershed Planning
SLAM is embarking on a multi-year process to develop a Watershed Management Plan (WMP) that will include expert analysis of our Silver Lake watershed and details plans and projects for protecting it for the long term.
Please don’t feed the birds
The geese that visit Silver Lake produce a prodigous amount of feces which pollutes our water and makes it unhealthy to swim in. Further, the geese “adopt” our lake and breed, becoming an increasing problem each season. Ducks and, especially, ducklings are very entertaining creatures. Unfortunately, they carry a parasite which causes a condition called “swimmer’s itch”. Swimmer’s itch causes a very unpleasant itching/burning sensation. Feeding the ducks encourages them to linger on Silver Lake and increases our exposure to the parasite.
It is against the local laws to feed either bird!
Please be aware of the loons
When boating on the lake please be aware of the loon nesting buoy at the head of the lake and give them plenty of space. For more information please visit loon.org
