Depth of Surface Layer
Surface Layer: 11.5 feet
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SLAM Membership Dues
Summer is SLAM membership time! Dues are $20 for individuals and $30 for families. If you have not renewed your membership this year, we hope you will. Any additional contribution, above the membership fee, is essential in continuing our efforts in water quality monitoring and inspection of incoming watercraft for invasive species. In fact, without
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Dam Update
The members of our community approved $30K in the annual budget to establish a Silver Lake Dam Improvement Expendable Trust Fund for the purposes of “engineering, design, review, repairs, and improvements” to our dam. Also approved was $8K for the “repair or replacement” of the pedestrian bridge over the Silver Lake dam. We appreciate the
A Critical Save for Our Lake
We are grateful to Lake Host Ryan Pacheco who saved Silver Lake from a possible infestation of milfoil when he found it on an incoming boat last summer. This underscores the importance of SLAM’s Lake Host program in protecting our lake from invasive species which are highly costly to both enjoyment and property values.
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Advocacy Update
If you responded to our advocacy alert for HB 137 in February and made your voice heard with our state representatives, thank you! It made a difference. HB 137 gives New Hampshire time to come into compliance with the way it is collecting fee revenue for lakes restoration and preservation. This is revenue our state
Lake Host
The Lake Host Program was created and implemented by The New Hampshire Lakes Association in 2002 to help prevent the spread of milfoil and other exotic species in the State. Prior to 2002, two to three lakes were being infection every two years. Since the execution of the program four years ago, only one additional
Water Monitoring
This program was designed to quickly identify water quality changes and problems through constant measurement. The monitoring is done by a group of volunteers (often a husband and wife team). Each team devotes approximately three hours per year to the effort. If you would like to join this group, please contact us.