Numbers tell the story!
Silver Lake’s Lake Host Program began 20+ years ago. What do the numbers show? A short historical recap can be found here
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Winter Water Level
The dam has been opened to return the water level to “Winter Low”. This State requirement allows shore owners on all lakes to refurbish any shorelines from any erosion so as to help prevent excessive rainwater run-off. Excessive run-off can contain phosphorus and other unwanted contaminants.
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Silver Lake Boating Club Thanks!
SLAM would like to gratefully thank the Silver Lake Boating Club for their generous donation of $2000 to assist us in keeping our beautiful and pristine lake safe and clean and support our lake host program
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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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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.