NEW HAMPSHIRE LAKES ASSOCIATION INC
17 CHENELL DRIVE, CONCORD, NH 03301 www.nhlakes.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO KEEP NEW HAMPSHIRE'S LAKES CLEAN AND HEALTHY, NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. TO WORK WITH PARTNERS, TO PROMOTE CLEAN WATER POLICIES AND RESPONSIBLE USE, AND TO INSPIRE THE PUBLIC TO CARE FOR OUR LAKES.

ADVOCACY: NH LAKES IS AN ADVOCATE FOR CLEAN AND HEALTHY LAKES. THIS ADVOCACY WORK INCLUDES DIRECT LOBBYING WITH THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND OCCASIONALLY AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL ON LAWS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF NEW HAMPSHIRE'S 1000 LAKES; AND TO ENABLE THE APPROPRIATE STATE AGENCIES TO EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENT CORRESPONDING CLEAN AND HEALTHY LAKES POLICIES AND PROGRAMS. NH LAKES ALSO WORKS AT THE MUNICIPAL LEVEL HELPING ITS LOCAL PARTNERS TO IMPLEMENT LAKE-FRIENDLY ORDINANCES, POLICIES, AND PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION TO DIRECT LOBBYING, NH LAKES PERFORMS INDIRECT LOBBYING BY ENGAGING ITS MEMBERSHIP COMMUNITY IN GRASSROOTS LOBBYING OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE. NH LAKES CARRIES OUT ITS WORK IN A COLLABORATIVE MANNER WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS THROUGHOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE AND PERIODICALLY CONDUCTS RESEARCH IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION AND FACTUAL BASIS FOR ITS ADVOCACY POSITIONS.

CONSERVATION: NH LAKES ADMINISTERS A NUMBER OF CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, THE LARGEST OF WHICH IS THE LAKE HOST PROGRAM (LH). LH IS AN EDUCATIONAL AND COURTESY BOAT INSPECTION PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY NH LAKES IN COOPERATION WITH LOCAL PARTICIPATING GROUPS TO PREVENT THE INTRODUCTION AND SPREAD OF AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES FROM WATERBODY TO WATERBODY. NH LAKES SECURES GRANTS TO HIRE AND PROVIDE PAYROLL SERVICES FOR APPROXIMATELY 270 SEASONAL EMPLOYEES (AND 441 VOLUNTEERS) WORKING AS LAKE HOSTS WITH LOCAL SPONSORING GROUPS (LIKE LAKE ASSOCIATIONS, MUNICIPALITIES) AT APPROXIMATELY 100 OF THE MOST HIGHLY-USED PUBLIC BOAT RAMPS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. NH LAKES PILOTED A BRAND NEW CONSERVATION PROGRAM IN 2019. NH LAKES ADAPTED MAINE'S LAKESMART LAKE-FRIENDLY LIVING PROGRAM TO NEW HAMPSHIRE. THROUGH LAKESMART, PROPERTY OWNERS TAKE AN ONLINE SURVEY TO LEARN ABOUT LAKE FRIENDLY LIVING. PROPERTY OWNERS CAN HAVE THEIR PROPERTY EVALUATED TO RECEIVE LAKE-FRIENDLY LIVING RECOMMENDATIONS TAILORED TO THEIR PROPERTY AND LIFESTYLE. IN 2019, NEARLY 100 PROPERTY OWNERS FROM 28 LAKE COMMUNITIES TOOK THE SURVEY. A TOTAL OF 73 EVALUATIONS WERE CONDUCTED AND 30 PROPERTY OWNERS WERE AWARDED THE LAKESMART LAKE-FRIENDLY LIVING AWARD.ALSO IN 2019, NH LAKES DEPLOYED THE FIRST WATERLESS WATERCRAFT CLEANING UNIT IN THE NORTHEAST - THE CD3 CLEAN, DRAIN, DRY, AND DISPOSE UNIT. THIS MOBILE SOLAR-POWERED CD3 VISITED PUBLIC BOAT RAMPS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH (LAKES CONGRESS 2019, WATERSHED WARRIORS AND GENERAL OUTREACH) LAKES CONGRESS: EVERY YEAR, NH LAKES HOSTS A DAY LONG WORKSHOP FOCUSING ON TOPICS OF LAKE STEWARDSHIP. WATERSHED WARRIORS: NH LAKES DEVELOPED THIS CURRICULUM, WITH A YOUNGER AUDIENCE IN MIND. THE WATERSHED WARRIOR PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES TO TAKE ACTION TO KEEP LAKES AND WATERSHEDS HEALTHY. TRAVELING THROUGH A SERIES OF DIFFERENT STATIONS OF AN ACTIVITY CIRCUIT, PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCE HANDS-ON FUN WHILE LEARNING ABOUT LAKE ECOLOGY AND SIMPLE EVERYDAY THINGS THAT PEOPLE CAN DO TO KEEP LAKES HEALTHY.

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