November 2009

The

Monitor

The Newsletter of the Newfound Lake REGION Association

Every Acre Counts: The Newfound Watershed Master Plan Completed!

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fter three years of preparation, $184,000 in State funding, roughly $150,000 in match from the NLRA and our project team and hundreds of hours of research, presentations, discussion, and writing the Newfound Watershed Master Plan is finished! This project, one of the biggest of its kind in New Hampshire and the largest ever undertaken by your “water watchdogs” at the NLRA, has laid a solid, science-based foundation for policy makers and all other residents and visitors to protect our much-loved Newfound Region land, water and rural character. Thanks to everyone involved, from our Steering Committee (“The Collective”), to our volunteers and the many Town Boards that gave us their attention and comments throughout this collaborative process. Many of our members and not-yet members know about this project, so we want to share just a few of the key findings and insights that we hope you find of interest: • Long-term monitoring indicates declining water quality in the southern end of Newfound Lake. Both the deep Mayhew and Pasquaney Bay sampling stations have lower clarity and dissolved

Majestic Mount Cardigan presides over the Newfound Watershed

oxygen contents than in the past. • Storm water continues to be the single biggest threat to water quality. In areas where forest cover is removed or damaged by liquidation logging or poor development practices, these effects are greatly magnified. We must tread carefully on our landscape! • The 2008 Plymouth State community survey found that top priorities

around the watershed are protecting water quality, our working forests and preserving rural character. Individual town master plans confirm these priorities, as did PSU’s second community survey completed in September 2009. This is GREAT NEWS, as it means we have much common ground to work from! Of course, a master plan by itself is Continued on page 

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From the Executive Director

hat a year in the Newfound Lake Region! Our normally short summer shrank even more as a result of 20+ days of rain in June and sustained sogginess into July! The area around the Lake was a regular hive of activity on the days that the sun shone, as well as the second half of summer when the classic New Hampshire weather finally arrived. Still, it is amazing to me how fast this season goes by and how much there is to do within our relatively small area. Throughout this Newsletter there are articles and items about our recent activities, but in a nutshell we hope you had the chance to experience one or more of our many NLRA-sponsored programs and events, from the Naturally Newfound Fair, to our Newfound River cleanup day, to the roll-out of the Watershed Master Plan and the Annual Meeting and inau-

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an Newfound Lake be saved? This may sound like hyperbole, but the threats to our lake increase each

gural Mega-Raffle. Perhaps you are one of our many volunteers who dedicated precious periods of free time to guard against invasive species and educate boaters at the Wellington ramp, watch for weeds in the near-shore shallows, or patrol the roads around the Lake for litter. Maybe you enjoyed a Floating Classroom tour of the Lake from our new mooring at Paradise Point. To all who shared their time and energy with us this summer – a hearty Thank You! This year, in an effort to save precious funds, we tried a new approach to spring Membership renewal, using the Newsletter as the initial outreach and following up with color post card reminders. Whether from the change in procedure, the still-shaky economy or both, our membership renewals dropped this year from a high of over 650 to roughly 550. I am pleased and honored to say that in

President’s Message

year. At our July Annual Meeting I became the new chair of the board for an organization I have been supporting since 2001. This is not that long, but long enough to see a lot of growth, dedication, partnerships, friendships, loyalty, and changes. When I first moved to the area, I took a look around and asked myself “what is really important and how can I help”? I

think everyone needs to take that step back and ask that question. The NLRA was the answer for me and I wanted to be a part of the organization whose influence and educational efforts serve to protect this Newfound Way of Life. How about you? I look forward to working with the staff, the board, members, volunteers and our partners in the communities to bring the awareness of this treasure and how can we work together to make the smart decisions for controlled growth in the Newfound Lake Watershed.

spite of this (temporary) decline, we met our 2009 Membership revenue target. Moving forward, we will be asking for your feedback on how best to communicate our fundraising efforts. Volunteers are the lifeblood of the NLRA, and our Trustees are the leadership team charged with setting the policy, raising the resources and leading critical committees to make the most effective and efficient use of our staff and volunteers. In October incoming Board Chair Jan Collins and I attended an exciting and extremely informative workshop on organizational development. We are looking forward to using the upcoming year to strengthen the NLRA’s foundation and build our capacity to engage an ever-broader community of supporters to protect Newfound’s land and water. I am pleased to share that our January Continued on p. 

We need to continue identifying the threats, and to be pro-active so that we can catch and prevent them, instead of waiting to fight them later. To accomplish these goals, we need all of your help. We need your guidance, your participation, your financial and outreach capabilities to keep NLRA at the forefront of carrying out this mission. Please take a moment to identify how NLRA can be a part of YOUR goal and your life. —Jan Collins, Chair NLRA Board of Trustees

The Monitor is a publication of the Newfound Lake Region Association. NLRA Officers and Executive Committee Members: Jan Martin, President; Victor Field, Vice-President; Ken Weidman, Treasurer; Helga Stamp, Secretary; Trustees: Pete Carey, Dave Carlson, Bill Fay, Don Martin, Laura Moore, Rob Moore, Noah Munro, Greg Wagner; Staff: Boyd Smith, Executive Director; Martha Twombly, Program Director

Newfound Lake Region Association 800 Lake St. Bristol, NH 03222 P: 603-744-8689 [email protected]

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Newfound Land Conservation Partnership Receives Major Grant from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation

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his summer a $25,000 grant was awarded to the NLRA by the NH Charitable Foundation to support the Newfound Land Conservation Partnership (NLCP), our new collaboration with the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests and the Lakes Region Conservation Trust. According to Charitable Foundation grant coordinator Ellen Koenig, “this collaboration among three strong organizations reflects the kind of initiative our donors appreciate, where experience and resources can be enhanced.” The Charitable Foundation also helped support work that led to the formation of the NLCP in January of 2009. One of the most important elements included in the grant is a seed fund for “landowner transactions,” the up-front costs associated with putting land into conservation, such as surveys, appraisals and legal expenses. NLCP Coordinator Martha Twombly notes that “landowners may be land rich, but not have easy access to cash for some of these initial costs. This is an important area where we hope to help, and to significantly increase this fund over time.” One of the goals of the grant is to help families keep lands that may have been homesteaded by their grand- or great-grandparents in family ownership. The grant also provides resources for public workshops and educational outreach to families in the Newfound watershed, along with coordination of the conservation planning and project assessments of the NLRA Land and Watershed Committee.

Members of the NLRA Land and Watershed Committee (l to r): AnaLeyah North, Kate Barrett, Dick Beyer, Ellen Koenig (NH Charitable Foundation) and Martha Twombly. Committee members not present include Mason Westfall, Roger Larochelle, Ed McNierney, Vin Broderick, Jen Larochelle, Mark Coulson, Jon Martin, Jack Scarborough, and Pete Carey (Chair).

Your Questions, Answered Attentive citizens often come to the NLRA for answers to their questions about the land and water. There were reports this summer of mats of “floating, white, suds” – unless these have a chemical or soapy odor, they are due to normal organic decay in the lake, sometimes stirred up by winds. There were also a few reports of the appearance of leeches, which can occur in areas where water is shallower, and thus warmer, generally late in the summer season. Reports of heavy land clearing on Arrowhead Point led to collaboration between DES, Bristol’s Land Use Officer Michelle Bonsteele and the DES Shoreland Protection staff. The land owner did obtain a permit, showing that the new Shoreland Protection act process is beginning to work.

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Programs

he “Big Five” programs of the NLRA include: Lake Hosting, Weed Watching, Lake Lay Monitoring, Tributary Monitoring, and the Floating Classroom. Other collaborations include the Adopt-A-Highway clean roads initiative and the Newfound Keeping Track wildlife monitoring team.

Lake Lay Monitoring: NLRA members Ron Olson, Bob Twombly and Herb D’Arcy review monitoring procedures with UNH scientist and sampling coordinator Bob Craycraft.

Lake Hosting

Lake Hosting, our main defense against milfoil and other invasive species, was again very successful in educating boaters about the importance of protecting Newfound Lake. The NLRA provided two students, Alicia Copatch of Alexandria and Mason Filteau of Bristol, with part-time summer jobs, and engaged 10 volunteers to provide coverage every weekend and many weekdays from about 6 am to 6 pm at the Wellington State Park and NH Fish and Game boat launch. Hundreds of boats were inspected and there were five confirmed “saves” of invasive species plants being removed from boats or trailers. The good news is that our Lake Hosts made these saves. The not-so-good news is that we are unable to provide full-time ramp coverage, and that invasives are being brought to Newfound on a regular basis.

Weed Watching

The Weed Watchers complement the Lake Hosts, by patrolling the shallows for plant growth patterns and particularly for any invasive species. While plant growth is increasing in some places, (bladderwort in Sanborn Bay), NO invasives have been found in Newfound Lake or Spectacle Pond!

Tributary Monitors

Weed Watching: Newfound resident, NLRA volunteer, and State Representative Suzanne Smith identifies plants in Sanborn Bay shallows.

Lake Lay Monitoring Lake Hosting: Alicia Copatch removes invasive water chestnut seed from boat trailer.

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than 7.2 micrograms / liter), with water clarity of 20-30 feet and pH, dissolved oxygen and temperatures that support a great fishery. However, our latest summary report confirms trends of declining water clarity in deep water near Mayhew Island and in Pasquaney Bay, which raises a clarion call of concern to more proactively prevent sediment and nutrient runoff to the Lake and the tributaries that feed it.

Our 24th year of Lake Lay Monitor data show that Newfound Lake continues to meet the State definition of a High Quality Water (phosphorus levels less

Tributary Monitors measure the water quality of rivers and streams entering the lake to develop baseline water quality data and as an early warning for possible impacts upstream. Stream monitoring results consistently show that sedimentation, nutrient and pollutant concentrations increase following large rain storms. To protect our water quality from stormwater runoff, learn about and follow the Best Management Practices (BMPs) for logging, road building, and land clearing referenced in Every Acre Counts: The Newfound Watershed Master Plan at http://www.newfoundlake.org/watershedmasterplan/themasterplan.html. An

Programs Newfound Keeping Track

easy, natural and attractive way to prevent water pollution is to retain and maintain a 50-foot-wide (or wider) naturally vegetated buffers next to streams and the lake.

Floating Classroom

The Floating Classroom embarked on roughly 20 educational and exciting trips, introducing more than 80 local people to the natural wonder and beauty of Newfound Lake. Naturalist and captain Glen Copatch launched the NLRA’s trusty pontoon boat from its dock at the Audubon Paradise Point Nature Center on Sanborn Bay. While steering the ship Glen also explains the many facets of the Newfound ecosystem and demonstrates water sampling and monitoring techniques used by our Lake Monitors to track water quality in Newfound.

NEWFOUND WATERSHED MASTER PLAN Continued from page  just the beginning – only through implementation and action will our visions and goals come to life. Here are some of the critical next steps, agreed to by the project team and NH Department of Environmental Services (DES), who requested that we submit a pre-proposal for additional funding over a two-year period to help give Every Acre Counts “legs”: • Engage a professional community planner to assist individual towns with master plan updates and ordinances that will help protect water quality. Local Planning Boards have expressed their interest and support for such assistance, both during public meetings and in their letters of support for the pre-proposal. • A high-visibility storm water mitigation project that improves water quality and demonstrates the feasibility and

Floating Classroom

The Newfound Keeping Track team has been holding monthly hikes to explore a myriad of wildlife habitats around the Watershed. Everywhere they go are signs of our wildlife neighbors, including bear, moose, otter, coyote, mink, and fox. You can contact the Keeping Track team to explore your backyard too! Just call coordinators Linda Walsh at 744-9164 or Monica Raymond at 744-0102.

Adopt-A-Highway

WOW - the Adopt-A-Highway teams have made a significant improvement on clean roadsides around the Lake! You can help them out if you are taking a stroll by toting a trash bag to collect a little extra litter and keep our roadsides and lakeside clean and pristine!

Bear Track (the one on the right!)

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Continued from p. 1 desirability of low-impact development methods. The Town of Bristol has expressed interest in such a project, possibly at one or both of their Town beaches at the south end of the Lake. • Working with the towns and the DES to classify Newfound Lake as a high-quality water of special significance, which will add an important level of analysis and review to development in the watershed and reduce the amount of phosphorus discharged to surface water. The Project Team (UNH, Plymouth State, The Forest Society, Jeffrey Taylor & Associates, and the NLRA) submitted our pre-proposal on September 4 and were one of four agencies invited to interview with the DES on October 23. We will be sure to let you know the outcome of this important step of the proposal process!

2010 strategic planning meeting will be focused on starting this important process and that member Rosemary D’Arcy, an extremely talented senior staff counselor in the corporate world, has again offered to help design and facilitate our discussions. As the summer winds down, fall colors fade and we begin our “off-season” routines, please continue supporting your year-round water watchdogs with as much time, talent and treasure as you feel are necessary to protect our shared natural resources and future memories, this year and far into the future. Thanks for the opportunity to serve, and see you around the watershed!

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Programs

Thank You, 2009 Volunteers

Membership Coordinator Karen Boyd Lake Hosts Helga Stamp Ron Olson Ed Weber George Carr Jeff Hillier Jack Weir Cindy Williams Barbara Harding Pat Connolly Elaine Pagliaro Lynn Katon Lori Mendoza Alicia Copatch

Tributary Monitors Kate Barrett Linda Walsh Betsy & Phil Twombly Bob Twombly Suzanne Smith Ralph Donahue Boyd Smith Martha Twombly Floating Classroom Glen Copatch Bob Felder Victor Field

Lake Water Quality Monitors Bill Fay Ralph Donahue Nancy Dineen Dick Beyer LynEgsgard Herb D’Arcy Ron Olson Bob Twombly Bill and Eileen Cotter Dave Carlson Weed Watchers Herb D’Arcy Suzanne Smith Ron Olson Jeff Hillier Martha Twombly Vicki D’Allesandro Inge Eddy Jack Weir Pete and Karen Carey Kate Barrett Jan & Ron Collins Nadine Hession Pat Connelly Cindy Williams Margaret DeCotis Judy Grimes Newfound Keeping Track Linda Walsh Monica Raymond Suzanne Smith

John Lloyd Karen Carey Roger Larochelle Mitch Manseau Denyce Gagne Janet Dearborn Kay Hanson Sue Weidman Carolyn Sharp Lea Stewart Ann Giles Martha Twombly Naturally Newfound Fair Les Dion Beth Colby Bob & Marsha Felder Suzanne Smith Doug & Ralph McQuilken Phil & Betsy Twombly Sue Jackson Everett Begor Victor Field Ron Olson Lea Stewart Nancy Howard Jan & Ron Collins Pete & Karen Carey Linda Walsh Helga & Max Stamp Ellie Lonsky Carol Heuser Monica Raymond Don Estes

Nadine Hession Vicki D’Allesandro Louise Franklin Brenda & John Ackerman Bette Gibson Barbara Pape Kate Ronchetti Carol and Roger LaFontaine Ed Weber Marilyn and George Blaisdell Ileana Saros & Jerry Lauther Les Mills Ken Weidman Camp Wicosuta Counselors Watershed Master Plan Kate Barrett Chuck Beno Mark Dionne Bob Felder Dick Flanders George Frame Ellie Lonske Don Milbrand Heidi Milbrand Marcia Morris Noah Munro Sherry Nelson Bruce Barnard Dan Paradis Jack Scarborough Val Scarborough Suzanne Smith Slim Spafford Janet Towse Cindy Williams Adopt – A – Highway Greg Wagner Karen Boyd Kate Barrett Ed Weber Dick Cowern Martha Twombly Jeff Hillier Karen & Pete Carey Linda Walsh Ellie Lonske Bill and Willa Lucarelli Bob Martens Don Estes Bob Felder George Carr Land & Watershed Committee Pete Carey Dick Beyer Vin Broderick Mason Westfall Kate Barrett Jon Martin Roger & Jen Larochelle Mark Coulson Ed McNierney AnaLeyah North

NLRA Chair Jan Collins thanks NLRA volunteers at this year’s Volunteer Recognition BBQ.

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Around the Lake Alexandria Town Hall a Classic Venue for Annual Meeting

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ast July at the historic Alexandria Town Hall the NLRA held its annual meeting to elect officers, summarize activities of the previous year and answer member’s questions. This classic venue, with its embossed tin ceilings, rare and unique stage backdrop, extra-long (and ancient) Deacon’s benches and tall multi-pane windows created the perfect atmosphere for a delicious potluck dinner, friendly socializing and the long-anticipated Mega-Raffle drawing. Guest speaker Paul Doscher of the Forest Society talked about how our environment is a tapestry, where all threads are interconnected and have an important role. Paul pointed out that human development is always a drain on the tapestry’s well being, and suggested a way to better understand Nature’s many interconnections is to cut a tree from your land then observe the forest’s response over a period of years. Seemingly ironic advice from a leader

in land conservation, but his imagery is compelling and suggestion thought-provoking. (He was clear that any tree you cut should be on your own property). Thanks to everyone who shared your time, delicious food and company to make this year’s annual meeting a highlight of our summer activities. We are also grateful to the Town of Alexandria for their generous hospitality and the use of their most wonderful Old Town Hall.

2009 Mega-Raffle Smashing Success!

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ur Annual Meeting concluded with the drawing for our inaugural Mega-Raffle. This highly successful fundraising and communications event generated roughly $12,000 of income, engaged over 20 new local businesses and connected with hundreds of members and not-yet members (nearly 3,000 tickets sold!). Over $6,000 in total prizes included “packages” built around one or more nights at eight local B&Bs and gift certificates for food, entertainment,

Annual Meeting and Mega-Raffle Drawing at Alexandria Town Hall

crafts and local services for two, making any single prize a “must-win” with values ranging from $300 to nearly $900 each! Many additional individual prizes were awarded, resulting in odds better than 1:40 to win with each book of tickets purchased. Our inaugural Mega-Raffle was the brainchild of Trustee Noah “The Mill” Munro, and was brought to fruition by key efforts of Ken “The Salesman” Weidman, Victor “Mr. Message” Field, Jan “Sign ‘em Up” Collins, Larry “Buy a Book” DeLangis and many other businesses and members who supported the NLRA through donated goods and services, ticket sales and purchases. Thanks to all who participated, and warm up your wallets and rabbits feet for next year’s Mega-Raffle!

“Skull Session” Brings Thought Leaders to Newfound

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n August 7, NLRA members Neal and Barbara Peirce hosted a “skull session” at their unique and lovely Pasquaney Bay cottage. This brainstorming event, designed to bring leading communications experts together to craft messages for protecting Newfound Lake, was attended by local luminaries Bud Moore, Steve Barba and Chris Williams (PSU Communications), Brian Eisenhauer (PSU Center for the Environment), Joe Foote (journalist and writer), Jon Greenberg (NHPR), Jacquie Colburn (NHDES Lakes Coordinator), Trustee Noah Munro and NLRA Director Boyd Smith. Neal, a multi-year NLRA member and life-long advocate for Newfound Lake, writes a weekly national column about urban sustainability (http://citiwire.net/subscribe/) and his star power was critical to attracting the talent pool Continued on next page The Monitor/November 2009xxxx

Around the Lake Continued from previous page represented by the other guests. Everyone recognized the extreme challenge of encouraging small towns to cooperate to protect shared resources, and the need to focus on themes and messages that resonate with the largest number of residents (voters) and non-residents alike. Key messages will focus on widely-held values such as water quality and the Lake as the local economic engine and subsidy for off-lake property taxes. Tools to reach our diverse community range from articles in the local paper to an innovative, web-based public forum such as NHPR’s Working It Out (www.nhpr.org/wio). The group expressed interest and willingness to meet again to put some of the “skull session” results into motion.

more than one occasion, causing abnormal amounts of sediment to wash in to Whittemore Brook and discharge directly to Pasquaney Bay. In spite of repeated requests from concerned neighbors, the problems persisted for more than a year until the DES, at the request of the Town, performed a site inspection that has led to an enforcement action to prevent further water quality degradation. Enforcement is an unusual action, taken only in the most severe of circumstances, as it is one of the most expensive and least flexible approaches to preventing pollution. Mitigation costs for the Rankin Road site range in the tens of

thousands of dollars and much damage has already been done. All in all, an unhappy outcome to what likely began as a simple home improvement project. The lessons here are to know that storm water will mobilize disturbed soil, that state water quality standards make it illegal to discharge sediment to surface water, and that permits are required for large areas of disturbance or work within 250 feet of the protected shore land. In short, it is better to ask questions about regulations and best practices before starting your project then to cause environmental harm and risk expensive clean-up actions after the fact.

NHDES Takes Enforcement Action on Stormwater Source

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ducation and proper behavior is always preferred over enforcement and punishment, but sometimes citizens and the DES need to team up to stop serious threats to our shared water resources. Previously in this Newsletter we have written about storm water as the single largest threat to Newfound’s water quality. Runoff from storm events carries sediments, nutrients and bacteria into the Lake in huge amounts, fouling the water and building nutrient-rich seed beds that foster weed and algal growth. When native land cover is disrupted or destroyed and steps to prevent runoff inadequate, the problems and threats caused by stormwater can be amplified ten-fold or more. Since 2008 a homeowner located on Rankin Road in Bridgewater has been clearing land around his house. Unfortunately, the contractor’s methods to control runoff proved inadequate on xxxxThe Monitor/November 2009

Uncontrolled runoff washing forest soil into Whittemore Brook

Sediment-laden storm water flushing into Pasquaney Bay

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s mentioned in this issue’s Executive Director’s report, the NLRA has added a fair number of recently-lapsed members to our roles. Whether this is the result of our change in 2009 membership renewal methods, the state of our weak economy, or some other national trend is unclear. We do know that the NLRA needs to reconnect with all our members to better understand your wants and needs and then take steps to assure that we will meet them. To begin this process we are planning a member survey for early December that will use our Watershed eNewsletter to reach nearly 1,700 members and not-yet members. In case you do not receive an electronic survey, copies of the questionnaire can be obtained by contacting the NLRA directly. Please send us your completed copy of the questionnaire before the end of December so we can assess and respond to the results as part of our ongoing strategic planning. Membership means different things to different people, but the bottom line is the NLRA is accurately perceived as the only organization dedicated to full-time, year-round protection and preservation of Newfound’s water, forests and rural character. Don’t be fooled by our small size – we are the third largest watershed protection association in New Hampshire. We are recognized by watershed towns, state universities, regional conservation associations, local businesses, and state agencies as the leader of local environmental education and protection. The NLRA effectively leverages a very small budget into significant collaborations that result in water quality and land conservation efforts disproportionately successful for our modest size. We are challenged by our record to strive to do better, and with your ideas, engagement as volunteers and financial support to

Membership assist us, will continue to meet this lofty goal. Roughly 80% of our revenue comes from our members, both during spring membership renewal and fall Annual Fund campaign. Roughly 60 percent of members contribute financially through membership renewal while 40 percent contribute to both drives. The Annual Fund is critical, as it raises at least 40 percent of our annual revenue. As the fall Annual Fund campaign is underway, we hope that you will consider matching or exceeding your previous year’s gift, or starting a tradition of annual giving, so the NLRA can continue to work year-round to protect our priceless water and land. One way to help the NLRA become a better organization is to give NLRA

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memberships to family and friends as gifts for the holidays and other special occasions. Trustee Ken Weidman has committed to purchasing Family memberships as part of his holiday shopping. Way to go, Ken! Please watch your mail for a letter from the NRLA that demonstrates the case for your support. Make as generous a donation as you can by the end of 2009 and help us meet our goal to continue working as your year-round water watch dog! PS – As a means of continuing your legacy of support, please consider including the NLRA in your estate planning. Contact Boyd Smith (Executive Director) or Jan Collins (President) if you wish to discuss the possibilities.

Membership Form Member support is vital to help us protect Newfound Lake. Please renew your membership or join NLRA today! Please mail this form and your check, payable to NLRA, to: NLRA, 800 Lake St. Bristol, NH 03222.

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2009 Founder’s Award T

he Board of Trustees and NLRA staff were delighted to award the third Founder’s Award to Bill and Jeanette Fay. Bill has served as head of the Programs Committee on the NLRA Board for many years, and has been a Lake Lay Monitor volunteer. Jeanette has been a volunteer for just about every NLRA event and activity, including the children’s program for the Naturally Newfound Fair. Jeanette is also famous for her chocolate trifle dessert! The Fays have made themselves available at a moment’s notice to help with a myriad of tasks to keep the NLRA operating smoothly! The Fays moved to Litchfield, NH this year to be closer to their children and grandchildren. We wish them well in their new watershed, and are sure they’ll turn up as very active local volunteers!

Bill Fay accepts the 2009 Founder’s Award from Program Director Martha Twombly.

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