NEWS & LAKE LIFE

KEEPING LAUREL LAKE CLEAN & HEALTHY - LEARN MORE IN THE SPRING 23  LAUREL LAKE LEDGER

Stewardship of Laurel Lake’s wonderful water quality and healthy ecosystem requires an on-going community commitment.  Our beautiful lake – with its invasive-free clear, clean water and abundant fish and wildlife – is a treasure we all enjoy.  However, there are several conditions and elements that work against the health of the Laurel Lake ecosystem – many are unintentional consequences of routine things that occur in our daily lives.  For example, salt and sand that are used to keep our roads clear of ice and fertilizer that we use to help our gardens grow can find their way into our lake by way of natural occurrences such as winter melt and storm water runoff, causing harm to the lake’s health.  Or, invasive species from infested lakes and ponds can unknowingly hitchhike into our lake on boats and trailers if NH’s “Clean. Drain. Dry.” law is not followed.

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Awareness that maintaining a healthy Laurel Lake ecosystem is the shared responsibility of our entire lake community is an important step in tackling these challenges that threaten the lake’s health.  Many important efforts are already being made in that regard, such as the Laurel Lake Association’s Aquatic Invasive Species (Weed Watchers) group, Lake Water Quality Assessment program, and the Lake Host program.  But, there is much more that can be, and is being, done to keep our lake clean and healthy.

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The actions that we take on our lake properties can have a dramatic impact on the overall health of the lake as well.  An excellent example of that is profiled in the feature article of the current Laurel Lake Ledger, now available HERE on our website.  This article gives specific examples of how one of our Laurel Lake residents, Luanne and Pat Deyo, have addressed stormwater runoff on their property, and serves as an excellent resource for starting a similar program on your property.  Read about this and many other lake-related stories of interest in the 2023 spring issue of the Laurel Lake Ledger.

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