Zoning and Planning Board members from Towns across the Lake Sunapee Watershed are invited to participate in presentations and discussions and to practice with specific examples and scenarios. Facilitators will include engineers from Right Angle Engineering, experienced past and current Zoning and Planning Board members, staff from watershed towns, and LSPA watershed staff.

The following topics will be covered including: the impacts of decisions made by Planning and Zoning Boards on water quality, basic information that all Zoning and Planning Board members should be aware of, how to interpret site plans and apply state and local regulations, and similarities and differences among towns in zoning and planning approaches.

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Come join LSPA educators at the Center for Lake Studies to explore the natural world. Each Tuesday morning will be filled with hands on learning through sensory experiences, guided exploration, creative play, art, and music. LSPA’s story time is designed for young children and their caregivers. Come to one session or all - each program is organized around a different ecological theme. Come join the fun! This Tuesday morning we will be exploring spring nesting habits of several of NH’s backyard birds.

Come join LSPA educators at the Center for Lake Studies to explore the natural world. Each Tuesday morning will be filled with hands on learning through sensory experiences, guided exploration, creative play, art, and music. LSPA’s story time is designed for young children and their caregivers. Come to one session or all - each program is organized around a different ecological theme. Come join the fun! This Tuesday morning we will be exploring the life cycle of the salamander and frog and what’s happening in vernal pools this time of year.

Come join LSPA and Ruth Droescher from the Xerces Society to learn about the plight of pollinators and how you can help. Bees are struggling due to habitat loss, pesticides, and disease, but the good news is that there are things we can do to make our landscape better for bees—and if we all do something, together we can have a big impact. Ruth Droescher, ambassador for the Xerces Society will introduce you to the diversity and natural history of America’s native bees, and present straightforward ways in which you can make your garden—or neighborhood or city—a pollinator haven. Learn how to evaluate your own landscape to determine how to make changes that will have the most beneficial impact and protect the local watershed.  Find out how to select flowers, provide nest sites, and why you should avoid pesticides. There are also community science projects to join in and other ways to engage your community.

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Come join LSPA educators at the Center for Lake Studies to explore the natural world. Each Tuesday morning will be filled with hands on learning through sensory experiences, guided exploration, creative play, art, and music. LSPA’s story time is designed for young children and their caregivers. Come to one session or all - each program is organized around a different ecological theme. Come join the fun! This Tuesday morning we will be celebrating Earth Day! We will be having fun with activities all centered around our beautiful Earth.

Happy Earth Day!

Celebrate Earth Day and join us for our Earth Day Open House at the Center for Lake Studies. LSPA staff and volunteers will provide information and offer demonstrations on environmentally friendly ways to care for your piece of the watershed. Discover ways to test your soil! Learn about methods to mulch your gardens! Gather information about natural and organic ways to fertilize! Discover how you can participate in LSPA's "Watershed Wise Program" to control storm runoff on your property. Find out about techniques during spring cleanup that protect pollinators! Become informed about ways your yard impacts the environment and the health of the watershed. Explore the properties of water and how lake turnover happens through hands-on activities. This event is free and open to the public with activities for all ages and free pollinator friendly seeds to take home! Arrive anytime between 4:00 and 6:00 pm to take part in celebrating Earth Day.

The peep, peep, peep of spring peepers and the quacking of wood frogs can be heard in vernal pools when the woods wake up in the spring!  Bring the whole family for a learning adventure at one of The Fells vernal pools and discover who lives there and why these temporary habitats are so important. Lake Sunapee Protective Association staff will lead this adventure. This event is free to members of LSPA of The Fells. If you are not a member of either organization, please pay an admission fee at The Fells. Check your local library for day passes to The Fells to cover the admission fee. 

Please dress appropriately for the weather, waterproof footwear is recommended.

Meet at The Fells Gatehouse, 456 Route 103A, Newbury, NH. 

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Come join LSPA educators at the Center for Lake Studies to explore the natural world. Each Tuesday morning will be filled with hands on learning through sensory experiences, guided exploration, creative play, art, and music. LSPA’s story time is designed for young children and their caregivers. Come to one session or all - each program is organized around a different ecological theme. Come join the fun! This Tuesday morning we will be exploring how rain can benefit animals and the unique adaptations animals have to protect themselves from spring rainstorms.

Forest lands are essential in ensuring high water quality and they are facing many threats! Join us at the Center for Lake Studies for an informative discussion of current New Hampshire forest health and major threats our forests face. Kyle Lombard, NH Forest Health Bureau, will share information on insect species such as the wooly adelgid, emerald ash borer as well as pathogens such as beech leaf disease and red pine scale. If you have trees with these issues this program is for you! Kyle will also bring specimens of pests and “tools of the trade” used in keeping our valuable forests healthy.

(Photo credit: Debbie Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org)

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Come join LSPA educators at the Center for Lake Studies to explore the natural world. Each Tuesday morning will be filled with hands on learning through sensory experiences, guided exploration, creative play, art, and music. LSPA’s story time is designed for young children and their caregivers. Come to one session or all - each program is organized around a different ecological theme. Come join the fun! This Tuesday morning we will be exploring animal adaptations and how they use camouflage as a defensive measure.

Come join LSPA educators at the Center for Lake Studies to explore the natural world. Each Tuesday morning will be filled with hands on learning through sensory experiences, guided exploration, creative play, art, and music. LSPA’s story time is designed for young children and their caregivers. Come to one session or all - each program is organized around a different ecological theme. Come join the fun! This Tuesday morning we will be exploring the amazing and colorful world of bugs. We will be identifying many of our native crawling and flying friends and determining what makes an insect and insect.

This workshop, designed for realtors, will include an in-depth discussion on best practices when working with waterfront buyers and sellers. Our panel of industry professionals will cover essential topics, including the Shoreland Water Quality Protection Act, new septic regulations, and the impacts of different waterfront development approaches for our lakes. Realtors will gain valuable insights from local architects, septic experts and representatives from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) as they address key considerations for waterfront properties. This is a must-attend event for those looking to expand their expertise and confidently guide their clients through waterfront transactions.

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This event is sponsored by Northcape Design.

Join us for a captivating evening sponsored by the Friends of the Abbott Library! Naturalist and Author Sy Montgomery and Wildlife Artist Matt Patterson will be at LSPA's Center for Lake Studies to talk about turtles and to raise awareness about climate change, sustainability, and connection to the natural world. Sy and Matt will discuss their books Of Time and Turtles and The Book of Turtles. Copies are available to purchase at Morgan Hill Bookstore, New London and will also be available for purchasing and signing at the event.

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Please register here.

Come join LSPA educators at the Center for Lake Studies to explore the natural world. Each Tuesday morning will be filled with hands on learning through sensory experiences, guided exploration, creative play, art, and music. LSPA’s story time is designed for young children and their caregivers. Come to one session or all - each program is organized around a different ecological theme. Come join the fun! This Tuesday morning we will be exploring NH’s top ten turtles. Turtles are amazing animals and have unique adaptations that help them survive in their varying habitats.

Come join LSPA educators at the Center for Lake Studies to explore the natural world. Each Tuesday morning will be filled with hands on learning through sensory experiences, guided exploration, creative play, art, and music. LSPA’s story time is designed for young children and their caregivers. Come to one session or all - each program is organized around a different ecological theme. Come join the fun! This Tuesday morning we will be exploring the flowers that are blooming now and the critical role of the pollinators that they attract.

Come join LSPA educators at the Center for Lake Studies to explore the natural world. Each Tuesday morning will be filled with hands on learning through sensory experiences, guided exploration, creative play, art, and music. LSPA’s story time is designed for young children and their caregivers. Come to one session or all - each program is organized around a different ecological theme. Come join the fun! This Tuesday morning we will be exploring the many animals that live in our NH forests. We will investigate various animals that live in the forest ecotones and why the forest is such an important habitat.

Come join LSPA educators at the Center for Lake Studies to explore the natural world. Each Tuesday morning will be filled with hands on learning through sensory experiences, guided exploration, creative play, art, and music. LSPA’s story time is designed for young children and their caregivers. Come to one session or all - each program is organized around a different ecological theme. Come join the fun! This Tuesday morning we will be exploring the wonder of water and its amazing properties. We will be having fun with water activities and taking a walk along the Sugar River.