Come join LSPA educators at the Center for Lake Studies to explore the natural world. This 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 summer Tuesday or all - each program is organized around a different ecological theme. Come join the fun! This Tuesday morning we will be exploring fireflies and dragonflies and all their beautiful, unique attributes.

Come join LSPA educators at the Center for Lake Studies to explore the natural world. This 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 summer Tuesday or all - each program is organized around a different ecological theme. Come join the fun! This Tuesday morning we will be exploring New Hampshire’s black bears and their love of blueberries.

Dr. Kathleen (Kak) Weathers is a distinguished senior scientist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and (Volunteer) Research Director for the Lake Sunapee Protective Association. She has studied ecosystems around the world from foggy coasts, to air pollution-impacted mountains, to blue, green, and brown lakes asking questions about how and why and what impacts these ecosystems’ function. While Kak has “known” Lake Sunapee and the region since the age of 0, through spending time at the summer home of her grandmother, and then her parents’ primary home, she did not turn her lens as a scientist to the are until taking a sabbatical leave with the Lake Sunapee Protective Association in 2004-2005. Through serendipitous events, including community members’ discovery of surprising cyanobacterial blooms in northeastern lakes, and Weathers’ role in the grassroots Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON), which she co-led from its infancy to adulthood, Lake Sunapee, became a famous, now famously studied, and favorite lake for researchers and community groups around the world. This talk will weave stories of serendipity and science that have led to Lake Sunapee’s global, regional and local fame.

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Please join us for our Annual Meeting to hear about LSPA's work and the current issues in our watershed. We will also elect new officers and directors and welcome new members.

This event is free and open to the public, but you may RSVP here.

Come join LSPA educators at the Center for Lake Studies to explore the natural world. This 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 summer Tuesday or all - each program is organized around a different ecological theme. Come join the fun! This Tuesday morning we will be exploring the differences between the red and gray fox, plus all their unique characteristics.

Love 'em or hate 'em: Beavers are in our watersheds. What role do they play? Denise Burchsted, PhD will describe the ecological role that beavers provide in river systems. Benefits for humans include removal of nutrients, habitat for desired fish and wildlife species, and protection from drought. This talk will also explore the balance between nuisance flooding by beavers versus the creation of increased flood resilience.

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Come join LSPA educators at the Center for Lake Studies to explore the natural world. This 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 summer Tuesday 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 beavers and the amazing habitats that they create.

Join us for a celebration of Lake Sunapee’s iconic lighthouses. Midge Eliassen will recount their history, including historic photos.  Midge and Frank Lemay will provide photos, explanations, and an up-to-the-minute update on the status of the current project to place the Herrick Cove and Burkehaven lighthouses on long-lasting stable platforms.

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Come join LSPA educators at the Center for Lake Studies to explore the natural world. This 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 summer Tuesday or all - each program is organized around a different ecological theme. Come join the fun! This Tuesday morning we will be exploring the meadow mouse and the incredible meadow habitat that it calls home.

Join us on the M.V. MT. Sunapee II for a trip on Lake Sunapee and learn about our loon population. Loon Preservation Committee Senior Biologist/Executive Director, Harry Vogel, will share fascinating facts and his love of loon biology as we enjoy a late afternoon summer cruise.

Ticket Prices: $30 for adults, $15 for Children (18 and under)

Boarding time is at 4 pm.

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Come and celebrate “Love Your Lake Day” with LSPA at The Center for Lake Studies. There will be exciting exhibits, face painting, games, crafts for the kids, and a live animals! Join us as we celebrate our love and appreciation for the incredible gifts Lake Sunapee shares with us all year long.

No registration is required.

Come join LSPA educators at the Center for Lake Studies to explore the natural world. This 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 summer Tuesday or all - each program is organized around a different ecological theme. Come join the fun! This Tuesday morning we will be exploring the fun river otter and its beautiful river habitat.

Cyanobacteria blooms have become increasingly common in New Hampshire. Join us for an informative presentation by Jessica Trout Haney, Dartmouth College, outlining why this naturally occurring algae has become problematic, its health effects, and actions we all can take to prevent toxic blooms.

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Are you fascinated by mushrooms but have no idea how to get started with identifying what kinds they are? Join mushroom enthusiast, LSPA board member and Forest Society staffer Carrie Deegan for a fun beginner mushroom foray.  We’ll start inside with a presentation about basic mushroom biology, collection and identification tips, and then head out for a walk at Dewey Woods in Sunapee, collecting samples of different species as we go. Finally, we’ll bring our finds back to the trailhead and try to identify and sort them by family.

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Join LSPA for an excursion under the light of the full moon. Refreshments will be served during this annual fundraiser for LSPA’s education programs.

4:00 PM board time.

Ticket Price: $30 per ticket

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