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 what chipmunks do to prepare for winter. 

Prepare your teams & equipment for winter with a full day "Snowfighters' Seminar" with UNH T2!  We'll review best practices & innovations in winter operations including equipment and anti-icing & de-icing options as well as information and resources to support calibration.  Discussion will include how salt works - and how it doesn't work - brine, liquids, and pre-treat & pre-wet options, as well as determining application rates from awareness of pavement and air temperature, weather forecast, and other variables.  We'll also discuss winter safety, as well as driver wellness and defensive & safe driving.

This training is geared for private snow contractors. Emphasis on parking lots, sidewalks, and commercial site maintenance.

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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 everything about the wonderful pumpkin, its seeds and how animals love to eat them too!

Join us on for a presentation by Katie Hoffman, a Virginia Tech PhD student and LSPA–VT–Calhoun Fellow. Katie is developing the first phytoplankton forecasts for Lake Sunapee and has been working with the LSPA community to shape how these forecasts are shared and used. She will highlight her work on recent monitoring efforts, community workshops, and early findings from her research on phytoplankton blooms and water quality in the lake.  

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Join us for an engaging presentation on the impacts of invasive species in our watershed, featuring LSPA Executive Director and former Ecology Professor Elizabeth Harper, along with Conservation Program Manager Susie Burbidge. Together, they will explore the science and ecology of invasive species, as well as the tradeoffs involved in different methods of control and prevention. Susie will highlight LSPA’s two lines of defense against aquatic invasive species: the Lake Host Program and the Invasive Watch Program. Following the presentation, there will be an extended Q&A session, providing an opportunity to ask questions and gain a deeper understanding of how invasive species affect both our aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.

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This meeting is for members of regional lake & pond associations in the Lake Sunapee Region and beyond, and anyone else who is interested in the topic of road salt. Members of LSPA’s Watershed Committee recently drafted a salt management plan and will share their process and goals. We will also discuss road salt impacts to waterbodies in our region and best practices for reducing these negative effects. 

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