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.

This program is currently full, but we do have a waitlist available. Click here to register for the waitlist.

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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Love Your Lake Day

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. This event is free and open to the public with activities for all ages!

No registration is required.

Antique Boat Parade

Antique boats will be on display in Sunapee Harbor throughout the morning, followed by the parade with the route starting in Gardner Bay. The boats will head south past Dewey Beach, enter Sunapee Harbor, then travel along the shoreline toward Birch Point, passing Fishers Bay and Oakledge, the State Beach and ending in Newbury Harbor.

Antique Boat Owners - register your boat 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 fun river otter and its beautiful river habitat.

Join us as we celebrate our incredible volunteers, at LSPA’s Annual Volunteer Picnic!

Come enjoy good food and great company! It's our way of saying thank you for all the time and energy you give to protecting our watershed. We couldn’t do it without you!

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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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Join us for an engaging workshop and expo event to learn how to manage stormwater runoff on your property.  A short classroom session will be followed by a local site visit where participants will learn how to read the landscape and discuss ways to slow down rainwater and promote infiltration into the soil.  Attendees will also learn about LSPA’s Watershed Wise program and hear from a past participant about the changes he made to his landscape, primarily using plants, to reduce erosion.

Following the earlier sessions, we will host an expo between 11 am - 12:30 pm.  Stop by during this time period to visit eight outdoor stations on topics including lake-friendly lawn best practices, native plants to prevent erosion, native pollinator plants for rain gardens, rubber water razors to prevent channeling of driveways and how to test and improve soil health for your landscape.

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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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