LAKE ARMINGTON ASSOCIATION, INC. P.O. BOX 143 PIERMONT, NH 03779
Preserve and protect the lake for the future
Lake Host ~ Weed Watchers ~ Water Quality Testing
SUMMER 2023
~ LAKE ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING ~ SEPTEMBER 9
ANNUAL MEETING SUMMARY
- Welcome, thank you to our hosts
- Financial Report
- Program Reports - Lake Host, Weed Watchers, Water Quality
- General updates, New Business, Memorials
- Vote on 2024 Board of Directors
- Close
2024 Board of Directors
- Kathy Soloway, president
- Deborah Jensen, vice president
- Kate Merritt, treasurer
- Lisa McGiffert, recording secretary
- Arline Cochrane, corresponding secretary
- Lynn DeMerchant
- Carolyn Dorfman
- Bill Musty
- Christine Palmucci
- Sam Rounds
- Ken Settel
beneficial bryozoans live in lake armington
Aquatic invertebrates called bryozoans (moss animals) are, until recently, little-known inhabitants of Lake Armington that signal clean water and healthy lake environment. The photo (by Cindy Theroux-Jette) shows two globe-shaped bryozoans growing attached to an underwater tree branch close to shore, framed by reflections of the sky and clouds above. There are many bryozoans around the lake and throughout New England.
Have you seen them and wondered what there were?
Some Facts:
- Bryozoans may be different shapes, small or large (some 2ft across),
- Made up of a "colony" of smaller single aquatic invertebrates,
- Filter the water, not a health threat to humans,
- 5000 species exist, both ocean and freshwater,
- One of oldest creatures on earth, pre-date the dinosaurs.
See this link to NH Dept of Environmental Services description of bryozoans
https://www.des.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt341/files/documents/2020-01/bb-59.pdf
Another link from Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryozoa
piermont celebrates adelaide palmer
The Town of Piermont is celebrating the life and art of Adelaide Palmer (1851-1928), a noted painter who lived in Piermont and was a member of the Boston artists' community. She is well-known for her gorgeous still life paintings of flowers and fruit, and of sweeping rural landscapes.
Piermont events are Monday May 29 of Memorial Day Weekend through Sunday June 4, definitely a must-see!
DECEMBER 2022
VENMO AVAILABLE FOR LAA ONLINE Dues & donations
Lake Armington Association is linked to the VENMO digital wallet service so you can send LAA Dues and Donations from your smartphone. Look for “Lake Armington Association” in your Venmo app.
Checks are accepted for Dues and Donations, as always. All contributions are fully tax deductible.
See Dues and Donations for complete info.
DECEMBER 2022
"KEEPERS OF THE ROAD" - FROM THE BRIDGE WEEKLY oCT. 27 ISSUE
Lake Armington residents Lisa Ingalls and David Fields are featured in The Bridge Weekly newspaper for their work clearing trash along NH Route 25C in Piermont. We offer them a big thank you! Follow this link for their story, written by lake neighbor Polly Tafrate. https://now.dirxion.com/Bridge_Weekly/library/Bridge_Weekly_10_27_2022.pdf#page=1&viewrect=0,376,500,500&highlight=27,133,611,600
DECEMBER 2022
NEW LAKE ARMINGTON TOTE BAGS - $25
Lake Armington TOTE BAGS are here and selling quickly!! A large, sturdy canvas tote with colorful Lake Armington logo, double carry handles, zippered top closure, inside pocket and snazzy black trim.
$25.00 each (check or cash, sorry no VENMO). Pick up locally or ship via USPS at cost.
Contact Lynn DeMerchant Email or Phone
APRIL 2022
NEWS ON WMNF LAKE TARLETON PROJECT
Dear Members and Friends of Lake Armington Association,
We want to keep you informed on updates to the White Mtn National Forest (WMNF) Lake Tarleton Project, as there is currently an Open Comment period on a revised Environmental Assessment, ending May 11.
The responsible agency, the USDA Forest Service, released the revised Environmental Assessment in mid-April, in which they adjusted the scope of the project and added more details about the effects on the Forest of not doing the project.
Here is the revised Environmental Assessment: https://usfs-public.app.box.com/embed/s/pph5rsye5xs49fb0d2p6safrbsfi8t8n/file/944137708693?showItemFeedActions=true&showParentPath=true
Here is supporting info on the project: https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=56394
We also want you to know that there is an active group in the area, the Lake Tarleton Coalition, whose purpose is to oppose the project and have the area re-designated. Their website is www.laketarletoncoalition.org
While we, as a lake association, have not taken a position on this project at this time, we want you to have all the information that comes our way.
OCTOBER 2021
us forest service to present on lake tarleton project at kingswoood camp nov. 3 at 10am
US Forest Service will be at Kingswood Camp Wednesday November 3 at 10 AM to present a Visual Analysis of their proposed activities at Lakes Tarleton and Katherine. District Ranger Brooke Brown, who is in charge of the project, and her landscape architect will present on how they do their visual analysis and what the lake area might look like when the proposed forestry projects are completed.
People from Lakes Tarleton and Armington are invited. Please let Rob Wipfler know if you're coming!
RELATED TOPIC FROM JULY 2021
public Comment on draft enviromental assessment for tarleton project
USDA Forest Service, White Mountain National Forest is planning the “Tarleton Integrated Resource Project” to manage areas around Lakes Tarleton, Katherine and Armington.
The link to the project documents is https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=56394 . Maps of the Tarleton Project and other documentation are also on this website.
POSTED JUNE 2021
LAKE ARMINGTON SELECTED FOR LAKE WATER LEVEL STUDY
NH Department of Environmental Services (DES) has just selected Lake Armington to be part of a new study to learn how the volume of water in lakes changes over time. Mike Poole is Lake Armington's contact.
The study is run by the Lake Observations by Citizen Scientists & Satellites project (LOCSS), a partnership of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Washington, and Tennessee Technological University, with funding from NASA and involvement with other universities. UMASS Amherst has installed the water level gauge for the study near the dam and is Mike's LOCSS contact.
Mike and Tim Donelon take water level measurements on a schedule, synchronized with the overhead passage of orbiting satellites, and report the measurements to the LOCSS team. LOCSS pairs water level measurements with lake surface area measurements calculated from the satellite imagery to determine if the volume of water in the lake is changing.
Lake Armington joins 18 other lakes in NH in the LOCSS water level study, as well as lakes in Massachusetts, North Carolina, Illinois, Washington, France, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. For more information on this project and results for each lake see www.LOCSS.org.
The water level gauge for the water level study is in place at the dam.
POSTED MAY 2021
WEED WATCHERS UPDATE - FROM Linda Kline
Many thanks to the Weed Watcher team for their diligent efforts to protect our beautiful lake from potential invasive species! Last year's team, all continuing on, are: Wendy Cahill, Lynn DeMerchant, Lynn Dennison, Tim Donelon, James Jensen, Lisa McGiffert, Ken Settel and Kathy Soloway.
I also want to ask members of our lake community to keep an eye out for unusual weeds that you think could be invasives -- the more eyes the better. The "Frightful Fourteen" (shown below) are the major invasives to be aware of, but our greatest threat is Variable Milfoil, see photo at right and below.
If you do see what you think could be milfoil or any of the other invasives, please contact program leader Linda Kline and a Weed Watcher team member will stop by and have a look.
If we all work together, Lake Armington will continue to endure as the beautiful, healthy lake we all love and enjoy!
bladderwort - non-invasive
variable milfoil - invasive
variable milfoil - invasive
Bladderwort is a sign of a healthy lake. It is found all over Lake Armington and grows thickly as the summer progresses. It has been a concern to lake residents who mistake it for Variable Milfoil. Bladderwort produces a small, pretty yellow flower toward the end of the summer -- enjoy it and don't be concerned by its presence!
variable milfoil - invasive
variable milfoil - invasive
variable milfoil - invasive
Variable Milfoil is highly invasive and our biggest threat. Milfoil spreads quickly and is difficult to remove once it gets a toehold. We are fortunate that, although nearby lakes have been affected, Lake Armington has not had any milfoil outbreaks. We'd like to keep it that way!!
If you do see what you think could be milfoil or any of the other invasives, please contact program leader Linda Kline and a Weed Watcher team member will stop by and have a look.
If we all work together, Lake Armington will continue to endure as the beautiful, healthy lake we all love and enjoy!
Lake Armington Water quality Reports, 1987-2019
Water Quality Testing program leader Mike Poole has compiled and summarized new data from NHDES to update the original Lake Armington Water Quality Reports from 2013 by Brad Caswell.
Water analysis currently measures nine lake water characteristics: Chlorophyll, Transparency, Acid Neutralizing Capacity, Conductivity, pH, Total Phosphorus, Dissolved Oxygen & Water Temperature, Turbidity and E. coli.