Rare plants may have been lost as Short Sands is trashed for the second time this summer.
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More Milfoil Found in Lake
Kayaker discovers the lake’s 11th infestation in a cove between Barry Bay and Leavitt Bay. Freedom’s Aquatic Invasive Species Committee quickly arranges for its removal as part of the summer’s schedule of milfoil control.
Author Visits Center Ossipee to Solve 88-Year Old Literary Mystery
It’s the unofficial “fourth source” of information for biographers–site visits to view the places where events played out. For poet E.E. Cummings biographer Susan Cheever, that meant a visit to Center Ossipee, to find the site where Cummings’ father was killed in a car-train accident in 1926.
Milfoil Control Having Positive Effect on Ossipee Lake
A new state report shows local efforts are keeping the indestructible invasive weed in check. Several new treatments are recommended for later this month and September.
Loons at the Library and on the Lake
The Friends of the Freedom Public Library will host “The Common Loon: Ongoing Recovery for a New Hampshire Icon” on May 2 at 6:30 p.m. John Cooley, who is senior biologist for the Loon Preservation Committee in Moultonborough, will make the presentation. Ossipee Lake Alliance annually coordinates the lake’s loon census. Volunteer by contacting Susan Marks at smmarks@www.ossipeelake.org.