Ossipee has the potential to be a premier snowmobiling destination, but it needs more trails and volunteers, says a local man who hopes to lay 15 miles of new trail from Ossipee Lake to Effingham.
The Town of Freedom is updating its Master Plan, which was originally written in 1987 and last updated in 1992.
A new project directed by the University of New Hampshire is attempting to determine whether biological agents found in the upper Midwest may be of some help in controlling variable milfoil in New Hampshire.
What we hope to do is keep the lake at its full level (elev. 407.25) right through the Labor Day weekend.
Frustrated that Totem Pole Park residents are registering their cars at town hall in violation of a one-year-old agreement that allows campers to stay 11 months, the planning board unanimously decided to hold a public hearing, a necessary first step to revoking it.
After viewing Long Sands beach with officials from the town and state, Selectman Harry Merrow reported that the group had identified the location for the proposed town beach, and agreed on a course of action to look for rare plants there.
Ossipee could spend as much as $4,000 as soon as September on a rare plants survey as part of development of an Ossipee Lake public beach.
A long-awaited decision by the Freedom Planning Board on how long Totem Pole Park can remain open during the year will come one step closer after Thursday's board meeting.
Responding to the growing controversy over Ossipee’s proposed development of state-owned Ossipee Lake Natural Area as a beach, Ossipee Lake Alliance today announced its opposition to the plan while also offering to help the town find an alternate location on the lake.
How much will it cost Ossipee taxpayers to pursue a beach in state-owned Ossipee Lake Natural Area?
That was the topic at Monday night’s selectmen’s meeting when a group of Ossipee property owners appeared with a list of questions.
Boaters who refuse to submit to milfoil checks and boat washes at the town boat ramp could face stiff fines—$1,000 or more—under a proposed ordinance under review by selectmen.
You’ve read about him in magazines and seen him on TV. Now you can meet New Hampshire naturalist and writer Ben Kilham in person.
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