Welcome!
Welcome to www.northwoodlake.com, the website of the Northwood Lake Watershed Association. Through our website, we seek to keep members, non-members and all those who care about Northwood Lake and its watershed informed and involved in maintaining and enhancing the health and beauty of this precious waterbody.
WARNING: Northwood Town Beach Is Currently Closed!
As of Tuesday 8/24/10, an advisory has been issued due to elevated levels (greater than 400 counts per/100mL) of bacteria at the Northwood town beach. Additional samples will be collected. Once the bacteria levels fall below the state standard of 88 counts/100mL of water, the advisory will be removed. Please check back here for an updated status on the beach.
NLWA Milfoil Control Dive Team Program Is Underway!
 Dive team coordinator Brad Hall is pleased to announce that the NLWA Milfoil Control Dive Team held its first training sessions for volunteer divers and tenders on August 6th and 7th. The NLWA now has two certified milfoil harvesting divers-- Ryan Lamey and Chuck Oxendine, as well as three certified tenders-- LuAnne Pigeon, Ann Albert and Tom Bar. Another open-water session will be held on August 26th for those divers who attended the classroom portion of the training but were unable to attend the open-water training session. Those divers are Andrea Tomlinson, Allan Radebaugh, Gary Tasker and Jennifer Pfiefer. As the diving program moves forward, Brad urges boaters to be aware of the dive flags (see image at right) and use caution to avoid these areas for the safety of both the divers and the tenders. Special thanks to John Tower of EZ Docking Solutions for the use of his pontoon boat and to Pete MacCallum of MacCallum's Boathouse for the use of his anchors.
 More Tenders Needed! If you are comfortable spending a fair amount of time in a kayak, please consider becoming a dive team tender. Tenders are vital to our milfoil diving program as they collect the milfoil fragments that break off during harvesting and assist the divers. If you would liket to learn more or to volunteer, contact the Dive Team Director Brad Hall at diveteam@northwoodlake.com.
2010 Boat Parade Returns to Northwood Lake Like A Whirlwind!
The Northwood Lake Boat Parade, sponsored by the Northwood Lake Watershed Association, was held on Saturday, July 31. Selectmen, Bob Holden and Scott Bryer served as judges and awarded first, second and third place prizes to the "best dressed" boats. The first place prize went to the "Wizard of Oz" themed boat memorializing the tornado of 2008. The winner featured Lorraine Valencia as "Dorothy, Patty Geisler as "The Wicked Witch of the West", Rick Geisler as the "Tin Man" and Pat Valencia as skipper. Second place went to "An Hawaiian Island Afloat" with Marie Damon, Pam Papadinis, Donna and John Paris, Bob and Karen Damon, Jan Sheerin, Andrew Damon, Robert Paris, and Christian Angelucci aboard. "Margaritaville", with Cindy and Jack Anderson, Christine and John Anderson, "Jelly" and Jerry Label earned third place honors. A BBQ followed at the Northwood Town Beach and a great time was had by all. See you next year! Click here to view a slidewhow of all the participating boats.
Attention Young Artists!
 Hey kids! Just like the grown-ups get a chance to showcase their photos in our "Photo Gallery", here's your chance to show off your artistic talents in our soon-to-be-launched "Kid's Gallery"! As long as the subject matter has something to do with Northwood Lake, anything goes... animals, plants, people, activities... whatever inspires you. Artwork can be done in whatever media you like (marker, crayon, chalk, pencil, painting, etc.), but must be submitted in JPEG format, 800 px x 450 px at 72 dpi resolution. Please submit your artwork to webmaster@northwoodlake.com and be sure to include the title of your work as well as the artist's name and age in your email.
 Children of all ages enjoy presentation by "The Loon Man NH"
John Rockwood, aka "The Loon Man NH", the featured speaker at the NLWA's Annual Meeting, delivered a spellbinding narrated slideshow about the life cycle and behaviors of loons. John is a common loon educator, author, naturalist, and professional nature photographer. His intimate and unusual photographs and anecdotes about these unusual birds kept the audience enthralled as they took in his unique insights. A portion of the proceeds from John's book sales benefit the Loon Preservation Committee as well as the NH Audubon Society. To learn more, visit John's website at www.theloonmannh.net.
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