Millville Lake Protective Association
Salem, NH
Salem, NH
MLPA News
MLPA Salem High Scholarship Recipients
May 26, 2020 - We are pleased to announce the recipients of the two MLPA sponsored Salem High School scholarships. The well-deserved senior recipients are Salem residents, Emma Liptrap and Philip Breton.
Emma is going to attend Syracuse University where she plans to major in Environmental Civil Engineering. Philip will be attending the University of New Hampshire and plans to major in Civil Engineering/with an interest in environmental issues.
Emma and Philip each received $1000.00 towards their college educations. Congratulations to Emma and Philip and we wish you success in your scholastic endeavors. Also, thank you to the Salem High Scholarship Committee who handled the entire selection process.
The MLPA BOD hopes to award these scholarships on a yearly basis.
Emma is going to attend Syracuse University where she plans to major in Environmental Civil Engineering. Philip will be attending the University of New Hampshire and plans to major in Civil Engineering/with an interest in environmental issues.
Emma and Philip each received $1000.00 towards their college educations. Congratulations to Emma and Philip and we wish you success in your scholastic endeavors. Also, thank you to the Salem High Scholarship Committee who handled the entire selection process.
The MLPA BOD hopes to award these scholarships on a yearly basis.
Clean River Project Lake Cleanup
May 26, 2020 - The MLPA has again contracted with Rocky Morrison's Clean River Project to do a Millville Lake shoreline cleanup. Check out the highlights of their visit here.
Update: Rocky recently returned to the lake to remove a large, floating tree stump with his Bobcat. The stump had washed ashore at the Millville Circle beach area near the dam.
Update: Rocky recently returned to the lake to remove a large, floating tree stump with his Bobcat. The stump had washed ashore at the Millville Circle beach area near the dam.
SOLitude Lake Management 2020 Lake Maintenance
May 23, 2020 - The MLPA has contracted SOLitude Lake Management to treat portions of Millville Lake with USEPA/State registered herbicide Tribune (Diquat), EPA Registration Number 100-1390, to control nuisance aquatic weed growth.
Pete Beisler, Environmental Scientist with SOLitude, said "We received the permit on 5/20/20 and we are still shooting for the treatment date of July 20th. We need to wait on the plants to develop to be able to identify them, so we are planning to survey towards the end of June. I will let you know what we find during the survey. If you have any specific locations in mind for treatment please let me know and I will check them out."
Pete Beisler, Environmental Scientist with SOLitude, said "We received the permit on 5/20/20 and we are still shooting for the treatment date of July 20th. We need to wait on the plants to develop to be able to identify them, so we are planning to survey towards the end of June. I will let you know what we find during the survey. If you have any specific locations in mind for treatment please let me know and I will check them out."
Lakeside Winter 2020 Edition is Available
Click here to read the Winter 2020 edition of Lakeside from NH Lakes.
MLPA 2020 Dues
We are now accepting MLPA membership dues payments for 2020. The MLPA membership year is from January 1st - December 31st and dues are only $30.00. Click here to support the MLPA. As always, thank you for your support to "protect and improve Millville Lake."
Lake-Friendly Living Webinars
May 15, 2020 - NH Lakes is sponsoring a series of Lake-Friendly Living webinars. Best of all - they're free!
Your NH LAKES Team is working harder than ever for clean and healthy lakes these days, and we’re pleased to announce a new program—the LakeSmart Lake-Friendly Living webinar series!
Whether you live along a lake or far from the nearest water body, if you maintain a household, yard, gravel road or driveway, or septic system, this webinar opportunity is for you! We’ve pulled together a few experts who are looking forward to sharing their time and tips with you on how to live in a lake-friendly way—all to help keep the lakes you love, clean and healthy.
We hope you’ll tune in to this weekly four-part series, which starts on Thursday, May 21, at 7:00 p.m. These webinars are FREE, but pre-registration is required and space is limited. Visit our website for more information and to register! https://nhlakes.org/lake-friendly-living-webinar-series/
Your NH LAKES Team is working harder than ever for clean and healthy lakes these days, and we’re pleased to announce a new program—the LakeSmart Lake-Friendly Living webinar series!
Whether you live along a lake or far from the nearest water body, if you maintain a household, yard, gravel road or driveway, or septic system, this webinar opportunity is for you! We’ve pulled together a few experts who are looking forward to sharing their time and tips with you on how to live in a lake-friendly way—all to help keep the lakes you love, clean and healthy.
We hope you’ll tune in to this weekly four-part series, which starts on Thursday, May 21, at 7:00 p.m. These webinars are FREE, but pre-registration is required and space is limited. Visit our website for more information and to register! https://nhlakes.org/lake-friendly-living-webinar-series/
Maintaining a Healthy Lake
With all the “stay at home” time we have been doing, you might have some overdue projects around your yard. There's tons of great information on what you can do in your own yard to make and keep Millville Lake healthy in the "Maintaining a Healthy Lake" section of this website. Most important is keeping phosphorus out of the lake. Phosphorus just feeds the weeds. Also, there’s much you can do to stop sediment erosion from excess storm runoff. Click here, read and learn.
Millville Lake Dam Closed
April 29, 2020 - The Millville Lake dam is now closed for the spring and summer season.
Look for the Zero!
April 18, 2020 - From our friends at NH Lakes -
LOOK FOR THE ZERO! Before buying lawn fertilizer, check the bag for a set of three numbers showing the percentage of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Buy a bag with a "0" in the middle.
LOOK FOR THE ZERO! Zero in the middle means phosphorus free and that means….
ZERO POLLUTION! Phosphorus pollution is one of the leading causes of unhealthy lakes in NH. Even if you live far from the water, excess phosphorus from your lawn can wash off and pollute lakes and streams, harming fish and ruining boating and swimming.
ZERO WASTE! Why pay for a chemical your lawn doesn't need? Generally, only newly established lawns in NH need phosphorus. Phosphorus applied to a lawn that doesn't need it won't be used and can cause water pollution.
ZERO TROUBLE! In NH, fertilizer can't be used within 25 feet of a lake. Between 25 ft and 250 feet of the lake, only low phosphorous, slow release nitrogen fertilizers can be applied. Check to see if your town has more restrictive guidelines.
LOOK FOR THE ZERO! Before buying lawn fertilizer, check the bag for a set of three numbers showing the percentage of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Buy a bag with a "0" in the middle.
LOOK FOR THE ZERO! Zero in the middle means phosphorus free and that means….
ZERO POLLUTION! Phosphorus pollution is one of the leading causes of unhealthy lakes in NH. Even if you live far from the water, excess phosphorus from your lawn can wash off and pollute lakes and streams, harming fish and ruining boating and swimming.
ZERO WASTE! Why pay for a chemical your lawn doesn't need? Generally, only newly established lawns in NH need phosphorus. Phosphorus applied to a lawn that doesn't need it won't be used and can cause water pollution.
ZERO TROUBLE! In NH, fertilizer can't be used within 25 feet of a lake. Between 25 ft and 250 feet of the lake, only low phosphorous, slow release nitrogen fertilizers can be applied. Check to see if your town has more restrictive guidelines.
New MLPA E-mail Address
We have a new e-mail address. Please add info@millvillelake.org to your address book.
NH Lakes LakeSmart Booklet
March 26, 2020 - NH Lakes provided a must-read booklet filled with helpful information on lake friendly living. Download your copy today.
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SOLitude Lake Management 2019 Water Quality Testing
March 20, 2020 - SOLitude Lake Management performed Millville Lake water quality testing on August 29, 2019 and September 27, 2019. I received the August water quality results, reviewed them and nothing popped out to me as bad or out of the ordinary. I did not receive the September results until late October (due to a billing mix up), so I did not want to report back to you with only one set of results. When I finally received the September results I reviewed them again and again saw nothing of concern. Our Fisheries Biologist (Ben German) reviewed both sets of results and for the most part he also saw no red flags. He did however feel like it was worth mentioning that the Conductivity was a little higher than he would expect for a water body in this region/geography. Conductivity is a measure of water’s capability to pass electrical flow. This ability is directly related to the concentration of ions in the water. These conductive ions come from dissolved salts and inorganic materials such as alkalis, chlorides, sulfides and carbonate compounds. Compounds that dissolve into ions are also known as electrolytes. The more ions that are present, the higher the conductivity of water. (definition taken from: https://www.fondriest.com/environmental-measurements/parameters/water-quality/conductivity-salinity-tds/.)
Ben's opinion was that the slightly elevated conductivity was possibly due to road salts from the winter. There is no harm at all with the readings seen (330-350 umhos/cm), as they fall well within the acceptable range to support diverse aquatic life (100-1,000 umhos/cm.)
All water quality results looked good, with no reason for concern.
Peter Beisler SOLitude Environmental Scientist
Ben's opinion was that the slightly elevated conductivity was possibly due to road salts from the winter. There is no harm at all with the readings seen (330-350 umhos/cm), as they fall well within the acceptable range to support diverse aquatic life (100-1,000 umhos/cm.)
All water quality results looked good, with no reason for concern.
Peter Beisler SOLitude Environmental Scientist
MLPA Charity Gaming at Chaser's Poker Room Canceled
March 17, 2020 - Charity gaming at Chasers scheduled for Saturday April 4th - Monday April 6th 2020 has been canceled due to Governor Chris Sununu directing closure of all restaurants, bars and gatherings of over 50 people to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Chasers will be closed until April 7th or until otherwise mandated.
SOLitude Lake Management 2019 Lake Treatment Final Report
March 16, 2020 - The SOLitude Lake Management 2019 Lake Treatment Final Report can be read here.
MLPA Fall Meeting Notes Available
October 16, 2019 - The MLPA Fall Meeting Notes for the October 8, 2019 meeting are now available to members by clicking on the 'MLPA Meeting Notes Members Only' photo above.
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