2024 Annual Meeting
Kingston Community Library, June 26, 7 – 7:30 refreshments, 7:30 presentation. Come and find out about the $100,000 Grant Kingston Lake is receiving through the NH DES. Bell Environmentalists is the consultant for this grant and have been hard at work with staff from the DES to make this happen. They have identified 55 nonpoint…
2024 Paddle Plunge!
April 13, 2024 at YMCA Camp Lincoln, 67 Ball Road, Kingston, NH https://givebutter.com/2024PaddlePlunge The following is copied from the above page for your convenience: The Paddle Plunge is back! On April 13th, just as the ice melts, YMCA supporters will create their best costumes and race into the water for a freezing dip in Kingston…
Life Jacket Loaner Station
Come and celebrate the Dedication of the Life Jacket Station at the State Ramp, May 19, 2024! The Scott B. Weinhold Memorial Life Jacket Loaner Station experienced a great first season during the summer of 2023! It will be available again for 2024 and they hope you all will use the jackets as needed and…
Lake Host Program Update 2023 – 2024
In the summer 2023, Lake Hosts performed 2,208boat inspections at the State and Town ramps. Money forthis program comes from a grant funded by the State of NH andour local taxes in Kingston. 2024 will be our 17th season withthe Lake Host Program. Leigh Komornick will be returning again this year as the KLA program…
Water Sampling Results for 2023
Members of the Kingston Lake Association collect samples from twodeep water spots and five tributaries around the lake June throughSeptember. The samples are brought to DES in Concord foranalysis, then we receive a summary report early the following year. The results are as follows: Chlorophyll is a photosynthetic pigment that contributes toexcessive algae growth. NH…
Chinese Mystery Snail
This summer a snail was turned in to our Lake Host on duty who sent pictures to Amy Smagula in Concord. The following was her response: Yes, that looks like a Chinese mystery snail. At this time there is no management option available, other than hand picking them out to thin the population. We are…
2022 Summer Raffle!
The Dawn Great Blue Heron Kingston Lake (Great Pond) Association is raffling three waterfowl prints on Wednesday August 31, 2022 at our meeting to be held at Camp Lincoln. Perhaps you have been to one of our summer events and have seen these prints. The first print is of a great blue heron in its…