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NH LAKES ASSOCIATION · 08-12-2010, 01:15 PM

The NH LAKES Association is aware of the interaction discussed in this thread that recently occurred at the Lees Mills ramp in Moultonborough. Please understand that there are two sides to every story.

We do understand that there is some concern about Lake Hosts recording bow numbers. The reason that Lake Hosts are trained to do so is so that they, and the Lake Hosts that work after them during the same day, will have a way of knowing if the boaters leaving the lake were already given the "milfoil talk" by a Lake Host when they entered the lake that day. If the boater has already received the "talk," by looking at the list of bow numbers, the Lake Host will know that they don't have to bother the boater with information they already know and they will only help the boater conduct an out-going inspection.

Since this highly successful exotic species education and prevention program began in 2002, volunteer and paid lake hosts have helped boaters inspect more than 300,000 boats and have prevented almost 1,000 fragments of exotic aquatic plants from hitchhiking their way into the approximately 900 lakes and ponds in New Hampshire that remain exotic-free.

To the bulk of you responding to this thread, thank you for your continued support of this critical program. For more information, and to see at what lakes exotic species "saves" have been made at this summer, we invite you to visit http://www.nhlakes.org/lake-host-program.htm.

08-12-2010, 01:15 PM	#31
NH LAKES ASSOCIATION Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Headquartered in Concord, NH Posts: 11 Thanks: 2 Thanked 11 Times in 4 Posts	Nh lakes association responds The NH LAKES Association is aware of the interaction discussed in this thread that recently occurred at the Lees Mills ramp in Moultonborough. Please understand that there are two sides to every story. We do understand that there is some concern about Lake Hosts recording bow numbers. The reason that Lake Hosts are trained to do so is so that they, and the Lake Hosts that work after them during the same day, will have a way of knowing if the boaters leaving the lake were already given the "milfoil talk" by a Lake Host when they entered the lake that day. If the boater has already received the "talk," by looking at the list of bow numbers, the Lake Host will know that they don't have to bother the boater with information they already know and they will only help the boater conduct an out-going inspection. Since this highly successful exotic species education and prevention program began in 2002, volunteer and paid lake hosts have helped boaters inspect more than 300,000 boats and have prevented almost 1,000 fragments of exotic aquatic plants from hitchhiking their way into the approximately 900 lakes and ponds in New Hampshire that remain exotic-free. To the bulk of you responding to this thread, thank you for your continued support of this critical program. For more information, and to see at what lakes exotic species "saves" have been made at this summer, we invite you to visit http://www.nhlakes.org/lake-host-program.htm.