Fecal bacteria advisory-Ellacoya State RV Park, Gilford NH

mowtorman · 07-01-2022, 07:08 PM

https://www.treehugger.com/phosphoru...-lakes-4856639

The large birds... Cormorants...Geese...and yes Loons are major phosphorus producers....they poop all day about 2 pounds per adult.

Loons and Cormorants eat fish all day, geese prefer plants.

Geese are major spreaders of Giardia and love phosphorus fed grass where they poop all night like Center Harbor. Some forum members think this is all funny...another alarmist misinformation campaign but it's not funny when you are locked in the bathroom for a week. I don't think it would be funny if your beachfront was covered in BG algae...might even entice you to sell.

No water quality no party. Pretty soon Braun Bay will have BG algae too. Property values tubulate when you can't swim. A good example is St.Albans Bay on Lake Champlain. Collectively it's all too much of a good thing.

The birds are a problem. Don't swim where geese congregate. Encourage young kids to try not to ingest lake water.

The lake is taking a beating. Blue green algae was on Kanasatka 3 years ago and the only place to go was Blackey's Cove.

Early ice out and warmer summers translates to algae blooms. It's the new normal. Kind of like back when you could say there's no Eurasian Milfoil on Winnipesaukee.

Just restating the obvious. For the sake of tourist dollars and property taxes you would think NH would take these problems on aggressively....or maybe it's too late.

07-01-2022, 07:08 PM	#16
mowtorman Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 231 Thanks: 75 Thanked 142 Times in 79 Posts	Water quality https://www.treehugger.com/phosphoru...-lakes-4856639 The large birds... Cormorants...Geese...and yes Loons are major phosphorus producers....they poop all day about 2 pounds per adult. Loons and Cormorants eat fish all day, geese prefer plants. Geese are major spreaders of Giardia and love phosphorus fed grass where they poop all night like Center Harbor. Some forum members think this is all funny...another alarmist misinformation campaign but it's not funny when you are locked in the bathroom for a week. I don't think it would be funny if your beachfront was covered in BG algae...might even entice you to sell. No water quality no party. Pretty soon Braun Bay will have BG algae too. Property values tubulate when you can't swim. A good example is St.Albans Bay on Lake Champlain. Collectively it's all too much of a good thing. The birds are a problem. Don't swim where geese congregate. Encourage young kids to try not to ingest lake water. The lake is taking a beating. Blue green algae was on Kanasatka 3 years ago and the only place to go was Blackey's Cove. Early ice out and warmer summers translates to algae blooms. It's the new normal. Kind of like back when you could say there's no Eurasian Milfoil on Winnipesaukee. Just restating the obvious. For the sake of tourist dollars and property taxes you would think NH would take these problems on aggressively....or maybe it's too late.

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