Blue-Green Algae

upnorth · 01-03-2007, 05:19 PM

I was poking around Winni last weekend and noticed a sign at the Moultonborough town launch at Lees Mills that said something like "No Swimming -- Blue-Green Algae present". I, of course, checked online and the stuff is pretty nasty. Apparently, it is really a bacteria and not an algae which can release neurotoxins into the water that can cause skin irritation, vomiting, yadayada. Anyone know the current status in that area or other areas?

Grant · 01-03-2007, 06:42 PM

Man, I'd say that any sign indicating "No Swimming" is a good indication of the beginning of the end.

What've we done to the Lake?

LIforrelaxin · 01-03-2007, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Grant

Man, I'd say that any sign indicating "No Swimming" is a good indication of the beginning of the end.

What've we done to the Lake?

Ummm I think I agree with you Grant.....I have been noticing bad trends for several years now....like all the muck collecting on the bottom in front of my camp....

However the big question here is not what have we done to the lake, but rather what do we do to start cleaning her back up.....I live on Champlain durring the week...which got into horrible condition, but slowly they are cleaning her up....it takes time, and it time to start looking at ways to help start correcting the wrongs....

Waterbaby · 01-03-2007, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by LIforrelaxin

Ummm I think I agree with you Grant.....I have been noticing bad trends for several years now....like all the muck collecting on the bottom in front of my camp....

However the big question here is not what have we done to the lake, but rather what do we do to start cleaning her back up.....I live on Champlain durring the week...which got into horrible condition, but slowly they are cleaning her up....it takes time, and it time to start looking at ways to help start correcting the wrongs....

So what things are they doing to clean her up? And what of those do you think would work here? I'm extremely interested in hearing more........ thanks.

Lin · 01-04-2007, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Waterbaby

So what things are they doing to clean her up? And what of those do you think would work here? I'm extremely interested in hearing more........ thanks.

You can check out this site for a start.

http://www.winnipesaukee.org

You can learn a lot about your lake and you can either join them or become a member. The end results is it all will help our lake.

Lin · 01-04-2007, 09:49 AM

Other ways to help out can be found at these sites.

http://www.des.state.nh.us/WMB/cva/dir_map.htm

http://www.des.state.nh.us/water_programs.htm

http://www.wrrc.unh.edu/past_research/fy01.htm

Here's an interesting site I found also but kind of technical

http://pubpages.unh.edu/~jjencks/Fin...t%20Jencks.htm

01-03-2007, 05:19 PM	#1
upnorth Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 64 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Blue-Green Algae I was poking around Winni last weekend and noticed a sign at the Moultonborough town launch at Lees Mills that said something like "No Swimming -- Blue-Green Algae present". I, of course, checked online and the stuff is pretty nasty. Apparently, it is really a bacteria and not an algae which can release neurotoxins into the water that can cause skin irritation, vomiting, yadayada. Anyone know the current status in that area or other areas?

01-03-2007, 06:42 PM	#2
Grant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pennsyltuckey, Tuftonboro, Moultonborough Posts: 1,499 Thanks: 374 Thanked 229 Times in 123 Posts	Man, I'd say that any sign indicating "No Swimming" is a good indication of the beginning of the end. What've we done to the Lake? __________________ "When I die, please don't let my wife sell my dive gear for what I told her I paid for it."

01-04-2007, 09:49 AM	#6
Lin Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Massachusetts & Moultonborough Posts: 673 Thanks: 41 Thanked 15 Times in 11 Posts	Other ways to help out can be found at these sites. http://www.des.state.nh.us/WMB/cva/dir_map.htm http://www.des.state.nh.us/water_programs.htm http://www.wrrc.unh.edu/past_research/fy01.htm Here's an interesting site I found also but kind of technical http://pubpages.unh.edu/~jjencks/Fin...t%20Jencks.htm __________________ Lin