Fresh air, good company, and a chance to pitch in, all with a view of a beautiful mountain! Chocorua Lake Conservancy is hosting a spring cleaning at the Grove & Island public access areas along Chocorua Lake.
Join CLC Stewardship Director Debra Marnich on Wednesday, April 2 from 10 AM–12 PM to help care for a place beloved by so many. The shoreline along Route 16 has been conserved by CLC. Through the support of donors and volunteers, CLC makes this conservation land accessible to the public free of charge for swimming, canoeing, kayaking, and enjoying the lake ecosystem. Public areas that receive heavy recreational use need regular stewardship to ensure safe access, water quality, and a healthy ecosystem. In the spring, after winter storms damage branches and trees, and the snowmelt exposes litter, the Chocorua Lake shoreline areas can look a little worse for wear. Before the leaves come out, it’s a good time to clear up fallen branches, and inventory what additional work and maintenance may be needed. Later in the spring, we’ll spread wood chips to help stabilize the shore during the busy seasons of many visitors and steady foot traffic. Many hands and eyes make light work. If you’re brave (and if the ice is gone by then), you could take a polar-ish plunge after!
Meet at 10 AM at the Grove public parking area on Chocorua Lake just off Route 16 at the south end of Chocorua Lake, and we’ll go from there. Bring work gloves, and, as you are able, some combination of a rake and/or a shovel, clippers, hand saws, pruners, and a trash bag; if you don't have these we’ll have a few extras available. Wear sturdy close-toed shoes or boots and bring water and a snack, if you like. Please register in advance above to let us know you’ll join us—we want to be able to reach you if plans change or the weather changes plans!
CLC Stewardship Director Debra Marnich holds a BS in Zoology and an MS in Forestry. Her major interests and professional focus areas include combining wildlife and forestry practices to manage for both sound silvicultural and optimum wildlife habitat, creating early successional and bird nesting habitat, pollinator habitat creation, promoting small diverse farms local food production/agriculture, promoting land conservation and protection, environmental education, and integrating all resources concerns to create a balanced conservation system.
Banner image: Spring cleaning at the lake. Photo: Debra Marnich