conservation

Help Us Find Great Board and Committee Members

Help Us Find Great Board and Committee Members

The CLC Board of Directors and its committees are made up of people with diverse skills, viewpoints, and interests who share a love of this region and its human and other-than-human inhabitants.

2023 Spring/Summer Newsletter

2023 Spring/Summer Newsletter

Our spring/summer newsletter is out. It includes our Annual Report, stories about stewards, soil, lake bathymetry, poison ivy, and lots more! If you didn’t get one in the mail, hard copies will be available throughout the summer at our kiosks in the Grove and at the Island on Chocorua Lake, and in the CLC office in Chocorua Village, or you can download a digital version here.

Chocorua's Bottom

Chocorua's Bottom

Though we admire the topography surrounding Chocorua Lake, we seldom think about the fact that the lake bottom has its own topography, referred to as “bathymetry.” The shape of the land surface, above or below water, tells a story of the natural forces and processes that shaped the earth—how mountains and lakes came to be.

Pollinators & Climate Change Considerations — Replay & Resources

Pollinators & Climate Change Considerations — Replay & Resources

Thank you so much to Athena Contus of Athena's Bees for her wonderful talk about bees and pollinators in a changing climate and things we can do to promote healthy pollinator populations. Athena also shared an abundance of excellent resources with us. Spend some time with these websites and videos and you will learn a lot about how to support the insects and ecosystems that make our lives possible.

The Ossipee Aquifer: A Story of Water

The Ossipee Aquifer: A Story of Water

Film coming soon! In the meantime, you can experience some of the GORGEOUS art in this 30-foot communal painting in the “graphic novel” version of The Ossipee Aquifer: A Story of Water. Big thanks to Peggy Johnson for creating this version!

Tools for Conservation: My Work Experience in New Hampshire and at Chocorua Lake Conservancy

Tools for Conservation: My Work Experience in New Hampshire and at Chocorua Lake Conservancy

Sam Haus reflects on his internship with the Natural Resource Conservation Services (NRCS) in Conway, NH in the summer of 2020, and his work with the CLC and other local conservation organizations.