2010 ANNUAL REPORT ENFIELD, NEW ... - Town of Enfield

Crystal Lake Improvement Association
In 2010 the Crystal Lake Improvement Association was as always active.
The Association took part in the Annual Enfield Village Association Clean up
Day with numerous volunteers helping to clean area roadways.
We again took part in the NH Lakes Lake Host program receiving a
reduced grant of $1,250.00 but providing over $5,000.00 in matching funds and
volunteer labor. With 2 paid and 4 volunteer Lake Hosts we were able to have
some one on the ramp 12 hours each day on weekends and holidays and parts of
some weekdays for most of the summer. With the addition of the NH Lakes
Youth Employment Program there was daily coverage for most of the summer. In
total, the Crystal Lake Improvement Association provided 158 volunteer hours
and cash in the amount of $2257.00. During the 158 hours of volunteer and 303
hours of paid lake host time we were able to perform 903 boat inspections, in one
case finding invasive plant life (Eurasian Milfoil) that was forwarded to NH DES
for identification. In addition our Lake Hosts also acted the part of community
host by answering questions about Crystal Lake and Enfield in general and
providing educational information. We are grateful to the Town of Enfield and
our Association members for their financial support and volunteer efforts.
For the 21st year we worked with the UNH Lakes Lay Monitoring
Program to maintain the records of water quality in Crystal Lake. This is a
weekly effort for which we have been providing volunteers every summer for
each of those 21 years.
Our weed watcher program continues to be an active and valuable effort
by volunteers on the lake with new volunteers joining each year.
Glyn Green
Vice President
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