2009 Lake Host™ Program
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2010 Lake Host™ Payroll Grant Program
The New Hampshire Lakes Association (NH LAKES) will be offering its popular Lake Host™
payroll grant program to local groups again during Summer 2010), thanks to a grant from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services and Department of Safety and support from private donations. The 2010 application period has closed and we will announce grant awards by Friday, April 16. (Please see links at the bottom of this webpage for program information.)
WHAT IS THE LAKE HOST™ PROGRAM?
The Lake Host™ Program is courtesy boat inspection program implemented by NH LAKES in cooperation with local participating groups to
prevent the introduction and spread of exotic aquatic plants, like variable milfoil, from lake to lake. Exotic aquatic plant infestations
in lakes and ponds are undesirable because they make recreation in and on the water dangerous and unpleasant, disrupt the ecological balance
of these water bodies, reduce shoreline property values, and are difficult and expensive to control. Since 2002, hundreds of paid and volunteer
Lake Hosts have conducted more than 297,000 courtesy boat inspections and have made more than 800 "saves" of exotic aquatic plant
fragments that were about to enter or had just left a lake.
WHAT DOES PARTICIPATION IN THE GRANT PROGRAM ENABLE ELIGIBLE GROUPS TO DO?
NH LAKES provides funding to cover the salaries and benefits of paid Lake Hosts (payroll grant amount per ramp depends upon eligibility guidelines met), so that local organizations can educate boaters about invasive exotic aquatic species and how to prevent the spread.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE? WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS? SELECTION CRITERIA? HOW TO APPLY?
See the "2010 Lake Host™ Program Terms of Participation" document on this webpage.
QUESTIONS?
Call 603/226-0299 or email lakehost@nhlakes.org.
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS
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