2011 Lake Host™ Program
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2012 Lake Host™ Payroll Grant Program
NH LAKES is pleased to offer the Lake Host Program, one of the nation’s premier exotic aquatic plant education and prevention programs, for its 11th year!
WHAT IS THE LAKE HOST™ PROGRAM?
The Lake Host™ Program is a courtesy boat inspection program administered by NH LAKES in cooperation with local participating groups to prevent the introduction and spread of exotic aquatic plants, like variable milfoil, from waterbody to waterbody. 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 waterbodies, reduce shoreline property values, and are difficult and expensive to control.
Since 2002, hundreds of paid and volunteer Lake Hosts have conducted more than 428,000 courtesy boat inspections and have made more than 1,119 ‘saves’ of exotic aquatic plant fragments that were about to enter or had just left a waterbody.
WHAT WILL PARTICIPATION IN THE 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 their spread.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE? WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS? SELECTION CRITERIA? HOW TO APPLY?
See the "2012 Lake Host™ Program Terms of Participation" document below.
QUESTIONS?
Call 603/226-0299 or email lakehost@nhlakes.org.
PAYROLL GRANT PROGRAM TIMELINE:
- Monday, March 19, 2012 (Postmark date)
Mail to: NH LAKES, 14 Horseshoe Pond Lane, Concord, NH 03301
- By 5:00 p.m. Friday, April 20, 2012: Notification of award to Contact Person via email.
- Monday, May 14, 2012: Paid Lake Host that have been officially hired and trained can begin work at boat ramps.
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS.
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