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Our MissionThe Windy Waters Conservancy™ (WWC) is the Business name of the Waukewan Shore Owners Association, a 501(c)(3) tax exempt charitable organization. Its mission is to protect and preserve the water bodies and boreal and wetland habitats in the Lake Waukewan Watershed and preserving the ecology and scenic beauty of Lake Waukewan, Lake Winona, Bear Pond, Hawkins Pond, Otter Pond and Tuttle Pond and combating, or preventing air, water, noise and light pollution on or around the water bodies and associated wetlands in the watershed.
Want to be notified of Waukewan news and events? Just fill out a contact information form here or send us an email at Info@waukewan.org.
Have any questions? Please contact us at Questions@waukewan .org.
In Memoriam
In 2021 we lost a friend, ardent and generous supporter of WWC, and a long serving member of our Board of Directors, Chuck Braxton. Chuck served on the board for over a decade, first joining the board in early 2011, and served as President for most of those years. All through the years Chuck was very forward thinking, always trying to get more and more people involved through membership in preserving and protecting the lake he loved so much.
The Windy Waters Conservancy owes Chuck a great deal of gratitude for all that he did. He will be sorely missed. |
Welcome to the WWC Website.Your comments and suggestions to make it better are truly appreciated. You may send comments to info@waukewan.org.
Cyanobacteria
Lake Waukewan Sediment Analysis
With the assistance of Steve Landry of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) and local volunteers, Frank Murphy and Jamie Irving, FB Environmental Associates (FBE) conducted sediment testing of Lake Waukewan in Meredith, NH on June 8, 2023. Sediments were analyzed for elemental ratios of phosphorus, aluminum, and iron to assess vulnerability to internal phosphorus loading, which has been shown to fuel historic cyanobacteria blooms in Lake Waukewan. FBE selected sites in a gradient of water depths around the lake (Figure 1) to understand spatial variability in sediment chemistry and better assess future risk of internal phosphorus loading in the possible event that the extent of anoxia (which triggers internal phosphorus loading in lakes) expands to impact a larger area of the lake. The full report may be downloaded by clicking the link below.
Waukewan IslandsIf you are curious about the names of the many islands in Lake Waukewan, you can find them here.
Fireworks!
If you are planning to have a fireworks display, please consider the information in the NH DES fact sheet: Fireworks and New Hampshire Lakes.
2022 VLAP Report
The 2022 Individual Lake Report for Lake Waukewan and a document to help you interpret your report is available on the VLAP page. Your VLAP report WILL be posted in the document library on the NHDES website later this spring. For now, your report will be posted to the Lake Information Mapper. There’s also a lot of other information here, so please utilize the mapper to your advantage!
Stevens Landscaping Discount OfferStevens Landscaping has again extended their offer of a 15% discount to our members on certain plants. Download the coupon below.
Windy Waters Storm Water Grant Program
WWC is proud to continue the Windy Waters Storm Water Grant Program to assist property owners in resolving their property’s run-off issues both financially and technically. More information may be found here. temp
Loons and Eagles on Waukewan
The two loon pairs on Lake Waukewan each had two chicks this year. The pair nested off Middle Island are shown in the photos below.
The eagle pair, located on Middle Island had at least one chick. | |||||
