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LOPA volunteers had a perfect day to perform water quality testing. Calm wind, blue skies and wonderful temps! What's better than summer on the Lake? LOPA has participated in the New Hampshire (NH) Department of Environmental Services (DES) Volunteer Lake Assessment Program (VLAP) for a number of years, sampling throughout the summer months. LOPA's sampling routine consists of "deep spot" testing for water clarity and quality. This year we are also beginning to test for invasive spiny water...

This year's 4th of July LOPA Boat Parade was a smashing success! Over 2 dozen boats participated in our slow loop around the lake--our best turnout yet. And the fabulous weather didn't hurt either! It was great to see all our Opechee neighbors cheering us along from the shore. Thanks to the LOPA volunteer organizers for making this annual tradition happen.

Our loon couple, tentatively named Opie and Chee, have once again produced offspring on Opechee! Last year, for the first time in recent years, Opie and Chee raised a single chick on the lake. This spring, the Loon Preservation Committee (LPC) again set up a nesting raft in the north end of the lake, and again, our local love birds produced. This time, TWO chicks! One chick seemed to have had a bit of navigational trouble early on and was found wandering alone on the lake by Steve Benz, LOPA...