Conference time again - 24th Annual Lake and Pond Management Workshop

Please join at least 4 members of the Manchaug Pond Board of Directors who will be attending this year's
MACOLAP’s  (Massachusetts Congress of Lakes and Ponds)
24th ANNUAL LAKE and POND MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP

Student Center, Worcester State University

Saturday, January 29, 2011
8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
(Snow Date: Sunday, January 30)
[Call 508-429-5085 for message] 

8:00   Registration and Continental Breakfast (Included)   

8:30—10:15  Plenary Session

Policies, Regulations & Legislation
Affecting Massachusetts Lakes & Ponds
      
       Senator Stephen Brewer (invited)            

NALMS Update & Mass Lakes and Ponds Update

Business Meeting/Election of Officers
    
Stormwater, Dams & Lake/Pond Partners

 Ken Wagner, Water Resource Services LLC: The Big Picture in Watershed Management—How nutrient loading changes with development; realistic
 expectations for watershed management and options for bridging the gap

10:15—10:30    Break and Exhibit Time

10:30-11:30 CONCURRENT WORKSHOP SESSIONS
                         A,B,C,D,E   (Choose 1 of A,B,C,D or Choose E)
Sessions are repeated in the next hour, Except E is a 2-hr session

A. For new people LAKE & POND RESTORATION TECHNIQUES--- Emphasis on Integrated Lake Management—
          Rob Wheaton, Field Biologist, Lycott Environmental, Inc.,
          and Michael Lennon, Aquatic Biologist, ACT, Inc.           

B. LAKE LAW--Forming Nonprofit Lake Associations (Chapter 501(c)(3) Incorporation), Forming Watershed Districts, and
              Great Pond Issues (Chapter 90),-- Robert Levite, Attorney,
     UMass Extension Service, Mass Watershed Coalition President

C  Introduction to AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES for VOLUNTEER LAKE/POND GROUPS—
                      Jim Straub, DCR Lakes& Ponds P

D. WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, The Big Picture continued, How Nutrient Loading Changes with Development and Realistic Expectations—Ken Wagner, PhD, Water Resource Services LLC
  LOW IMACT LANDSCAPING for Lake and Pond Watersheds: Shrub Buffers, Biorention, Planter Boxes & more—
                         Bob Hartzel, GeoSyntec, Inc.

E. Using the GEIR and DEP Guidance Documents for Lake & Pond
Management Permitting (2 hours) A mock ConCom Meeting dealing
with common/future Lake Projects for New Folks–
   Tom Flannery, DCR Lakes & Ponds Program 
          and Christine Odiaga, DEP Circuit Rider
                                                               
11:30—11:45    Break        

11:45—12:45 Repeated CONCURRENT SESSIONS A,B,C,D
                                          (Choose one of above) 
                             or Continue in Session E
      
12:45—1:45 LUNCH BREAK, EXHIBITS & NETWORKING


1:45—2:45 CONCURRENT SESSIONS F, G, H, J, K,  (Choose One)

F. LAKE LAW --Water & Land Issues, Rights of the State, Rights of
Lakeshore Owners, ConCom Jurisdiction, Permit Extensions Act,
and more! --Glenn A. Wood, Attorney, Rubin and Rudman, LLP

G. WHAT KEEPS the WATER in YOUR LAKES, PONDS &
The DAM from FALLING DOWN?--Understanding the Structural
Components of dams— Phil Moreschi, P.E CFM, VP, Fuss & O’Neill

H. RUNOFF REMEDIES for YOUR LAKE or POND—
RAIN GARDENS and More! –
Donna Williams, Mass Audubon & Blackstone River WA, and
 Ed Himlan,. Exec. Dir., Massachusetts Watershed Coalition

J. EURASIAN WATERMILFOIL CASE STUDY: Evidence from Center Pond that EWM can be effectively managed by continuing the hand-pulling program (begun in 2003) in 2011.—Mercedes Gallagher, Center Pond Weed Project
             
K. FUNDING for LAKE and POND PROJECTS, including an Overview of the 319 and 604b Programs.—
  Jane Peirce, MassDEP 319 Nonpoint Source Coordinator

2:45—3:00 Raffle and END

Session Topics are subject to change

Attention: CONSULTANTS AND LAKE GROUPS with
DISPLAY MATERIALS (EXHIBITS) such as posters,
Brochures, dioramas, signs, etc.  You are welcome to set up a
Display.  For particulars, and to reserve a display spot, please call
Carol Hildreth (508-429-5085).
          
Please pre-register as soon as possible, by January 24:
We expect a large turnout.


Name __________________________________________

Organization ____________________________________

Address ________________________________________

City ______________________State ____ Zip _________

Tel. No. ________________________________________

E-mail __________________________________________

Morning: Repeated Workshops A B C D (Circle 2 of these)
                    or                   
               Continuous Workshop E (Circle only E)

Afternoon Workshops:  F G H J K   (Circle one)

Pre-registration: $25 Members (MPA is a member which gives you the member rate!)
$30 Nonmembers
          $15 Students

              Enclosed $____________

Registration at the door will be $5 more per category, plus those registering after January 24 should plan to bring their own lunch.

Lunch is covered in the registration fee, except for late registrants.

Make checks Payable to MACOLAP and Send to:

MACOLAP c/o CT Hildreth
135 Washington Street
Holliston, MA 01746

You may also be able to register and pay online at www.macolap.org   Questions? 508-429-5085

Massachusetts Congress of
Lake and Pond Associations, Inc. (MACOLAP
PO Box 873
West Brookfield, MA  01585

Sacred Sunday

Manchaug Pond or Sutton's Frozen Tundra

In the News: Manchaug Bisque!

It's all in the name!  and "Manchaug" is on the menu at a near-Webster Lake eatery, Bistro Eighty Ates.  A reader wintering in Florida brought this review by Worcester Magazine's Zeke Williams to our attention.  Here's what Mr. Williams had to say ....

"We started with an order of the Crock of Manchaug Bisque – a saffron-kissed mixture of a smooth sherry-cream base made with juicy pieces of lobster, shrimp and scallops. The flavors were fresh and vibrant. I am just not sure why a place looking to be “big city” would name a starter dish after a small lake and/or village in rural Sutton."

 So what do you think? 

Did "a place looking to be big city"  name its now famous "Crock of Manchaug Bisque" after "a small lake and/or village in rural Sutton"?

In the News: Shoes!

Yahoo news yesterday morning had a lead story on a pair of shoes, one green and one pink, worn by an actress to Sunday night's Golden Globe Awards .

Thought I would give you a look at some of the shoes four women of Manchaug Pond are wearing this season when they step out on Manchaug Pond: (photos taken this past Sunday)

  

Ladies, send in a photo of your favorite pair of shoes this season for Manchaug Pond!

Sunshine and clear skies make for winter sports on Manchaug Pond

Clear blue skies and warm sunshine today and over the weekend make snowmobiling, ice fishing for pickerel, and snowshoeing the things to do on Manchaug Pond

Sacred Sunday

December 16, 2010 taken by MPA VP on a cold windswept day on Manchaug Pond

0 degrees! and a few photos from the day of the storm

This morning the temperature is 0 degrees and below depending on which side of the house you are on!

Here are a few photos sent and taken from our photographic blogger and Facebook friends around the lake during the recent storm.

Thanks to our Manchaug Pond photographers.

Outside My Window at First Light

Good morning! Our blog has been quiet here on Manchaug Pond as the end of 2010 brought a flurry of work and issues to keep us busy.  But with this major storm outside my window, I thought it was high time we brought Manchaug Pond back to the airwaves - especially for our migrating population who spends the winter offshore and in far off towns and states across the USA!

At first light, the wind is blowing around 30 mph with snow falling at a rate of 1-3"/hour and accumulating! 12 to 20" is expected....


Further, the news is reporting 64,000 homes are without power but Manchaug Pond homes both in Douglas and Sutton are still a glow.

As the day progresses, we'd love to hear from others around the lake and in the Manchaug Pond watershed.  Send us your photos either by email or on Facebook or give us a line for Twitter!
manchaugpondsecretary@gmail.com
We'll try to get them all on!

It would also be great fun to hear from those off Manchaug Pond!  How's the weather in sunny Florida, breezy California, or whereever you are wintering?

Happy New Year from Manchaug Pond!

Wishing All a Happy and Holy Christmas Season from Manchaug Pond!

The Christmas Stars shines brightly over Manchaug Pond! 

Thanks to Holbrook's Campground for this beautiful photo taken Dec. 17th.

Spent all your cash? There's a buck or two in the Manchaug Pond watershed....

Early this morning as the snow fell on Manchaug Pond, two bucks were caught on camera crossing Torrey Road south of the dam.

Thanks to photographer, Dick for mailing these in!

If you have a photo you'd like to share - do so! We would love to post it!

And if you still have a buck or two in your wallet, please consider making a tax-deductible gift to Manchaug Pond this year.  Matching donations from your place of business, in memory of and in honor of someone special can now be accepted - please send to the Manchaug Pond Foundation, P.O. Box 154, Manchaug, MA  01590.  All donors will be placed on our mailing list and receive our sincerest thanks!

Saturday's Ice Bring's Ice Fishermen

The sound of ice augers were heard on Manchaug Pond this weekend as cold temps transformed the lake.

Thanks to our Facebook friend for sending in this photo!

New Ice!

 

From our resident photographer at Holbrook's Campground!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Big Skies and Eagles

Yesterday we saw big skies over Manchaug Pond! Today is another day to look to the sky as eagles have been observed soaring above the water.

This morning at 8:30, an immature eagle was observed sitting in a tree in Area 2 not 15 feet from the house.  A sight to behold!

Big sky from Old Holdbrook Camping

"Sky on Fire" from Holbrook's Campground

Thank you to the photographer!

Another Incredible Sunset Over Manchaug Pond

Morning surprises... SNOW!

This morning we woke to a strong, bitterly cold wind and snow!

Sacred Sunset: Autumn Color Past