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==Remembrence for Friends of the Lake== | ==Remembrence for Friends of the Lake== | ||
[[Obituary and Remembrances]] | [[Obituary and Remembrances]] | ||
==Association Minutes and Bulletin== | ==Association Minutes and Bulletin== | ||
| + | [[Minutes: October 14, 2010 ]] <br> | ||
[[Minutes: September 1, 2010 ]] <br> | [[Minutes: September 1, 2010 ]] <br> | ||
[[Grant Application Support]]<br> | [[Grant Application Support]]<br> | ||
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New legislation introduced in 2009 to protect rivers by State Representative Frank Smizik (Brookline) in the proposed Sustainable Water Resources Act (Bill H 834). <br> | New legislation introduced in 2009 to protect rivers by State Representative Frank Smizik (Brookline) in the proposed Sustainable Water Resources Act (Bill H 834). <br> | ||
The bill would mandate state adoption of “streamflow standards” in every Massachusetts watershed, which would include specific criteria for protecting fisheries, aquatic life and other “instream” uses such as recreation. The bill would also require the state Office of Dam Safety to consider dam removal as an option for dealing with unsafe dams (removal of obsolete dams is highly beneficial environmentally). Finally, it would authorize public water suppliers to implement “waterbanking,” under which they could charge a small fee for new and expanded service to be spent on measures that conserve water supplies or protect them from pollution. For more information on the bill see: [http://massriversalliance.org/sustainableWaterAct.html Link.] | The bill would mandate state adoption of “streamflow standards” in every Massachusetts watershed, which would include specific criteria for protecting fisheries, aquatic life and other “instream” uses such as recreation. The bill would also require the state Office of Dam Safety to consider dam removal as an option for dealing with unsafe dams (removal of obsolete dams is highly beneficial environmentally). Finally, it would authorize public water suppliers to implement “waterbanking,” under which they could charge a small fee for new and expanded service to be spent on measures that conserve water supplies or protect them from pollution. For more information on the bill see: [http://massriversalliance.org/sustainableWaterAct.html Link.] | ||
| + | ==Bluebirds== | ||
| + | [[image:Eastern_Bluebird.gif|thumb|100px |left]] | ||
| + | Are you interested in seeing the Eastern Bluebird make a return to our Lake and it's environs.<br> | ||
| + | Check out this link, provided by Mr. Ed Nied Jr, about bluebirds.<br> | ||
| + | [http://herper.tripod.com/index-3.html Attracting Eastern Bluebirds ] | ||
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