Come capture the beauty of Squam Lake through outdoor painting with the Squam Lakes Association! Participants will learn about the impressionist outdoor painting technique En Plein Air, as well as some basic drawing and painting techniques. They can then create something of their own outside in Pipers Cove.
This will be a 2.0-mile hike through Belknap woods looking for mushrooms! Mushrooms love wet weather and spring temperature so come prepared for some awesome finds. Participants will gain an understanding of the life cycle and life strategies fungi have for reproducing and surviving as well as appreciating the diversity found in northeastern forests.
We will hike around 3 miles through the Five Finger Point using Merlin and bird ID books to hopefully spot some birds and add to participants lifer lists. If you are an experienced birder please join! If you have no experience birding we’ll teach out the basic about what to look for when ID-ing a bird.
Join the Squam Lakes Association for the first Weed Watchers training session of the season and learn how to identify aquatic invasives. After this training session, you will be able to look for invasive species like variable milfoil on your own and know how to report sightings on Squam as an official Weed Watcher!
Join the Squam Lakes Association (SLA) on an exploration through Chamberlain Reynolds Memorial Forest on Sunday, June 1st from 10:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m. learning about scientific drawings. During the hike you will learn about the history and use of scientific drawing and be walked through the process of creating your own based on the surrounding environment.
The Squam Lakes Association's water-quality data set is the oldest in the northeast, and we need YOU to help keep it going. Volunteer water quality monitoring is a great way to get involved in the Squam community, get outside, and contribute to important research. Join LRCC members Hunter and Carolina to learn how to conduct water sampling.
Join the Squam Lakes Association as we celebrate National Trails Day by maintaining Wentworth Trail to the summit of Mt Israel. National Trails Day recognizes the incredible benefits federal, state, and local trails provide for recreation and exposure to nature.
Come join us as we learn about forest pathology! We will identify cankers, wilts, foliar diseases and some fungi on this 2.5 mile hike around Chamberlain Renyolds memorial forest.
Squam Lakes Association’s 11th Annual Squam Canoe Classic: Bass Fishing Tournament on Big Squam!
You're warmly invited to join us at the Squam Lakes Association's Open House and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Saturday, June 21 from 1–3 PM.
