Holderness Recreation Opportunities
Looking for more opportunities to meet new people, learn new skills, or have fun in Holderness? See what the Holderness Recreation Department has to offer!
Looking for more opportunities to meet new people, learn new skills, or have fun in Holderness? See what the Holderness Recreation Department has to offer!
Join us for a hike up West Rattlesnake to help clear water bars and maintain the corridor along Old Bridle Path, the most heavily traveled trail in the SLA network.
This gathering is an opportunity for members and the community to come together, hear updates on our conservation efforts, and celebrate the work being done to protect Squam Lake.
Join us for a boat ride to help collect water column samples at Loon Reef and Moultonborough Bay as part of our summer water-quality monitoring program. We will learn about how the SLA monitors Squam by completing a set of measurements together and then enjoy a lunch on Moon or Bowman Island.
Join the Squam Lakes Association for a morning of hiking and learning about the Japanese poetry form known as haiku. This is a great program for anyone looking to appreciate nature using a fun and simple poetry form. If you enjoy creative expression and hiking, we hope to have you join us for this program!
Join us for a ~2 mile hike up Wentworth Trail to the summit of Mt Israel (~4 miles out and back) to help us maintain the path. We'll clear water bars as we ascend and enjoy a lunch at the top to celebrate. Finally, we'll return to Mead Base to finish up. Bring your friends to help give back to the hiking community!
Squam Lakes Association’s 11th Annual Squam Canoe Classic: Bass Fishing Tournament on Big Squam!
On July 26 from 9-12 we will be leading a 2.0 mile hike around Chamberlain Reynolds memorial forest to teach about fern identification! Come learn about how these plant evolved and adapted from an oceanic planet to today’s dry rocky terrain.
Join us for a boat ride on Squam Lake to help collect a water column sample at Moultonborough Bay as part of our summer water-quality monitoring program. We will learn about how the SLA monitors Squam by completing a set of measurements together and then enjoy a lunch on Moon or Bowman Island.
Join PAREI & SLA to learn how to light your landscape to be safe and healthy for our environment while preserving our natural night sky!
Join the SLA for a guided hike of Five Finger Point along the shoreline of Squam Lake. Five Finger Point trail is an easy 2.7 mile loop trail with several beaches and waterfront views to explore.
Mt. Morgan Trail, with its renowned peak and ladders, is a favorite among the Crawford-Ridgepole Trail connector routes. But this path is in need of some love and attention from volunteers like you. Join us to help maintain the hiking corridor and prevent erosion on the trail by clearing water bars so we can all continue trekking this one-of-a-kind trail.
The Byers Holtzman Barn is hosting a screening on Wednesday, August 27 at 8:00pm of the Toxic Puzzle, an award-winning documentary that explores the health risks of cyanobacteria in our lakes.
If you love the sun and mother earth you will love this program! We will be hosting a sun printing workshop using leaves, other natural materials, and an acrylic paint solution to print onto 100% cotton or silk materials. We will hold this event at the Squam Lakes Association barn building from 1-4 as a drop in event.
This beaver extravaganza will begin with a brief discussion before we kayak out to the beaver dam in Pipers Cove to explore.
