SAFE BOATING ON WATERS AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES LOCATIONS

Safe navigation on New Hampshire’s approximately The following waterbodies in New Hampshire contain aquatic nuisance plants* 1,000 lakes and ponds and 40,000 miles of is Arlington Mill Pond (SALEM)  Naticook Lake (MERRIMACK)  everyone’s responsibility. By choosing to implement Ashuelot (WINCHESTER)  (NORTHWOOD)  Help Protect the safety tips below, you will help ensure that Balch Lake (WAKEFIELD)  Nutts Pond (MANCHESTER)  your (and your fellow boaters) boating experiences Barnstead Parade Pond/Suncook (BARNSTEAD/PITTSFIELD)  Opechee Lake (LACONIA )  will be safer and more enjoyable. Belleau Lake (WAKEFIELD)  Ossipee Lake (Broad Bay) (FREEDOM)  New Hampshire’s Big Island Pond (DERRY)  Ottarnic Pond (HUDSON)  Big Turkey Pond (CONCORD)  Otter Pond (GREENFIELD)  The Boater’s Guide of New Hampshire provides Bixby Pond (EPSOM)  (LACONIA)  Lakes, Rivers, and You! BoatU.S. Foundation additional tips and a comprehensive summary of Brindle Pond (BARNSTEAD)  Pearly Pond (RINDGE)  boating laws and responsibilities. To obtain a copy, Captains Pond (SALEM)  (NEW HAMPTON)  visit http://boat-ed.com or call (888) 254-2125 (toll free). Cheshire Pond (JAFFREY)  (SANBORNTON)  (WINDHAM)  Phillips Pond (SANDOWN)  To view the NH’s Boater Guide Cocheco River (ROCHESTER)  (GOFFSTOWN)  scan this QR code. (CHARLESTOWN)  Post Pond (LYME)  (JAFFREY)  Potanipo Lake (BROOKLINE)  A guide to safe boating and preventing BEFORE GOING OUT ON THE WATER (VARIOUS LOCATIONS)  (HANCOCK)  1. Take a Safety Course Crescent Lake (WOLFEBORO)  (KINGSTON)  the spread of aquatic nuisance species A New Hampshire Safe Boater Education Certifi cate (or equivalent) is required for all Danforth Pond (FREEDOM)  Robinson Pond (HUDSON)  operators of vessels powered by more than 25 horsepower. Certifi cates may be Dublin Lake (DUBLIN)  To view a map of NH’s (GILMANTON)  Flints Pond (HOLLIS)  infestations Rockybound Pond (CROYDON)  obtained by persons 16 or older and must be carried on board. If you wish to operate Forest Lake (WINCHESTER)  scan this QR code with your Scobie Pond/Haunted Lake (FRANCESTOWN)  mobile device or visit a motorboat on New Hampshire waters and you do not have any of the certifi cates Glen Lake (GOFFSTOWN)  Silver Lake (TILTON)  www.des.nh.gov. listed below, visit www.boatingeducation.nh.gov or call (888) 254-2125. Gorham Pond (DUNBARTON)  Spaulding Pond (MILTON)  Halfmoon Pond (BARNSTEAD)  Squam Lakes (HOLDERNESS/ASHLAND)  New Hampshire also accepts the following boating education certifi cates: Hopkinton Lake/Dam (HOPKINTON)  (ASHLAND)  • A boating certifi cate issued by another State agency and NASBLA approved. Horseshoe Pond (MERRIMACK)  St. Paul’s School Pond (CONCORD)  • A boating certifi cate issued by the US Power Squadron or US Coast Guard Auxiliary. Jones Pond (Stumpfi eld Pond) (NEW DURHAM)  Sunapee Lake (SUNAPEE )  Kimball Pond (HOPKINTON)  (BARNSTEAD)  • An unexpired commercial boating license issued by the US Coast Guard or State of Lake Pemigewasset (MEREDITH)  Sunrise Lake (MIDDLETON)  New Hampshire. Lees Pond (MOULTONBOROUGH)  Turtle Pond (CONCORD)  Little (EPSOM/NORTHWOOD)  Upper Goodwin Pond (CONCORD)  2. Be Prepared Little Turkey Pond (CONCORD)  Wentworth Lake (WOLFEBORO)  Carry one wearable U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) approved life jacket of the proper size and (BARNSTEAD)  Willand Pond (DOVER)  type for each passenger. Boats 16 feet and longer (except canoes and kayaks) must Long Pond (DANVILLE)  Wilson Lake (SALEM)  also carry one USCG-approved throwable life jacket (Type IV). Children 12 and younger Mascoma Lake (ENFIELD)  Winnipesaukee Lake (VARIOUS LOCATIONS)  Massabesic Lake (AUBURN)  (TILTON)  must wear a life jacket while underway at all times. Massasecum Lake (BRADFORD)  Winnisquam Lake (MEREDITH/BELMONT)  Melendy Pond (BROOKLINE)  3. Plan a Safe Trip (BOSCAWEN/CANTERBURY/CONCORD)  KEY Don’t overload your boat, avoid boating in bad weather, designate a sober operator, and Mine Falls Pond (NASHUA)  Variable Milfoil Didymo ensure passengers act responsibly. Monomonac Lake (RINDGE)  Fanwort Curly-Leaf Pond Weed Mountain Pond (BROOKFIELD)  Eurasian Milfoil Water Chestnut STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE (NASHUA)   European Naiad Brazilian Elodea DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY BOATING EDUCATION The following waterbodies in the Northeast contain aquatic nuisance animals*

BOATERS must be 150 feet from another boat, dock, fl oat, raft, shore, swimmer, swimming area, and New Hampshire: Connecticut: Lake George Association mooring fi eld, unless moving at headway speed. Cobbetts Pond (Windham): Asian Clam Lake Candlewood: Asian Clam Headway speed: 6 miles per hour or the slowest speed that a boat can be operated and maintain Long Pond (Pelham): Asian Clam Lower Connecticut River: Asian Clam the ability to be maneuvered. Lower Merrimack River: Asian Clam : Zebra Mussel : Lake Zoar: Zebra Mussel NAVIGATE WITH CARE Central Pond: Asian Clam New York: Ballston Lake: Zebra Mussel Red top markers - Stay South & West : Asian Clam Glen Lake: Zebra Mussel Black top markers - Stay North & East East and West Twin Lakes: Zebra Mussel Fort Meadow Reservoir: Asian Clam Lake George: Asian Clam and Zebra Mussel Happy Hollow Pond: Asian Clam Hudson River: Zebra Mussel Laurel Lake: Zebra Mussel Saratoga Lake: Zebra Mussel IN CASE OF A BOATING EMERGENCY DIAL: 9-1-1 Stafford Pond: Asian Clam Rhode Island: Tispaquin Pond: Asian Clam Pawtuxet River: Asian Clam Webster Lake: Asian Clam Tiogue Lake: Asian Clam Bureau of Marine Patrol Vermont: Worden Pond: Asian Clam Marine Patrol’s mission is to provide a safe, enjoyable, and environmentally Lake Bomoseen: Zebra Mussel Marc Morrell responsible use of NH public waters. The unit provides a comprehensive Marine Lake Champlain: Zebra Mussel Safety Program, places over 5,000 aids to navigation, and offers boating Lake Dunmore: Zebra Mussel A Zebra Mussel infestation on a fi shing pole. Funded by a grant from NHDES education for all recreation and commercial boat operators. For more information Hedges Lake: Zebra Mussel Lake Hortonia: Zebra Mussel contact/visit: www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/nhsp/fob/marine-patrol (603) 642-9700 * Listings may not be complete or up to-date. THE PROBLEM WITH AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES YOU CAN HELP PREVENT THE SPREAD OF AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES! CLEAN DRAIN DRY Aquatic nuisance species - plants like variable milfoil After boating and before leaving the launch: After boating and before leaving Before boating again: and animals like zebra mussels - are not native to New the launch: Hampshire. They usually grow much faster and spread INSPECT and REMOVE: Dry your boat, trailer, and other more rapidly than native organisms found in our waters. Inspect your boat, trailer, and gear, and remove all visible plants, animals, mud, and Drain water from the motor, bilge, live equipment that has come in contact with other debris before leaving the launch (see ‘Watercraft Check Points’ diagram below). wells, and bait buckets and other water thoroughly for at least 5 days. If Aquatic nuisance species can be spread between locations before leaving the launch. possible, dry in the sun. waterbodies on boating, fi shing, and recreational NHDES DISPOSE: Variable milfoil wrapped If you don’t have at least 5 days of equipment that has not been cleaned, drained, or dried around a boat propeller Dispose of all removed plants, animals, mud and other debris, unused bait and before being launched or used in another waterbody. can hitchhike its way into a unwanted fi sh parts in a proper trash container. drying time before your next boating trip, waterbody. rinse your boat and gear off - the hotter Aquatic nuisance species cause serious problems. Not and the higher the pressure of the water, the better - and wipe with a towel before only do they crowd out native plants and animals, they reuse. affect humans by degrading boating, swimming, and fi shing areas and reducing shoreline property values and tourism.

Aquatic nuisance species are diffi cult and expensive to After leaving the launch: manage and nearly impossible to get rid of once NHDES Be sure to inspect these areas of your boat and trailer before Variable milfoil can be NH LAKES Lake Hosts are established. The best way to deal with them is to not and after boating to remove all hitchhiking plant fragments If possible, fl ush/rinse the motor, bilge, diffi cult to boat through. stationed at public boat ramps allow them to hitchhike their way into our waterbodies. and debris. throughout the state to help and live wells (according to the owners boaters prevent the spread of manual), and bait buckets with clean aquatic nuisance species. water. Ensure that rinse water does PARTNERING TO PROTECT NEW HAMPSHIRE WATERS not enter surface waters.

New Hampshire Lakes Association (NH LAKES) After leaving the launch: Since 1992, NH LAKES, a statewide, member supported 501(c)(3) nonprofi t THANK YOU for making sure to CLEAN, DRAIN, and DRY organization, has worked to protect lakes through education and advocacy. your boat, fi shing, and other recreational gear before using in Since 2002, through the NH LAKES Lake HostTM Program, thousands of paid and RINSE: volunteer Lake Hosts have helped boaters prevent the spread of aquatic nuisance species. If possible, rinse your boat and gear off after every use - the hotter and higher the another waterbody. For more information, contact/visit: www.nhlakes.org [email protected] (603) 226-0299 pressure of the water, the better. Ensure that rinse water does not enter surface waters. If rinsing is not possible, dry your boat and equipment for at least 5 days. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! NH Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) Since 1981, the NHDES Exotic Species Program has coordinated the prevention, Please tell us what you enjoy and don’t enjoy about recreating on our waters so we can do early detection, control, and management of exotic aquatic plants. To report a SPECIAL NOTE TO WADING ANGLERS: more to keep your boating experiences safe and the waterbodies you love healthy. suspected nuisance species infestation, or to join the volunteer Weed Watchers Avoid wearing shoes, boots, or waders with felt, matted, or woven fi brous Program, contact/visit: www.des.nh.gov (in A-Z list, select ’Exotic Species’) Fill out a short, anonymous survey at: [email protected] (603) 271-2248 material soles. Porous materials are diffi cult to clean effectively to prevent the spread of didymo, and invasive alga. Instead, wear rubber-soled alternatives that dry rapidly www.nhlakes.org/Lake-Host and are easily cleaned. BoatU.S. Foundation The BoatU.S. Foundation is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofi t organization dedicated to promoting safe and environmentally sensitive boating. The Foundation’s goal is WATCH FOR THESE AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES: to be the leader in boating safety and environmental education and outreach, with the purpose of reducing accidents and fatalities, increasing stewardship of BRAZILIAN ELODEA CURLY-LEAF EUROPEAN NAIAD EURASIAN FANWORT HYDRILLA VARIABLE MILFOIL WATER CHESTNUT PONDWEED WATER MILFOIL our waterways, and keeping boating a safe, accessible, and enjoyable pastime. Mike Naylor MD DNR For more information contact/visit: www.boatus.com 1(800) 245-BOAT

NH Department of Fish and Game The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department works in partnership with the public to: conserve, manage, and protect the state’s fi sh, wildlife, and marine resources and their habitats. They inform and educate the public about these resources and provide the public with opportunities to use and appreciate them. Seed For more information contact/visit: www.wildlife.state.nh.us (603) 271-3212 Whatcom County, WA A. Smagula, NHDES Dan Cameron, MNAP, VLMP SD Fish and Game A. Smagula, NHDES A. Smagula, NHDES A. Smagula, NHDES copyright (c) Michael R. Martin New Hampshire Rivers Council For nearly twenty-fi ve years, the New Hampshire Rivers Council has educated the ASIAN CLAM CHINESE MYSTERY SNAIL DIDYMO QUAGGA MUSSEL SPINY WATER FLEA ZEBRA MUSSEL public about the value of the state’s rivers, designated rivers in the state’s protection Minnesota Sea Grant program, and advocated for strong public policies and wise management of river resources. The River Runners seeks to identify populations of didymo and other non-native species in our rivers. To learn more: Scan this QR code to view For more information contact/visit: www.nhrivers.org [email protected] (603) 228-6472 nuisance species fact sheets or visit Lake George Association, NY A. Smagula, NHDES A. Smagula, NHDES PA Fish and Game City of San Diego MULTIPLE ON A FISHING LINE J.E. Moredan www.nhlakes.org