Franklin Pierce Lake Association

Franklin Pierce Lake Association A social and environmental protection organization for Franklin Pierce Lake in Hillsborough and Antrim, New Hampshire.

Annual FPLA meeting, Saturday, August 5, 2023, 9 am, Manahan Pavillion.
07/29/2023

Annual FPLA meeting, Saturday, August 5, 2023, 9 am, Manahan Pavillion.

04/12/2023

Loons migrate back to their breeding lakes very soon after ice-out—they have been known to return when their lakes are still partially iced over. Though it has not been well studied, it is believed that photoperiod (day length) may help to trigger migration for loons. Here in New Hampshire, we typically see our loons returning anywhere from late March through mid-May, depending on the timing of ice out. We've already had reports from multiple lakes that the loons have returned, and we expect many more to arrive within the next few weeks.

Our New Hampshire loons don't have far to fly—winter resights and recoveries of banded New Hampshire loons indicate that they spend their winters on the Atlantic coast, primarily in the area of the Gulf of Maine. Because they have a shorter migration than loons that have to travel to interior states (Wisconsin, Minnesota, etc.), our New England loons can afford to be a little larger—they tend to be roughly 1/3 larger than loons that breed in more interior areas of the continent.

03/31/2023
10/11/2022

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Hillsborough, NH
03244

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Monday 11am - 9pm
Tuesday 11am - 9pm
Wednesday 11am - 9pm
Thursday 11am - 9pm
Friday 11am - 9pm
Saturday 11am - 9pm
Sunday 11am - 7pm

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Promoting Lake Health and Fun!

The Franklin Pierce Lake Association (FPLA) was established in 2009 to safeguard the health of the lake and to organize social events for members. Dues go mostly to support the Lake Host program, which provides paid lake hosts at the boat ramp to inspect boats coming in and out of the lake for invasive species, such as milfoil, which could quickly overrun and ruin the lake for everybody.

We also support the W**d Watchers program, which trains volunteers to look for and report invasive plants and animals. In 2010, we started water testing as part of the NH DES Volunteer Lake Assessment Progam (VLAP). We also participate in the annual loon census, and provide speakers on various topics related to the lake at our annual meeting in August each year.

Each summer, we organize social events, such as a boat parade, a pot luck dinner, and concerts. FPLA members can submit photos for our annual calendar contest. At the potluck dinner in July, we vote for our favorites, and the winning pictures are published in a calendar for sale as a fundraiser for the association.

Our purpose and goals are strictly the health of the lake and social events. We have no authority for (or interest in) creating rules or regulations for property owners.