October 2020 – Moose Pond Association

10 Common Loon Fun Facts

The Common Loon swims underwater to catch fish, propelling itself with its feet. It swallows most of its prey underwater. The loon has sharp, rearward-pointing projections on the roof of its mouth and tongue that help it keep a firm hold on slippery fish. Loons are water birds, only going ashore to mate and incubate

Caruso Island Needs Our Help

by chip wendler, vice president In recent years, Caruso Island has been under assault from a combination of severe weather events along with increased boat and foot traffic to the point where it has lost much of its topsoil, a number of its trees and most of its ground cover. If you look closely, the

Courtesy Boat Inspectors: Our First Line of Defense

by chip wendler, vice president If you haul a boat in or out of Moose Pond anywhere from late June to early September you will very likely be greeted by a friendly Courtesy Boat Inspector. These CBIs, as they are commonly referred to, are our first line of defense to protect Moose Pond from a

Paddle For A Purpose 2021 postponed

We were considering a fundraising plan (May 2021) sponsoring a kayak ride, Paddle for a Purpose for 2021. Due to situation with pandemic and Memorial Day being early for being Covid safe, we would like to consider having a kayak ride fundraiser sometime in 2022. In the meantime, Peter and Anne will think of pandemic-safe

Thank You To Our Supporters!

by laurie vance, treasurer I am happy to report that we had a financially stable year at the Moose Pond Association! We sent out over 900 requests for donations and, while our response rate continues to hover at around 25%, our donors were very generous and we raised more than we have in any other

LakeSmart 2020 Update

by bill dexter As with many programs this year, LakeSmart** evaluations took a bit of a hiatus due to concerns with the Covid virus – and people very responsibly deciding to hold off on evaluations. With a bit of luck (and lots of folks getting the vaccine!) we hope to have a much busier season

Message From The President–2020

Hello again from the shores of Moose Pond! It has been another amazing year on our special Lake. With all of the craziness we have experienced over the last 9-12 months, I feel blessed to have a place like Moose Pond where my family and friends can come to relax and unwind. I suspect you

Watershed Survey 2020

We started this spring with an update of the Moose Pond Watershed Survey. Volunteers gathered on the west shore of the middle basin and walked the properties and shoreline along Mountain Road. The results of the survey can be found on the MPA website. A big thank you to all of the property owners who

The Waves, They Just Keep Coming

by dl dolgin A special gift from pleasure boat manufacturers – we might call them Invasive Wave Wake Boats – has arrived with force. These crafts plow their hulls tilted up at a 20 – 25° angle, deploying 250 – 500 horsepower engines designed to generate walls of water up to four-feet high for simulated wave

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