Don YurewiczJun 19, 20202 minWelcome to the AIS Patrol Blog!The Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Patrol is a dedicated group of volunteers who patrol Conway Lake in kayaks, canoes and on paddle...
Don YurewiczDec 28, 20211 minMinutes of the 2021 Roundup MeetingClick here for a copy of the 2021 meeting minutes.
GitchOct 11, 20211 minGelatinous egg massOn Saturday, October 9, we took in our dock. Before storing I noticed a jellylike blob on one of the feet of a post. I jumped to the...
Steven KafkaSep 28, 20211 minDon’t let it end! On the weekend of Sept 18-19, perhaps some of the most lovely days of 2021, I did a “light“ patrol of Zones 8, 9, and 14 while out for a...
mariagrossSep 28, 20211 minLast Haul, for nowOn Sept 25th I ventured on what is probably the last patrol outside zone 7 where my home is located. I wanted to take on what Don had...
mariagrossSep 28, 20213 minFindings on a Training PatrolOn Sept 12, I met with Gloria Brennan and Sheila Drinkwater, 2 new patrollers this season, for their first water-training. We met at...
Tim KeithSep 23, 20211 minPaige BrookPatrolled all of Paige Brook this morning and, while underwater visibility was not great with the sun in and out, I saw nothing unusual....
mjfstantonSep 23, 20211 minMaybe my last log for the season? The last few days have been beautiful on the lake and I did my usual route in zone 2 same grid so I won't post the numbers again....
mjfstantonSep 12, 20211 minLast week of AugustHello, I forgot to post that Sue and I checks our areas in zone 2 and 3 in the channel 3626-3627, 3585-3587, 3545-3547, and 3626-3627,...
mariagrossAug 30, 20211 minThe Channel up to Paige BrookI am posting these notes for Sue West. On Aug 24 or thereabouts, she patrolled from her dock (grid #3911) east into the Conway Lake boat...
mariagrossAug 30, 20212 minSo Cove covering zones 10, 11, lower half of east and west sides of 9Christie and I met at So Cove’s put-in on 8/26. We found the turbid water that was flowing in from Snow Brook (after the storm earlier in...
Kathy SiranosianAug 29, 20211 minPennacook CoveLate in the day on August 27, I took the paddleboard to Zones 12 and 13. First I surveyed Zone 12, grids 646, 605, 606, 565, 566, 525....
Kathy SiranosianAug 27, 20211 minZone 17Beautiful morning to survey Zone 17! Nothing unusual to report. Covered grids 2773 through 3251. Earlier this summer, I patrolled the...
mariagrossAug 25, 20212 minSouth Cove, at last !What a summer of weird weather, family swarms, distractions of every kind with house and car …. Like I said, weird, but nothing...
Rich & Christie GirouardAug 21, 20211 minZone 14 & 15Hello all, no pictures to share, but Richie and I made the mighty effort to paddle across the lake to Picnic Island. We checked out the...
mariagrossAug 20, 20211 minCurly-Leaf Pondweed and A native look-alikeOn July 18th My family found this plant specimen floating near our dock (Zone 7, grid 1833) and it made me pause. Thank goodness (!) for...
mariagrossAug 18, 20212 minTiny green translucent globulesOn July 11th, Zone 7, grid #1751 (Wiley Brook,) I found a growing clump of Native milfoil and realized that many had green translucent...
Don YurewiczAug 16, 20211 minNorth Shore and the ChannelI paddled all of the north shore (Zone 2) and both sides of the Channel from Scribner Point to the town beach (Zone 3) today. I saw a...
deanmaloutaAug 15, 20211 minA sunny clear dayToday Rose and Dean patrolled all of Dolloff Cove and Otter Cove. Everything looked quite normal. We did find 2 suspicious naiads on the...
Rich & Christie GirouardAug 15, 20211 minBETTER ON A CAKE THAN IN YOUR LAKE...We were so happy to host our first "annual" BBQ for our fellow weed watchers. We have been patrolling from the middle of Zone 7-the...