Dear Friends and Protectors of Lake Attitash       What’s the Problem with Pet Waste?   Pet waste left in our yards and communities can have many adverse effects on the environment and human health. Full of excess nutrients and harmful bacteria, pet waste can be a carrier of the following serious diseases: Parvo, […]

Dear Friends of Lake Attitash Well done all!   Last night we filled Amesbury City Hall for the Conservation Commission meeting! Thank you! After waiting through torturous agenda items Lake Attitash’s Notice Of Intent (NOI) finally got discussed. It seems that a great deal of constructive work had gone on between Rob Desmarais (Amesbury DPW […]

Dear Friends of Lake Attitash:   Before Amesbury can move forward with the grant (for the $600,000 alum treatment for Lake Attitash) they need permits from both Merrimac and Amesbury Conservation Commissions.   On March 27, Merrimac Conservation Commission approved Amesbury’s request (Notice of Intent). On April 2 Amesbury Conservation Commission discussed the issue and […]

Dear Friends of Lake Attitash:   Our last message asked you to attend the April 2 meeting of the Amesbury Conservation Commission when Rob Desmarais / Amesbury was requesting the permit to apply the Alum treatment to the lake. The Merrimac Conservation Commission had already approved the request and now the City of Amesbury is […]

Dear Friends of Lake Attitash The City of Amesbury, as you recall, was awarded the alum treatment grant. All is progressing as it should – so far! Rob Desmarais, the head of Amesbury’s DPW is responsible for the grant and it is in his very capable hands.   He has to obtain permits from Merrimac […]

Hi LAA Members.  “You might want to check out the “Next Door” web site.  It’s a good way to find out about local community news and to get out information you want your neighbors or other local people to know about.  You can limit your contact to people who live around or on Lake Attitash […]

Dear Friends of Lake Attitash, LAKE ATTITASH GRANT AWARDED – INCREDIBLE NEWS!  Congratulations to all of us who contributed time or money to the alum grant effort! On Wednesday November 29th the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection announced the awards for the s.319 grant program and Lake Attitash is one of nine projects they are funding this year…and […]

It’s that time of year when our beaches get covered with leaves & weeds.  It really helps the lake stay healthy if they are raked up and taken away.  They are amazingly light when they dry out and easy to dispose of.   Rotting leaves and weeds add nutrients to the lake which feed next year’s weeds […]

The LAA held another successful Illumination Night and Boat Parade on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend.  The Grand Marshalls for this year’s Boat Parade were Mayor Gray and Councilor McMilleon from Amesbury.  Both were instrumental (along with the Merrimac Selectmen) in raising the $240,000 matching funds needed to be able to apply for a $360,000 grant […]

Bob Prokop walks the old Indianhead Park (the closed Merrimac beach area) regularly with his dog. He found dozens of broken turtle eggshells strewn around the beach. Raccoons and skunks had been digging up and eating the turtle eggs. With his nieces and nephews he launched a rescue mission. They carefully dug through the nests […]