            |  Erik Kaplan is our Conservation Director. Feel free to contact him at kapp68@aol.com. 
Lake Manchaug Water Levels. This spring the dam owner had not placed the flashboards on the dam thus keeping the water levels at extremely low levels. There have been many adverse effects on the lake in previous years due to the same conditions. On April 21, the DEP issued a UNILATERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER to the dam owner stating "within three (3) days of the date of this ORDER, install the flashboards on the main spillway of the dam and thereafter maintain the water levels at least to the Rule Curve elevations, as described in the June 13, 2008 letter to Mass DEP, unless and until a final Order of Conditions under the Wetlands Protection Act supersedes this ORDER." The DEP Unilateral Administrative Order documents 7 violations to the Wetlands Protection Act and its Regulations observed directly by DEP including altering several miles of bank, altering over an acre of bordering wetlands, and altering over 50 acres of land under water. April 24th (the third day), two mill employees put the flashboards in and closed the low level gate, thus finally complying with the DEP Order. Now let’s pray for rain! - List of Permitted Events released by Mass PAB. Note this does not include Private and/or Town Ramps, such as Memorial Beach in Webster or Point Breeze in Shirley.
- Mass Wildlife Home Page Here you can find Lake Maps Online, Buy your fishing license, view the abstracts of search for a new place to Fish, hunt or otherwise enjoy the great Outdoors in Massachusetts.
- Mass Public Access Board The Public Access Board provides boat and canoe access sites at more than 200 locations on coastal waters, great ponds and rivers throughout Massachusetts. Click here to go to a list of boat ramps commonly used for fishing tournaments. Also listed is the managing authority and contact person for each site.
- New Hampshire Fish and Game Many of our clubs fish New Hampshire Waters, so here is a link to the New Hampshire Fish and Game Departments Web site. Here you can check the latest abstracts, buy a license online or get the forms you need to hold a tournament in New Hampshire. Don't forget you need a Water Event Permit from the Department of Safety in addition to the permit from Fish and Game.
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