2011 Lake Host™ Program
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2012 Lake Host™ Payroll Grant Program
The New Hampshire Lakes Association (NH LAKES) is preparing to offer its popular Lake Host™ payroll grant program to local groups during summer 2012.
WHAT IS THE LAKE HOST™ PROGRAM?
The Lake Host™ Program is courtesy boat inspection program implemented by NH LAKES in cooperation with local participating groups to prevent the introduction and spread of exotic aquatic plants, like variable milfoil, from lake to lake. Exotic aquatic plant infestations in lakes and ponds are undesirable because they make recreation in and on the water dangerous and unpleasant, disrupt the ecological balance of these water bodies, reduce shoreline property values, and are difficult and expensive to control.
Since 2002, hundreds of paid and volunteer Lake Hosts have conducted more than 427,000 courtesy boat inspections and 1,119 "saves" of exotic aquatic plant fragments that were about to enter or had just left a lake.
WHAT WILL PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM ENABLE ELIGIBLE GROUPS TO DO?
NH LAKES provides funding to cover the salaries and benefits of paid Lake Hosts (payroll grant amount per ramp depends upon eligibility guidelines met), so that local organizations can educate boaters about invasive exotic aquatic species and how to prevent their spread.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE? WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS? SELECTION CRITERIA? HOW TO APPLY?
See the "2011 Lake Host™ Program Terms of Participation" document on this webpage. Terms of participation for the 2012 program will be similar.
QUESTIONS?
Call 603/226-0299 or email lakehost@nhlakes.org.
DEADLINE: Dates for 2012 program will be similar to dates listed below.
- Monday, March 21, 2011 (POSTMARK DATE)
Mail to: NH LAKES, 14 Horseshoe Pond Lane, Concord, NH 03301
- Monday, March 21, 2011, 8:00 am. (Email submission date.)
Email to: lakehost@nhlakes.org.
GRANT PROGRAM TIMELINE (FOR PLANNING PURPOSES): 2012 program dates will be similar.
- By Friday, April 22, 2011: Notification of award to Contact Person via email.
- Immediately:
1) Start working on lining up your Point Person/Managing Lake Host NOW as his/her name and contact information is required on the application form. (See Point Person/Managing Lake Host Position Description on this webpage.)
2) Begin recruitment of paid and volunteer Lake Hosts NOW. (See Lake Host Position Description on this webpage.)
- Mid-May through mid-June: Point Person/Managing Lake Host and Lake Host NH LAKES/DES formal training sessions and local training sessions. (See 2011 Training Requirements and Sessions document on this webpage. Training requirements for 2012 program will be similar.)
- Prior to Training Workshops: Paid Lake Hosts must be selected and processed as employees of NH LAKES. A completed W-4 form, I-9 Proof of Citizenship form, and Youth Employment Form (for exceptional 16- and 17-year old Lake Hosts) must be sent to NH LAKES. (These forms can be downloaded from this web page.)
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS Documents for 2012 program will be similar.
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