A bit of good news about the Natural Area belies concerns about the lack of boater compliance.
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Natural Area in Spotlight Again
The state’s reliance on voluntary cooperation by boaters at the popular rafting site may no longer be enough to balance recreation and preservation.
Boaters Prep Natural Area Shoreline for Summer
As they do every year, volunteers from the lake’s boating community picked up litter and winter debris from the public section of the state preserve’s shoreline.
Not Perfect, But Close Enough
The situation at Ossipee Lake Natural Area was once so dire that the only options appeared to be to let it die or ban all rafting at the site. Instead, the state took a chance that recreation and preservation could coexist. Ten years later, its bet has paid off.