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Join us July 2 for a Trail Maintenance Workday

TRAIL MAINTENANCE WORKDAY;  YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO ‘GIVE BACK’ IN APPRECIATION FOR THE TRAILS THAT HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO US
Meet: 9:30 at Camp Nawakwa.  Approximately 4 mile hike on moderate terrain plus 2 hours of trail maintenance work. Learn about what a trail maintainer does and try your hand at basic trail work.  We will be cutting vegetation with hand tools (these will be provided, but bring your own if you have decent hedge shears).  We will hike to the location, work 1 hr, take a lunch break, work another hour, then return to camp.  Requirements; bring plenty of liquid for hydration, a packed lunch and snacks, eye protection; prescription/ or safety glasses, work gloves (camp can provide basic ones), sturdy hiking boots/shoes, long pants and a long-sleeved shirt, and sun and insect protection.
Co-Leaders; Mary James and Ingrid Stauch
Non-Qualifying. Serious rain will cancel.  Contact: Mary James maryelizjames@gmail.com

Learn to Canoe Sail

Get excited for a new season of canoe sailing racing at Lake Sebago! Races are held every weekend, July 1st through September 4th, starting from the swim dock at the ACA Camp. Nawakwans are welcome to participate.
 
New to sailing, or at least to canoe sailing? Save the dates: Saturdays June 24th & July 15th, 10-4pm, for the annual ACA Camp Sebago “free sails”, hosted by Sheepshead Canoe Sailing Club. Learn the ropes with experienced sailors, using a paddle instead of a rudder to steer.
 
For any questions, please contact Susan Shockett at sshockett@yahoo.com or 917 855 1530.

Reminder: No hummingbird feeders on the porch

Attention all Nawakwans:

Hummingbird Feeders are not allowed on the front porch. Our wildlife experts directed us to remove the feeders due to birds getting trapped inside the main lodge.

 

Feeders are allowed on the trees nearby. Please help, and note feeders will be removed if found on the porch.

Notification: Swimming Restriction for 1st Lake Sebago Hydrilla Treatment – 6/8/23

Subject: Notification: 1st Sebago Hydrilla Treatment 6/8/23

Dear Harriman Group Camps,

The first herbicide treatment in Lake Sebago is scheduled for Thursday June 8th to target hydrilla.
  • A 24-hour swimming restriction for the Northern Basin Only will be in place from Thursday June 8th-Friday June 9th, 2023.
  • There is no swimming restriction in the southern basin.
Shoreline signage will be installed prior to treatment which states the swimming restriction window for the northern basin and irrigation restriction for the whole lake. Project brochures will be installed at the Sebago Boat Launch prior to treatment (a PDF of the brochure is attached to this email).
More information about the treatment is available on the project webpage. Parks has also posted blue banners regarding the treatment on the following webpages:
A link to the June 1st Group Camps information meeting is now available on YouTube as well as linked on the project webpage.
Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions.
Nicole White, CLM
Lake Sebago Hydrilla Control Project Manager

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Updated from the past weekend’s event

Nawakwans shared warm memories at the Celebration of Life for Keyholder Elizabeth Ruiz-Gomez with her family, including her sons and parents, keyholders Carol & Bill Burns. Home-baked blueberry bread sweetened the event. Thanks to our BBQ Grill-Meisters, David Hayes and Mike Poris, and the numerous keyholders and applicants who helped with dinner prep and a smooth cleanup.

Click here for Glen’s photos of the weekend

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Founded in 1923, the Nawakwa Outdoor Association of New York, Inc. is a membership organization dedicated to the enjoyment of the outdoors through hiking, walking, camping, swimming, skiing, sailing, canoeing, and kayaking, and to the conservation and preservation of our wilderness, particularly the mountains, lakes, trails, and camping areas of the metropolitan New York region.