Dozens of New Hampshire lakes are at war with invasive plants. For most, it’s a losing battle.

By: Molly Rains

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: June 16, 2026

Words: 1,405

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Every week all summer long, a surveillance boat and diver make the rounds on New Hampshire’s Suncook Lake in Belknap County.

Kayakers and paddleboarders help, too, heading out in the early morning when the surface is calm to peer into the depths.

They’re tracking the progress of an invader the Suncook Lake Association has fought, with interminable volunteer hours plus tens of thousands of dollars in labor and treatments, for years: variable milfoil.

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