Fish Consumption Advisory for Lake Quannapowitt
3/18/2025
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health continues to advise against eating fish from Lake Quannapowitt (January 2025 update). English: Do not eat the fish from the lake. Chinese: 不要吃湖里的鱼 Bùyào chī hú lǐ de yú Spanish: No comas el pescado del lago. Korean: 호수에서 잡은 물고기는 먹지 마세요. hosueseo jab-eun mulgogineun meogji maseyo. Vietnamese: Không ăn cá từ hồ. Portuguese:...
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Volunteering with Friends of Lake Quannapowitt
2/25/2025
FOLQ is a 100% volunteer organization and is always looking for new people who would be interested in supporting clean up, conservation, and beautification efforts around the lake. Consider some of the ways you might lend a hand at Lake Quannapowitt! Most of our volunteer options are family and kid-friendly. One of the Easiest and Most Rewarding Ways to Get...
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FOLQ Presents 2024 Gertrude Spaulding Award to Bill Butler
12/2/2024
William “Bill” Butler received the 2024 Gertrude Spaulding Award from the Friends of Lake Quannapowitt at our Annual Breakfast in November. The Spaulding Award is given annually to an individual whose efforts have contributed to lake improvements or the preservation and beautification of its surrounding areas. Pictured with Bill are family members and FOLQ Officers. Bill recently stepped down from...
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FOLQ Weed Team Gets to Work
10/1/2024
The newly formed volunteer FOLQ Weed Team has been working to remove invasive plants like Purple Loosestrife, Bindweed, Bittersweet, and Multiflora Rose from the shores of Hall Park. Hall Park is located just north of Vet’s Field on the West Side of the Lake along the lower portion of North Ave. just north of its intersection with Church and Prospect...
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Video: Wildlife Around Lake Q, FOLQ’s 2024 Annual Meeting
7/1/2024
The Friends of Lake Quannapowitt invited all community members to join us at our Annual Meeting and Dinner at Bear Hill Golf Club in Stoneham on Wednesday, May 29th, 2024. Guests enjoyed dinner and participated in the business meeting, followed by an educational presentation and discussion. This year’s educational presentation featured two experts in their field. James Joyce from the...
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$1.3 Million for Water Quality Improvements
6/13/2024
FOLQ is pleased to share an update related to the development at 200 Quannapowitt Parkway. Cabot Cabot and Forbes (CC&F), the developers of that property, have donated $1.3 million for water quality improvements that will directly impact the Lake. This donation was negotiated by the Friends of Lake Quannapowitt, in a signed and binding agreement. The funds will support new...
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