6/27/2025
To help prevent injuries and snares of wildlife and people, the Town of Wakefield and the Friends of Lake Quannapowitt (FOLQ) have partnered to provide fishing line recycling canisters around Lake Quannapowitt. Anyone who fishes at the Lake is encouraged to use these canisters to help make the lake safer for all wildlife and visitors. Recycling canisters are available at...
6/5/2025
On May 22, the Friends of Lake Quannapowitt invited all community members to join us at our Annual Meeting and Presentation at Bear Hill Golf Club in Stoneham. Guests enjoyed dinner and an educational presentation and discussion. More than 80 people joined us on a rainy, cold night – our sincere thanks to everyone who came out! This Year’s Presenters...
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:...
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...
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...
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...
