Eastman Living Online Magazine

A banded loon in Eastman

BY SUSAN PRATT For those of us who live in Eastman, the lake is a waterbody highly prized for its clean water, abundant wildlife, year-round recreational opportunities, and its beautiful, forested setting. Many of us would not have come to call Eastman home if there was no lake or if the lake was filling in […]

BY MARIANA UTELL PHOTOS BY FRED ORKIN This past February vacation was probably one of the best experiences I will have as a kid, and it all started with a ride to school. I found out about the boatbuilding program through my dad. We were sitting in the car on our way to school, and […]

BY JOHN HORAN Eastman Lake provides enjoyment for us all, whether we are swimming, boating, fishing, or relaxing at the beach. To preserve that enjoyment, each of us, including our guests and renters, need to take basic precautions with the watercraft we put in the lake. The serious problem we can all help prevent is […]

By Kathleen Curwen A Watershed Management Plan (WMP) is a prioritized strategy that enables a community to protect and improve water quality. It is developed with the help of a consultant after assessing trends in water quality and land use practices within a watershed. Updating Eastman’s WMP is both timely and urgent. Timely, because the […]

This was my first year with YCC. I picked up rocks, drilled pilot holes, and sanded the bridge. I met new kids who were fun to be with and very understanding.

By Anna Hill The Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) is a program created and supported by Eastman’s Lakes and Streams Committee (L&S). In YCC, teens work to improve the watershed, the lake, and the grounds in the community. Committee Chair John Larrabee supervises the group, which meets every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 8:30 to 11:30 […]

An Interview with Shaun Kronenwetter By Anna Hill The pollinator hotels installed by the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) were funded by a grant from Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, MA to YCC member Shaun Kronenwetter, who is a 10th grade student there. Shaun applied for the grant earlier this year and worked to meet the school’s […]

By Sharon Parker The Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea), originally brought from Australia, Asia, and Africa to the United States as a food source, is now found in the wild in 39 states, including New Hampshire and other New England states. It was not supposed to thrive here, but the Asian clam is wintering over. According […]

By Susie Burbidge Photo by Rick Lamont A  year-round resident here in Eastman, the barred owl can be found in older, mixed forests not too far from water. A large brown and white striped owl, it has a rounded head and no ear tufts. Unlike most other eastern owls, which have yellow eyes, barred owls […]

Memory by Jackie Underhill  It was the joy of watching our loon chicks spend the summer on our lake before they successfully flew away in the fall. Like a doting grandmother, I’ve anxiously awaited the birth of our little chicks each summer. Many of my neighbors in the North Cove area are also attuned to this miracle, […]