An important function of our organization is to help monitor the ecological condition of the New Meadows Lake.  For our members, the health of the lake is most vividly indicated by the variety and quantity of living things it supports.  Dr. Furbish and her associates published a list of flora for the New Meadows in the period between 1890 and 1905, and there are no later published records.  Therefore, the Association is documenting the observations of its members, encouraging others to take notes of their observations and maintaining files for data collected by these observers as well as by various governmental agencies. 

  The information by George Washington  University is very unusual, in that they have collected both plant (flora) and animal ( fauna) data every two years since the mid-1980'ies, with the work supervised by two professors of biology.

  In general, we consider 2002 and this year to be one of the best for the lake, based on bird sighting and nesting with the Bald Eagle nest as the outstanding example. 

  To provide more specific data we are providing nine specific listings. As time goes on, some of these will be revised, validated and added to.

September 2003. Revised February  2008