New Initiative: Removing Snagged Fishline at Lake Q
If you’re at Lake Quannapowitt and you see entangled fishline that you can’t remove safely, email mail@folq.org or call us at (781) 486-3795 and describe the location of the fishline (nearest street, park, etc. and description of where the line is snagged). Our fishline retrieval volunteer will remove the fishline.
FOLQ's Annual Breakfast - Tickets and Info Here
This year at our annual breakfast, we will be honoring Karen Faler with the Gertrude Spaulding Award. Karen has been a pivotal leader with FOLQ, serving as a board of directors member for more than 30 years. Join us for a delicious breakfast, wonderful music from Audie Bridges, and to celebrate Karen!
Bricks by the Lake - Holiday Sale
Here’s a thoughtful holiday gift that helps support FOLQ’s efforts: Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2026, Bricks by the Lake is a community project established in 2006 to help fund the restoration of Colonel Connelly Park at the Head of Lake Quannapowitt. A custom-engraved brick, ordered from the Bricks by the Lake program is a unique and everlasting gift.
Volunteer with FOLQ
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-friendly.
Volunteer Opportunity: Digital Communications Volunteer
Friends of Lake Quannapowitt (FOLQ) is looking for a Digital Communications Volunteer to help keep our community connected. If you have a few hours a week to manage our Facebook and Instagram pages and make simple updates to our WordPress website, we would love to have you on board! It is a fully remote, highly flexible role that helps keep our supporters informed.
What you’ll do:
- Write and post weekly updates on Facebook and Instagram to highlight lake news, FOLQ events and general interest stories.
- Monitor comments and respond and/or notify FOLQ’s board.
- Update the homepage, events calendar, and other areas of the site as needed on our WordPress-based website.
- If interested, write articles related to Lake Quannapowitt on subjects like related happenings, public education, and general lake info.
Time Requested: 1-2 hours per week during busy seasons (spring and fall) – less during winter and summer
Ideal Skills: Experience with WordPress, Facebook, and Instagram, and using scheduling programs like Meta Business, Hootsuite, etc.
Interested? Email Brie Reynolds for more info, briewreynolds@gmail.com.
Become a Member or Donate
FOLQ Membership is what drives the organization. Your membership provides financial support for our organization, keeps you informed of our activities, invites you to our annual events, and helps secures its future. And individual donations from private individuals, civic groups, corporations, and foundations are vitally important to helping to renew, care, and advocate for the Lake and its surrounding valuable public green spaces.