Newsletter --------------------------------------------------------------------------------April 2025

The RDC Rattler

Welcome to the RDC Monthly Newsletter!

We’re excited to bring a little piece of RDC to your inbox each month! Expect messages, updates, and stories that keep you connected to the magic of Camp - no matter the season.

News You Don't Want to Miss!

Cottage Updates: Enhancing Comfort at Cliffside, Sunny Ridge, and Long House

Cliffside is getting a brand-new full bathroom upstairs, along with updates to spruce up the entryway. At Sunny Ridge, we have renovated the bathroom and added a kitchenette.

Meanwhile, exciting updates are underway at Long House. The bedrooms are being refreshed with thoughtful upgrades, while new balconies are being added to provide guests with beautiful outdoor spaces to relax and enjoy the surroundings. These improvements will preserve the lodge’s classic character.

Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to enhance and preserve RDC!

Celebrate Squam on Earth Day!

NEW! 

Summer Spotlight Partnership

We are proud to announce the launch of RDC’s SEPF Summer Spotlight Partnership. In 1997, RDC created the Squam Environmental Preservation Fund (SEPF), a charitable endowment dedicated to the protection of the Squam Lake watershed. With threats to Squam’s water quality increasing each year, RDC is committed to supporting local partners who do the critical work necessary to protect and improve the lake we love. 

Please help us with these efforts! From now through October 31, 2025, RDC will direct all money donated to SEPF directly to the Squam Lakes Association’s Squam Watershed Campaign. All gifts to SEPF are tax-deductible, and during this time, you can double your donation. Every dollar raised up to $10,000 will be matched by one of SEPF’s generous supporters. 

Read more about the SLA’s Squam Watershed Campaign below. 

Squam Lake Association

SLA is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and conserving Squam for future generations.

"Funds raised from the SEPF Summer Spotlight Partnership will support water quality initiatives outlined in the SLA Watershed Management Plan. These include expanding our vegetative floating wetland project to help mitigate nutrients and legacy contaminants near stream and tributary inflows, a shallow water quality monitoring program to assess the impacts of shoreline development, and developing a septic system and soil chemistry inventory to identify areas at risk from failing systems. Additionally, funds will help establish stream and tributary monitoring and build ground seepage collectors to better understand nutrient and pollutant inflows from groundwater sources."

  - Pollyanna Fisher, SLA Campaign & Conservation Strategist

PSU and RDC Sustainability Collaboration

RDC established the 2047 Committee with the goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2047, the 150th anniversary of Camp. We have partnered with a sustainability class at Plymouth State University (PSU) to calculate our carbon footprint as a baseline. The students have created a survey to collect data from our guests regarding travel to Camp for their vacation stays. Click here to participate in the survey.

 "Students enrolled in the "Sustainability in Practice" class at PSU are excited to be working with RDC to calculate the carbon footprint of RDC's operations. Calculating the carbon footprint of RDC will facilitate the steps needed to become a more sustainable business by showing where climate impacts can be reduced or eliminated. The students in the course at PSU are looking forward to working on a project with a "real-world" partner from our region where their efforts can lead to actual change, and the learning experience of the students is greatly enhanced by being able to work with RDC. PSU's motto is "Ut Prosim" (that I may serve) and the type of collaboration being done by RDC and PSU provides a great example of how our organizations can collaborate for the benefit of both. Keep an eye out for project updates and reports, and we look forward to a successful collaboration on this project and beyond."

 - Brian Eisenhauer, PSU Professor/Director, Office of Environmental Sustainability

Delicious New Items for the Camp Store and Zodiac!

Last month, we took a trip to the New England Made Show in Portland, Maine. We are excited to be carrying two new New Hampshire made specialty food items this year! Loon Chocolate out of Manchester and Wood Stove Kitchen Cocktail and Mocktail Mixers out of Bow. Plus, we’re adding new clothing items to our collection, including fresh designs for hats, shirts, and cozy layers perfect for cool Squam mornings. To make room for new arrivals, some old favorites are on sale! Get them before they're gone.

Stay Connected

Thank you for being part of our RDC family! Stay tuned for more stories, updates, and reasons to smile!

The RDC Team