Monthly Archives: December 2013

Province Lake Association – Watershed Action Planning Meeting

 Province Lake The Province Lake Association (PLA) in conjunction with the Acton Wakefield Watersheds Alliance (AWWA), FB Environmental Associates and New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NH DES) will hold a Province Lake Watershed Action Planning Meeting on Saturday January … Continue reading

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Today’s project photos: Our stocking is stuffed with good things!

Wow, Santa has been very generous….we have a lot of photos to share. Enjoy our final photo post & thanks to everyone for sharing your pictures. 1. From Boyd Smith, Newfound Lake Region Association: On the 12th Day of Christmas the … Continue reading

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Today’s photo: Wood is good

 On the 11th day of the watershed Christmas blog, the Lower Mohawk River Restoration Project gave to me… An excavator pounding in a tree.  The Lower Mohawk River Restoration Project was designed by John Field (Field Geology Services).  Watershed Assistance … Continue reading

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Today’s project photos: Dam good project & fish love it!

Today we’re visiting Black Brook & Maxwell Pond Dam (MPD) in Manchester with Steve Landry, Coastal, oh no wait, Merrimack Watershed Supervisor. 😉 Many thanks to Steve for these great photos & captions: These images are from Black Brook and Maxwell Pond where the … Continue reading

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Today’s photo: Another sing-along… “I’m alright, nobody worry about me, why you got to gimme a fight…can’t you just let me be?”

Today’s project photos come to us from the Biopalooza project (with some help from those of us at the blog).  The UNH Stormwater Center has been busy installing stormwater BMPs as part of their Biopalooza grant project.  Over the past year, they’ve worked with various local partners to install … Continue reading

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Today’s project photos: When the digging gets tough, the tough get pickaxes!

The Soak up the Rain (SOAK) program had some tough digging at a rain garden installation in Greenland, NH, but it was nothing our fearless leader, Eric Williams, and a pickaxe couldn’t handle! The result was a truly beautiful rain … Continue reading

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Today’s Project Photo: Oooops, how’d that get there?

The project photo of the day comes to us from the Hodgson Brook Restoration Project. A sing-along is probably appropriate for today’s post:  On the 7th day of Christmas photo blogging a truly special gift arrived for me…an SUV in a … Continue reading

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Today’s project photo: A lovely carpet of grassy pavers

On the sixth day of our Watershed Managers’  project photo Christmas, the Boscawen Conservation Commission, the Upper Merrimack River Local Advisory Committee and Steve Landry, Merrimack Watershed Supervisor, gave to us:   A grassy paver boat launch ramp and a kiosk under … Continue reading

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Project Photo of the Day: Lake-friendly landscaping

Today’s project highlight and photo comes to us from Andrea LaMoreaux of the NH Lakes Association. Thanks for sharing Andrea!  On July 26, 2013, the New Hampshire Lakes Association, in cooperation with the Eastman Lakes & Streams Committee and the NH … Continue reading

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EPA Seeks Environmental Education Grant Applications

Not sure how competitive these are but FYI: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently accepting applications for environmental education projects under the agency’s Environmental Education Grant Program. The program works to engage communities across the country … Continue reading

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